I'm smiling a friends son is leaving for benning I think Tuesday
A ramble as I have coffee on back porch yet I’m proud of this future 11B. My friend and his son came around Saturday to visit we sat on back porch. The young future trooper was asking me questions and I said man that was thirty eight years ago for me. Had do math real fast cuz our oldest daughter will be thirty six Uncle Sam paid for her birth. I was in west Germany when Heather was born.
I imagine a lot has changed the old harmony church barracks built for WW 2 are gone. And my osut infantry cycle went by fast fourteen weeks actually eighteen for me I caught a hernia got recycled. Thirty days convalescing in medical platoon. Young man is nervous I explained to him you you’ll be fine I was never beaten as he asked me.
They do not the infantry Drills need to beat you it’s a science. They will smoke you I said this calmly to him you will learn. Speaking from my experience
Log drills with telephone poles
Push ups
Sit ups
Dying cockroach
Low crawl
High crawl
If I missed anything let me know vets 
I told him he will be ok now the cycles are twenty two weeks. I did tell him as he did not get Airborne option try get jump school. My reasoning is try go 82nd my first unit. My reasoning is if you find yourself in the shit chances of survival are better. Because you’re with top notch brothers trained well.
This young man unfortunately is well in school he was classified as learning disabled. And failed asvab first time second time scored enough to only have I guess 11 series infantry mos opened for him. I’m not trashing this kid I told my wife after they left he has big heart and testicles. As she asked me if i calmed his fears and anxiety , I said probably not it’s the fear of the unknown he is suffering from at moment.
I said to my wife I didn’t try scare him I know some vets get into that. I made jokes with him in mentioning that like today with me thirty eight years later.
As I do you’ll remember awesome quotes that your Drills said. One I remember why do I smell shit coming from your lips did I tell you to speak. Or the day we meant our Drills and the senior Drill said to us standing in the plt bay. I’ve been to Vietnam twice and I went back the second time to get away from my first wife.
Wait maybe we were outside after the initial meet and greet the getting smoked forever after the cattle truck ride to training company. Been along time yet upon hearing the senior Drill explaining his first marital issues I’m thinking oh fuck me. This SFC chose the NVA on tour # 2 instead of his first wife. I smile now thinking of no time for sgts the movie I was about as bright as will stockdale. I told the kid that story laughing trying calm his fears. I told him look me up in October hope you’re wearing a blue cord and jump wings.
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