I remember a lot of I day. So lost and confused, but excited. I went solo. Probably half of us did. No phone call home to mom and dad after the oath. Us solo folks stood around and talked to each other awkwardly then tried to find our way back to our rooms that took 2 hours because we couldn’t walk farther than 3 feet without pushups totally lost. No form up and march in so no one gets lost like they do now. As march in is for effect, it’s actually a logistics fix and to get them to dinner fast. Bancroft all looks the same and you have 1200+ dazed Plebes lost. Now they tell them to find their number and go stand there. It took hours to sort Plebes out to the floors. Parents didn’t send stuff until they got the mandatory post card with our new mailing address (still have that post card... hand writing looked like I was 4). All these suggestions are great, but really they will all be fine without a sub, snack, Gatorade, blanket to sit on, care package on day 2. I have worked about 10 I Days for my buddies company. It’s a blast and honestly not much has changed at all. They have made some minor changes like their own running shoes and Gatorade at meals which I think are great moves for shin splints and heat casualties. If we survived without all of it, so will generations to come.
