A lot of people had the little book bag with the usmc emblem (I used my school bag). Some even used their issue cammo backpack, there wasn’t any requirement. The only time we got in trouble was when 80% of the company didn’t bring the pubs to the adj. Class, he yelled and sent us back (oops). The internet was dial up, and then cable t.v. sorry, no high speed access because some left their computers on during inspection (imagine what was on), they’ll give you the numbers to order it if you want (it’s all on you). With the cleaning trash, yeah you can buy it at the px, but before I moved I didn’t think about it and gave away a lot that I could have used. I wouldn’t specifically buy a vacuum, but if mom’s got the old beast and ready to get rid of it then bring it up.
The storage really sucks, which is the main thing you have to plan for. I used my car to keep extra crap. With civy cloths, you wear your utilities everywhere on base, but then what ever you need for 6 months of weekends in D.C., + a few weeknights up to CCs pizza. It was funny watching a lot of the people wearing the same outfit out all the time.
If you have more than a carload, you’re probably wrong. Once I got to P’cola, I did a PCS move to get all my crap down there.