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A few small things I learned (Ft. Leonard Wood 1987) is to use an old tooth brush to help get to small crevises for cleaning gear. If you still have wall locker drawers, when you get settled, buy an extra set of the required toiletry items, web dress belt, rolled socks, etc.for display. (I collect WW2 militaria and have my Basic issue wool socks still rolled after all these years in a WW2 footlocker for display - been that way since April 1987) Leave them alone - one less thing to mess with for inspections. I used a straight pin to keep items in place, under the white towel in the drawers. Use a pin to keep black dress belt from unraveling. Slept between the sheets only three times out of 4+ months of training. Just used pillow (dust cover) blanket and slept on top of other blanket, less to get ready in AM. Do as you're told without complaining, get others to work as a team, learn when to volunteer and when to "blend in". A good, positive attitude really helps. You will think they're out to get you, but at the end of the day they're just doing their job to get you ready. Good luck.