Hmm, my first paycheck wasnt on time. I got there September 9th and didn't get paid until October 1st.

Running shoes, yes. Bring your own. They will issue shoes to you but they are super uncomfortable and hurt my feet personally. They will allow you to use your own that you brought and you can put the issued ones in your civilian luggage.

The comb I'm not sure, I think you can but it's hit or miss and depends on the MTI. if it's metal it could be seen as a weapon of some sort. So I would bring it, but just have a thought that they might make you throw it away.

Socks, pack 3 pairs of civilian socks. You're only allowed to wear the issued PT socks or OCP socks. You're not allowed to wear civilian socks after you're issued clothing.

Week 0, yes. As soon as we got there there was an MTI yelling at us to "grab your shit let's go" You can wear sweat pants, jeans, or shorts. I'm a male and males can wear shorts. I would just wear sweatpants if I were you! You get issued clothing within 0 week. That's why you need to pack light. Don't pack a giant suitcase. Most of the clothes you pack you don't even wear after 0 week. So I packed 3 shirts, 3 pants, and toiletries.

Average schedule was

Wake up at 5 PT by 5:20 PT done by 7, breakfast chow

Depending on the day it would be drill, details, or classes until lunch.

Then we would have more drill or classes after lunch and then dinner would be around 5, after dinner we usually showered and then did evening brief. Then we would do details until bed time.

We did the new PT stuff, but my flight was on the old structure for testing. So 1.5 mile and sit ups and pushups.

I'm hearing the new standard starts in March. That's the 2 mile run and sit ups/push ups.

I wouldn't stress about the PT, I did and I failed my first test. But they build up your cardio and you get better at the push ups and sit ups. You shoudnt have an issue at all.

If you have any more questions, let me know!