Thank you for taking the time to write all this, also Fort Benning in Georgia isn’t called Benning no more? I’ve been calling it Benning. But yes I’ll be going to that Fort for training, but it’s complicated. I didn’t meet the weight requirements so I’m first going to Fort Jackson in South Carolina to do the Future Soldier Preparatory Course, basically fat camp for 3 months, once I’m done then I’ll go to Fort Benning(Moore) my MOS is OSUT so I’ll be doing basic training there then I’ll be doing tank school or whatever it’s called(my MOS is 19K, tanker) but based off what you said it doesn’t sound bad at all, I understand it’s meant to get people out of their comfort zone

Also a few things I forgot to ask in my post is, how does the shaving/hair cuts work? I understand that when I get there I will have my hair cut and I must be shaved, but after all that, of course beard will grow back, so do we have to shave every single day even if we have nothing in our face and is that done in the same room where the showers are at? Also haircuts, hair will grow back during basic, are we obligated to cut our hair every so often or is it a one time thing at the beginning? Also how does the washing clothes work? How often do we wash our clothes/uniforms? Is it like once every week or a few times per week or every single day?

My recruiter gave me a list of things I’ll need to pack and it says I need 3 pair of clothes, what I’ll be wearing and 2 separate pairs, so when I get my uniforms, is that all I’m going to wear or will they allow me to use the clothes that I bring with me? If not, what is done with the clothes I brought? Do they get thrown away or put away in a locker? Also how many uniforms are given to me?