That advice is right on. Just keep a low profile. I remember a couple of guys coming into basic with their heads already shaved and that proved to be a very bad mistake. I figured they just had a bad recruiter that didn't spend any time with them before their departure date.
The advice I got was to remove any picture of a girlfriend or wife from the wallet. During shakedown it gives them one less thing to rag about. Also, don't take a lot of money with you. The ones that did had to write down the serial number of each bill so as to prevent stealing.
The first few days you may feel like you've made a mistake but like the other poster said, it's just a game. The one yelling at you all really wants everyone to graduate. It's a pressure game to make sure you can handle it.
After a few days when you hear the yelling you will no longer tense up. Instead, you'll just think "Looks like someone is getting chewed out."
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