1. I second the running shoes suggestion. Maybe a short boots run every now and then just to "remember" how to do it.
2. I helped out this one dude big time during the first week and he hooked me up with this extra stick of Body Glide. Stuff works wonders. Put that on the inside of your legs and you wont get as big of a problem. My biggest problem in that ares was the crotch part of the pants getting soaked with sweat and rubbing.
3. Take care of your feet constantly, not just at signs of blisters. Again, I reccommend Body Glide. I put the stuff on both sides of my foot, on the back of my heel, and on top of the toe knuckle area. One thing that I'm not really gonna reccommend because I dont know if it might cause more harm than good (it worked well for me) - if I would get a blister, I would put 2 or 3 small strips of the white tape over it and then cover that with body glide. Disgusting mess to clean up taking it off, but it worked good!
4. Sorry I dont know.
5. Theres a bunch of places you could go. I went out to Stafford most of the time. a lot of the Applebee's, chili's etc type restaurants. And you can always go catch a movie or something. I never went to one but the thought of sitting in a dark air conditioned room and getting the chance to be brain dead did cross my mind during the weeks.
6. I was 10-weeker as well...
7. Theres 3 CDs recorded at PI. Its called Run with Marines or something like that. Loaded with pretty much every one I heard down there.
8 From what I've heard, when going back to Srs, they make you buy everything again anyhow. If thats true, only take down stuff that you need or think extra of would be beneficial. One trick I did with the stencil - I cut out the letters of my last name and taped them together in a row. Makes life a lot easier when you gotta label 500 name tapes and shirts, etc...a lot quicker.
9. Dont know.
Keep up the training (and proper resting) and motivation!! Remember - theres nothing at OCS that cant be fixed with white tape, Motrin, and chugging a canteen! Salt your food.
2. I helped out this one dude big time during the first week and he hooked me up with this extra stick of Body Glide. Stuff works wonders. Put that on the inside of your legs and you wont get as big of a problem. My biggest problem in that ares was the crotch part of the pants getting soaked with sweat and rubbing.
3. Take care of your feet constantly, not just at signs of blisters. Again, I reccommend Body Glide. I put the stuff on both sides of my foot, on the back of my heel, and on top of the toe knuckle area. One thing that I'm not really gonna reccommend because I dont know if it might cause more harm than good (it worked well for me) - if I would get a blister, I would put 2 or 3 small strips of the white tape over it and then cover that with body glide. Disgusting mess to clean up taking it off, but it worked good!
4. Sorry I dont know.
5. Theres a bunch of places you could go. I went out to Stafford most of the time. a lot of the Applebee's, chili's etc type restaurants. And you can always go catch a movie or something. I never went to one but the thought of sitting in a dark air conditioned room and getting the chance to be brain dead did cross my mind during the weeks.
6. I was 10-weeker as well...
7. Theres 3 CDs recorded at PI. Its called Run with Marines or something like that. Loaded with pretty much every one I heard down there.
8 From what I've heard, when going back to Srs, they make you buy everything again anyhow. If thats true, only take down stuff that you need or think extra of would be beneficial. One trick I did with the stencil - I cut out the letters of my last name and taped them together in a row. Makes life a lot easier when you gotta label 500 name tapes and shirts, etc...a lot quicker.
9. Dont know.
Keep up the training (and proper resting) and motivation!! Remember - theres nothing at OCS that cant be fixed with white tape, Motrin, and chugging a canteen! Salt your food.
Would under armor-type socks help reduce the point-friction due to the boots rubbing?