Once the bus stopped at Reception, a Drill Sergeant came on and told us to get off and line up as males and females. Nothing too scary at this point, as this is only Reception and not BLT. We went and sat in a classroom where we began processing. We undid our packets, were assigned a platoon and roster number, and received our Blue Books. We then went through shakedown and were given the chance to throw away anything we weren't allowed to have with us.
Then we sat and waited to be issued our PT gear. While we waited, we had to start memorizing the Soldier's Creed, General orders, etc. Since I already had everything memorized, I had a hard time focusing and staying awake. We spent a couple hours on benches with feet flat on the floor. Not comfortable!
After getting PT gear, we were sent down to our company barracks. I'm in B Company (Bravo), the Black Knights. We then met our night DS, were issued bedding, given a few minutes to put on our new PT gear, and then it was back outside for our first company formation at around 4 a.m.. So no sleep! After chow, we began doing more processing. We received our military pay of $350 and went to the PX to get new tennis shoes and required items.
After waiting for a really long time outside the PX for several platoons to finish, we returned our purchases to our barracks and had lunch.
We then spent the whole afternoon on benches waiting to go through Personal Affairs, but never got through. Four hours of trying to stay awake after no sleep for 36 hours was quite a challenge. They finally let us return to the barracks where we made a fireguard roster and showered. My bunkmate and I had the 2330-0000 fireguard shift. It was pretty easy, but not much fun to make yourself get up when you're exhuasted.
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