What I found out, was as I went along in Basic Training, I could easily make up my bunk in about 60 seconds. Forget sleeping on top wearing only my Army sweat clothes...I could curl up in my comfy trundle bundle and get a good eight hours (err, "allegedly") sleep a night (when I wasn't pulling fire guard).
Re: 4 - We were, uh, “discouraged” from sleeping on top of the blanket. Several profanity laced tirades awaited several people that did that the first week or so of Basic. And frankly too itchy for me. Hated those damn blankets.
These kids spend more time figuring out how to avoid work than actually working. Hopefully the Drill Sergeants will start trashing the sheets on any bed found "cheating". Or even better, trash every bed in the barracks except the cheater. I know my Company Commander did that at least once a week for our first month until every bed was perfect every day.
What I found out, was as I went along in Basic Training, I could easily make up my bunk in about 60 seconds. Forget sleeping on top wearing only my Army sweat clothes...
What I found out at Annapolis in 1977 was that you absolutely did not want to get caught sleeping on top of your bed. That was a punishable offense right there. Demerits were handed out like party favors for doing stupid stuff like that.
1st Armored Division NCO Academy Nurnberg, GE 1989. I Never touched my underwear and socks display. I kept clean underwear and socks in a plastic PX bag inside my laundry bag.
I ended up winning the commandant’s inspection award, although it was partially as a Consolation prize. Commandant’s list cutoff score was 93% for my class and I had a 92.5% Any other cycle that year I would have made the list.