Cool, appreciate the responses guys. Meyerkord, anything you think ought to be on the OCS packing list but isnt?
This is what I usually tell people to bring:
- Administrative paperwork (copies of orders, social security card, birth certificate, ALL travel receipts).
- A printed copy of Appendix B (general orders, code of conduct, etc.). Make sure it’s the newest one (April 2018) because things are different. Also, I'm not sure if they'll let you keep this or not. When I was there, they started getting real strict about making people write things down by hand, so we'll see.
- Toiletries to get you through the first few weeks.
- Tight fitting white t-shirts (at least 3, but probably more like 6. And they should be brand new if possible - you'll be using them for RLP).
- A week's worth of underwear. And bring like 2 pairs of white ones if you're graduating in dress whites.
- Stamps if you want to write letters.
- Phone and charger.
- A white towel (you get issued 2 of these, but you need them for RLP, and they suck anyways)
- A few pairs of long white socks. I think I brought like 5 pairs. Again, you'll get issued these, but basically everything is used for RLP.
There's probably more I'm forgetting but I'll try to remember.
