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human
Sorry for my dumbness, but what is an "inspection setup"?  Didn't he want to have to fold his everyday used socks according to the rules?
gpt
Good question actually.

So at the start of the course, candidates will be given a binder that contains all the rules for inspection as well as pictures to show how the inspection should be set up as well as details like measurements for distances, how to fold shirts, etc.

After the first week the courses inspections will begin. It’s always a shit show because candidates are still learning and acclimating to military life.


A smart candidate won’t fuck off that first week to get their inspection standard ready and a crafty candidate will have “ghost kit” that is never used so they don’t have to redo the folding/measurements every morning.

A good example is bringing an extra razor blade for shaving so there’s always a clean one for inspection and the used one is hidden in the locked barrack box.

Now, it’s not encouraged but it isn’t stopped because we like seeing candidates come up with new solutions to inspections.

But doing it with socks/shirts is a no go because you are giving a certain amount and you have to use them. It’s happened before where we would add a laundry bag to the inspection with the used ptgear and uniform from yesterday to make sure candidates were changing their socks/underwear.

It seems really silly but some “adults” really need to be treated like children for a while before they “get it”.