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He will have an oppurtunity to stand out and become the "guide" of the platoon, if they see he has the maturity level, Most times the guide gets promoted upon graduating boot camp, this will help him in a big way.
Start running, start doing pull ups, depending on when he leaves for boot, have him work with a recruiter on drills/marching , they use to have poolee meetings when I was in (20 + years ago). If he can learn that stuff before going in, he'll be ahead of the game and trust me, it will benefit him in every way.
Drill instructions will recognize him being older and will probably lean on him to help out with the rest of the platoon ,even if he doesnt become guide, he will probably be squad leader. The guide is the person incharge of the platoon when the drill instructors are away, they are the leader that helps keep the platoon from fucking up.
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Ahem, former guide speaking here.
As guide, yes he will almost definitely get PFC on graduation.
The guide is the guy who gets to get punished along side fuck ups every time they fuck up.
To answer OP- Yes, would not hurt to run, pull up, push up prior to hitting the foot prints. Also, get him a current handbook and he can start memorizing General Orders, etc. Although he should be cautioned not to "act too smart" when he shows up.
Above all:
A. Make sure he understands that the DI screaming in his face that he's going to "XYZ, and LMNOP" his ass to death, back to T-Day 1, rip his liver out, etc., isn't actually going to do those things, he's just trying to make a point.
B. When they ask him "have you ever, done drugs, sucked a dick, committed a felony" the answer is not just "no" but "fuck no."
C. When anybody asks him if his DIs abused him, the answer is always no. Within reason of course.
D. Have him take a pic of a girl he doesn't know for the "Hog Board" so he won't cry when the DIs talk about what they would like to do to her.