Socks and Underwear
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Cardamom1023
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Would you want to give us your ideal number of boot socks for beast (balancing not overpacking and making your life a little easier?)
Cardamom1023
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Take a look at the 32 degrees “cooling” black on black underwear from Costco (or you can get elsewhere.)
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They don't look at your underwear, mine have logos and it's fine. Socks just can't have any visible logos, so logos on the bottom of the foot are fine since that won't be visible.
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My wife wanted to pack dozens of extra socks for my son when he reported to Beast. I told her that was totally unnecessary. For boot socks, I would say pack what you can in a gallon size ziplock bag and that is enough. Your cadet will not need an excessive amount of extra socks as he/she will be issued boot socks as well, and despite popular belief, those issue socks are fine as well. For socks overall, we packed boot socks in one gallon ziplock and dress and white socks in a separate single ziplock bag. We also packed one ziplock of compression, moisture wicking boxer briefs. The more stuff you pack, the more stuff your cadet will have to stress over transferring into their military bag on R-Day. Do not pack extra things loose. Put them in ziplocks as it is much quicker and easier to transfer.
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Thank you, this is helpful. Over on the 2027 parents page there is much debate and little consensus! To be expected, of course.
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Yes, I read that, too. The ones I found (at costco) are black, with a black band, and a very subtle almost black logo on the waistband. I guess we're taking a chance here but these were recommended to me by a 2026 mom I know personally (and her son used them at Beast with no issues.) I guess if there's a problem it's standard issue tighty whitey city for my guy. If you're not on the 2027 parents FB page do join. MANY underwear threads. Lots of previously non FB people (me, hi) created accounts just to gain access. Overwhelming at times but ultimately helpful.
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Did u say Mid (navy)? They follow different uniform regs.
Army follows AR 670-1.
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My plebe said the amount of extra socks he brought was good and the quality of socks were also good. They were issued clothing on R-Day, so he also used those. He said he had little if any blistering. His boots fit well, so that probably helped. His low quarters were a bit loose fitting.
For low quarters:
1 pair Darn Tough Tactical Over The Calf Light Cushion Sock https://a.co/d/hIjbFVe
For boots and low quarters:
12 pairs Black Darn Tough T4022
Midweight with Full Cushion
For PT:
7 pairs White Fox River Wick Dry Classic White Crew Socks Moisture Wicking Socks for Men and Women with Fully Cushioned Sole
For low quarters:
1 pair Darn Tough Tactical Over The Calf Light Cushion Sock https://a.co/d/hIjbFVe
For boots and low quarters:
12 pairs Black Darn Tough T4022
Midweight with Full Cushion
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For PT:
7 pairs White Fox River Wick Dry Classic White Crew Socks Moisture Wicking Socks for Men and Women with Fully Cushioned Sole
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It's probably for fire hazard. Idk about men's underwear, but for undershirts, I really like to wear the black Soffe shirts under my flight suit. They come in 3-packs, can get them off Amazon or at a NEX if it's an NAS. It's what the large majority of my friends wear as well because they sell a bunch of them at our NEX. Socks... they have never checked what socks I'm wearing with my boots...
Yes, he mentioned fire. Thanks for this, exactly what I was looking for
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An important point in this comment - "his boots fit well." Your cadet is highly encouraged to buy a set of boots before reporting to Beast and spend some time breaking them in. The feet will certainly appreciate a broken in pair of boots. The same is true of low quarters. New boots and low quarters have a tendency to cause blisters which is a painful distraction during Beast.
For socks for pts and low quarters, I recommend new balance crew socks, I got them in both black and white. For boots, any fox rivers or darn tough are really good. For underwear, they don't check for logos, but I got reebok black underwear. Buy a ton, you don't get the chance to do a lot of laundry during beast but these were always good and comfortable for me
Okay, something you gotta learn now, is that if it isn't visible, it's not a problem. Second, you want both enough white socks for beast, and black socks for everything else. White socks for beast because new cadets wear white socks, that's a rule. Black socks because after beast ends, you can wear black socks, and you can wear black socks with PTs, in dress shoes, and with boots, and it's fine. Also, any sock without logos visible are fine.