What to bring

If you are lucky (unlike me) you will get a list of what to pack and also "recommended" items.  Here is the low-down, seriously, this is what you need or might want:

towels (they will not give you any)
pillow
thermarest (highly recommended- the cots suck and are pretty damn thin)
ear plugs (for those huttment members that snore)
knee pads (you better bring em- all I can say is the "field" is full of gravel and rocks and you WILL be low crawling and on your knees a lot)
cell phone (coverage is spotty, but does work)
laptop (if you want to watch movies, also if you do at night please wear earphones)- there are plenty of outlets for plugs and such.
if it is during fall or winter, better bring some warm clothes
flip flops- shower is gross
MOTRIN or if you have flexoril or something better bring it- you will be sore
sleeping meds if you can't sleep (ie. benadryl, ambien, whatever works for you)
two BDUs/ACUs- one for your professional courses and one for the field
sunscreen
chapstick
toiletries
Whatever you don't bring, you will be able to get at the PX- it is open from 7 am till 6 pm every day except for Saturday and Sunday it is closed.  You will even be able to get coffee there in the morning on your breaks from professional courses.  They also sell laundry detergent which you will need and their are washers and dryers in the bathrooms
pogie bait if you want, b/c otherwise you will be eating a lot of MREs or barbeque
bandaids, mole skin for those who don't have their boots broken in yet
camera- you will be able to take pics for some of the revolutions

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.