Operation Forward Pass

Short and too the point – Here is the primarly anchor point for those days/momnets when you're feeling realy abused by the "authority figures" in any indoctrination system of the Military:

They want you to succeed.

When the level of decibels in your ear seem to exceed that of a wild rock concert, and the noise contains words that refer to your lineage, or some attiribute you wished they hadn't noticed, just know this:

It is in their best interests that you make it.

Once you get that part, don't crack an outward smile, but find some humor in the circumstances. Think about it. The recruiters are the first line of defense. They should only be going after the ones who have a reasonable chance of success. We may enjoy telling horror stories we attribute to lazy/bad recruiters, but, as in any other filed, there are a few bad ones, and a lot of great ones no one ever comments about.

The money spent to find you and get you to the point where your shoes are lined up on those yellow foot prints on the pavement is quite substantial. To put it in more understandable terms, you'd probably like to have had the money instead, but…that's not how it's turning out.

Sure, the DIs and Company Commanders are there to find those who can't make it, but the majority of their time is being spent making sure the good ones make it. You are now the future, not only of the service, but for your instructors you now have. One day, you may be the one reporting in to relieve them at their rotation date. For the most part, they want a quality product taking over from them.

So lighten up and enjoy the time in indoc.

Thaqnks to Mudville Gazette for the Open Post.