you better eat the biggest steak you ve ever had the night before,cause the food is going to suck for about 8 wks!!!!!!i spent the night before telling friends and fam bye,but i highly recommend you sleep as much as possiable. they take you from airport to the base and go straight to paperwork,haircut,getting all or gear,etc.!!!i got on base at 930 at night and finally laid down on a bunk at 430 and they turned lights off for 5 min. and then turned them back on ,made us get up,make bunks and straight to pt!!we got no sleep at all and that pretty much is how you feel the rest of basic!!!WORE OUT thanks for your service to our country and your contribution to VN!!!i loved to read your accurate info GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED