What did you do in the war, Daddy?
Military service isn’t a bundle of laughs. Basic training is a shock to the new recruits suddenly yanked from familiar home environs and thrust into barracks full of similarly displaced men dressed in green, like teeth pulled out by the dentist, then thrown into the trash can. The man in charge of us seemed to delight in screaming, yelling and generally intimidating every one his charges. Right away, I saw through his method, his job was to instill in us a willingness to obey his every command.... Sign in to see full entry.