Candy, cookies - any food stuffs- are not allowed. Send phone cards, funny encouraging greeting cards, the hometown newspaper, and pictures of friends and family doing fun things. Do a patriotic theme picnic in honor of your soldier, and send pictures of the event. Keep in mind it is very possible anything you send will be opened in front of and possibly read/shown to the entire platoon. This is even more likely with large packages.
A marine in basic training can send money home to his spouse. When you get paid, it is your money and you can do what you want with it.
No, you may not.
Typically No, you will proceed right to your AIT (MOS training) right after Basic Training, unless you are a Reserve soldier you might be able to go home after Basic
The army basic training program takes nine weeks to complete. It is required to become a US soldier.
There is no particular time involved between an Army soldier completing basic training and being deployed. It depends on the need and the job that the soldier is trained to do. Many soldiers are deployed shortly after completing basic training.
For your training they will send you based on what you decide you want to do. If you ask your recruiter he/she should be able to tell you where you go for your basic training. good luck!
No. It is considered a weapon until you are trusted by authorities.
It depends on your MOS. They like to send you to the closest basic training base to your AIT training base because it's cheaper that way.
Usually both soldiers are suspended, and occasionally fired from duty.
Bout 6 grand
It would be a first person narrative about becoming a soldier and working as a soldier.
Generally, no. If they receive gifts in the mail, the Drill Sergeants have the discretion whether to allow the soldier to have them then, or to hold onto them until the end of BCT, then give them to the soldier.