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Tell him in basic never look too far ahead..you got to look at it one day at a time..I went to Ft. Benning in 2005 as an infantryman..I never looked past the next meal and it made life so much easier..just thinking OK this sucks as but I get to eat and take a break in a few hours..Also tell him to do what he is told when he is told to do it..do not stand out..If he stands out for the wrong reasons most of the Drill will eat him up..I actually know a lot of the Drills down there right now..All from my first unit..they stayed regular army..I went on to bigger better things in the military cause well I'm awesome and they suck at life..Just kidding
As far as traveling to Georgia at that time..be ready to hate life..it will be very hot and very humid..make sure you take lots to drink for yourselves and for the little one
As far as his career in the military..I don't know if he is going active when he gets done or what his MOS is..I will say this..If he is in combat arms..especially infantry..He needs to get to know his lower enlisted very well..I had 2 Lts when I first joined..Both did ROTC..The first everybody hated because he would just give orders and didn't care about us or how much sleep or how we were doing..He left for certain reasons unknown to me..The 2nd one come in and got to know the guys..spent time with us..asked us about what we thought..always checked if we needed anything..He involved himself with us lower guys and didn't stay in that "I'm an officer" phase..He made sure he took care of his men..then during our deployment he did the same and we would have done anything he asked of us..He made himself on of the guys..In my opinion that is the best leader in the world..When you can be one of the guys and still lead..it's a very fine line to walk but if he can walk he will be a great leader
I hope this helps some
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