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Toughen 'em up so they survive when things get real?
Still, it seems so inhumane...the basic training that turns you into a vicious animal in order to survive. So sorry you had to go through that, Jay.
posted by
PoeticPoetry
on December 19, 2012 at 3:36 PM
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Utah
If this was 'basic' training, one wonders what the 'advanced' version was like...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 19, 2012 at 12:23 PM
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You capture the ugliness of it well in this poem.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 19, 2012 at 9:21 AM
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sounds pretty rough
posted by
Lanetay
on December 19, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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UtahJay
JA good memory and you readjusted to civilian life well Jay. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
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BC-A
on December 19, 2012 at 7:57 AM
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This was the first lesson to learn and then much more to come. I heard lots of stories about the ruff training. Also seen much on movies.
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on December 19, 2012 at 6:17 AM
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Not much encouragement for one to join that merry band of men. 
posted by
C_C_T
on December 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM
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