First let me say congratulations! I wish you the best!
I only wish I had a joining date, but I've yet to even submit my application (Waiting for my Army discharge docs to come back)
Secondly - Prepare for the biggest shock of your life!
Basic training is not meant to be easy and it will be very hard!
There will be times where the 'home comforts' will set in and you'll be thinking of your nice lie-ons back home, your mates and down the pub, etc. But when those thoughts set in, you need to think of something in particular. It sounds as though you have utter contempt for your current employment so I will recommend the thought of doing that the rest of your life nourishing you should you feel the slightest of urges to drop out!
For me, if I get in, I won't need anything like that because I'm already an ex-service person who regrets quitting and I've faced the fears of working in a factory all my life so I won't be remembering the 'home comforts' because I've got plenty of resentment towards them!!!
Good luck and GIVE IT HELL :twisted:
Btw, Stuart Gilligan Griffin rules!!!