What to expect

Day one- if you are flying into SA airport make sure you report to the USO area and get on the FREE bus.  I did not get the info prior to and had to take a shuttle which cost $45.00- not good.  You should be able to report up until 1500, but trust me you can come anytime that night.  A bunch of Navy people came in quite late- I think it was actually better for them b/c they missed out on all the yelling that went on earlier. Speaking of yelling... when you get to Camp Bullis (change into BDUs/ABUs prior to) you will be told to go to a "briefing."  The briefings are held I believe about every hour and are held in the classroom.  You will verify your student number, fill out a bunch of paper work and listen to some civilian drone on for about 15 min.  Then you will meet the NCOIC (SFC Butler) who is a pretty cool guy and will give you the low down on what to expect.  If you did not get a book for your professional course (ie. TNCC,  ATLS etc)  don't worry, you can get it then. At that point they will tell you to start getting your equipment.  You will be issued a sleeping bag, poncho liner, MOPP gear, wet weather gear, kevlar, canteens, flack jacket and ruck.  Once you get them you will be told what squad and platoon you are in (based on student number) and then the yelling will begin.  Your cadre or 'PIs' as they like to call them will start screaming "hurry up", "lets go Sir/Maam" etc.  They will have you line up in order of your student number and will have you go through your gear one piece at a time.  They will then tell you to take all of your shit (including civilian bags) and place them in one huttment or another- this is what the huttments look like:

They appear to be made sometime during WWII and are made out of wood and paneling.  They also have steel doors that stick and are very loud when opening and closing.  Oh and yeah- there was no heat (they had turned the gas off and refused to put it back on) even though it was freezing while I was there.  You will be told to pick one of two huttments according to your student number.  You will be sleeping co-ed.  After that, you will hang out, meet your cohabitants and will unpack your crap.  You will be told to do this until your next meeting which will be at around 1800 or so.  At 1800 you will form up again according to student number and they will assign squad leaders.  At this point they will tell you what to expect the next day and what time you will wake up and report.