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...oh bring a few pairs of good lycra type compression shorts - type go almost to knee to cut irritation. There is a shot they will not be allowed depending who vets your kit but usually they allow you to keep it.
Bring a good knife, good insect repellent, miners type of headband flashlight with red and white lense, tooth brush, shaving kit, pen, some envelopes pre-addressed for mom (but they will understand if they hear little from you) and duct tape for your feet.
...oh bring a few pairs of good lycra type compression shorts - type go almost to knee to cut irritation. There is a shot they will not be allowed depending who vets your kit but usually they allow you to keep it.
If you got the long type of compression shorts I imagine they would go down below the PT shorts which are rather short. I think I might forgo bringing stuff that isn't listed on the letter other than a couple bics and a leatherman. Wearing the issue underwear for 6 weeks ain't the end of the world.
My Rday bag is packed and ready to go:
Ziplock 1: underwear and sports bras
Ziplock 2: crew socks and thin black socks
Ziplock 3: toothbrush, deodorant, moleskin, duct tape, tide2go, razor, pocket knife, lighter
Outside of a bag: brush, mini flashlight, running shoes, boots (yeah, being small rocks- my boots fit IN my bag!)
Folder with paper work
Males and females - if you are taking prescription medication of any kind, bring it. Put it in a ziploc bag so you can find it. Do not bring tylenol, advil etc. If you hurt they want to know about it. No self-medicating during beast.
And if your feet start growing green and black fungal spots, TELL YOUR SQUAD LEADER.
Yes, there is a back story to that.
GREEN AND BLACK SPOTS???
This sounds good. Scoutpilot,you can't leave us hanging - please tell . And the more these "invincible" 18 year olds hear about actually needing to address minor health problems while they're still minor, the better.
scout pilot - have a son entering firstie year swears by duct tape. he found out about it by noting that this is what rangers deploy. is that correct? have son two entering this r-day and has used duct tape as he broke in his boots..... seems bandaids and dr schol type of product works for an hour or so but then gives out
i am sure what we can agree on is immediately tend to your feet as soon as you feel slightest irritation and have dry socks to change into.
Males and females - if you are taking prescription medication of any kind, bring it. Put it in a ziploc bag so you can find it. Do not bring tylenol, advil etc. If you hurt they want to know about it. No self-medicating during beast.
I am rejuvenating this thread to follow up on Just_A_Mom and scoutpilot comments about use of medications during Beast and beyond. Understood that prescription drugs can and should be brought. And OTC drugs like Advil, Tylnol are not allowed.
But what about OTC drugs that a cadet has been directed to take by his/her doctor? Many drugs that were once prescription are now OTC (example, many antacids) and if a doctor has guided a candidate to use on a daily basis, how is that handled? Should the candidate ask his/her doctor for a prescription-equivalent to the OTC that they are taking? Or is there some way to get approval?
Thanks for any insights.