"Good evening sir, Recruit_H reports building 584 squadbay D1 all secure at this time.
The count on deck is 57 United States Marine Corps recruits; 57 M16A2 service rifles all double locked and on safe and 57 United States Marine Corps footlockers all properly secured at this time.
There is nothing unusual to report at this time."
If I were still there that's what I might be saying right now every time a drill instructor came on deck.
Standing alone in the dark at the position of attention for an hour in the middle of the night making sure no recruits escape or slit their wrists or anything like that.
And if I didn't say it correctly or loud enough I might get yelled at and insulted and stuff.
Granted, by the time I graduated I'd gone through it hundreds of times and hardly ever fucked it up and rarely flinched when I got yelled at but still...fuck firewatch. That shit makes me want to join the Air Force.
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Thanks for everyone who commented in my last journal. I'll try to get back to everyone but don't be sad if I don't. I don't hate you. I'm just still sorta out of it.
In other news: I finally have a new cell phone and also new civilian "portholes". I think the glasses look pretty good--maybe the best I've ever had. I think I spent like two weeks' wages today.
PS: since when the fuck did Modest Mouse start getting played on MTV?
The count on deck is 57 United States Marine Corps recruits; 57 M16A2 service rifles all double locked and on safe and 57 United States Marine Corps footlockers all properly secured at this time.
There is nothing unusual to report at this time."
If I were still there that's what I might be saying right now every time a drill instructor came on deck.
Standing alone in the dark at the position of attention for an hour in the middle of the night making sure no recruits escape or slit their wrists or anything like that.
And if I didn't say it correctly or loud enough I might get yelled at and insulted and stuff.
Granted, by the time I graduated I'd gone through it hundreds of times and hardly ever fucked it up and rarely flinched when I got yelled at but still...fuck firewatch. That shit makes me want to join the Air Force.
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Thanks for everyone who commented in my last journal. I'll try to get back to everyone but don't be sad if I don't. I don't hate you. I'm just still sorta out of it.
In other news: I finally have a new cell phone and also new civilian "portholes". I think the glasses look pretty good--maybe the best I've ever had. I think I spent like two weeks' wages today.
PS: since when the fuck did Modest Mouse start getting played on MTV?
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take care Marine. see ya around possibly.
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