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    Physical Preparation for BCT

    Any plans to come up here a few days before I-day would be a good idea. I was a cross country/track long distance runner too and still felt the affects of the higher altitude. I came up a week before I-day and did quite a bit of running, and one thing I noticed is that I would get...
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    An In-depth Zeamer's Guide to BCT-Part 2

    The purpose of this guide is to provide some advice on how to reduce the stress and worry of coming to Basic and to get the most out of your training. In Basic, In General: • If you are ever offered food by somebody other than cadre (such as at the tailor shop) take it, eat it, and enjoy...
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    An In-depth Zeamer's Guide to BCT-Part 1

    Pre-Basic, Getting Ready to come to USAFA. The purpose of this guide is to provide some advice on how to reduce the stress and worry of coming to Basic and to get the most out of your training. • BOOTS: I recommend you buy some Belleville 650’s and wear them prior to basic. Find out where...
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    Visitors

    Freshmen Visitors For a freshmen parent, regarding visitors: If it is a silver weekend, training weekend, visiting is limited to after the training is done, which is usually around noon. If it is a blue weekend, no training and no fall home football game, visitors are allowed after LMD on...
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    A Zeamer's Guide to Basic

    From a Zeamer: In Basic, FIRST BEAST: BOOTS: buy some Belleville 650’s and wear them prior to basic. Find out where you will bet blisters, and put duck tape on the inside of the boots. I got really bad blisters on my heels from the seams along the back of the boot, but I also ran a few times...
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    Boots prior to I-Day?

    Boots question DO NOT WEAR YOUR BOOTS AROUND YOUR NECK ON IMPROCESSING DAY YOU WILL GET SNIPED BY BUS CADRE AND EVERY OTHER CADRE THAT SEES YOU!! Just a note, on my improcessing day I brought my belleville 650's with me but in my bag. I had worn them proir to i-day in order to find out where...
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    What to Bring as an Incoming Freshman...

    answer to white compression shorts Tightly rolled, I hid mine in my boots in my backpack. They do not explicitly go through the backpacks unless you give them reason to. Also, make sure the iseam is not super long b/c they will stick out from under the pc gear shorts. (I recommend less than...
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