I'm glad you've found a job that's challenging, rewarding, and important. Like I've written before, you need to leverage your talents to where they'll do the most good.

Basic training will be a different world for you. Most of it is penny-anne BS but they do it that way for a reason. A big part of Basic is learning how to follow orders and instructions. No one really cares how you fold your underwear or set up your footlocker. However, it's easier to weed out people who can't follow instructions on something harmless than to turn them loose on expensive equipment.

I've never been to Ft. Jackson, SC so I don't know much about the place. I went through Basic and Infantry AIT at Ft. Polk, Lousyanna back in 1975. They closed the basic training at Ft. Puke not too long after I left (lucky me). We heard they trained the Army women at Ft. Jackson so of course that made us look down on the place. According to legend, there were only 20 women on Ft. Polk, and they were all fat, married, and ugly. When we talked about the wildlife, we weren't talking about parties. Instead, we were talking about poisonous spiders, every form of poisonous snake known to North America, wild boars, alligators, and packs of wild dogs. Such a lovely place.

Goodfellow AFB is in San Angelo, TX. I've never been there but I've heard it really isn't a nice place. You'll probably be there for quite some time because you've chosen a demanding job.

Be sure to be truthful on your security clearance paperwork. Sometimes, it's better to admit something bad than to try to cover it up. I was stupid as a kid and smoked pot a couple times. I hesitated telling them but figured it'd be better to admit it up front than for them to find out about it later. I received a Top Secret clearance with all sorts of add-ons (NATO Cosmic, ATOML, FRD, etc.)

Sounds like you have a big day tomorrow. Take care and best wishes. You'll do fine.