I-sea of uniforms emhlophe isebenza ngokubambisana ukuze ikhuthaze futhi ijabule ngenkathi ihambela ngokunemba komshini oyile kahle. Leli qembu lihamba ngokucophelela futhi lihambisana ngokuvumelana nesimiso sabo, sonke isinyathelo siphelelwe yisikhathi, zonke izinyawo zishaya phansi futhi ziphakamise ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ukubuka ngaphesheya kokubunjwa kubonisa ukuthi akukho ukungafani phakathi kwabantu abaningi abasensimini.
Ngamunye ugxile emgomweni owodwa ovamile - ukubeka umbukiso ongenakuqhathaniswa wekhono nokuzimisela kulabo abaqoqwe emasimini.
Ngokubheka okusheshayo kusuka kude, abadlali babheka sengathi bangaba ibhande elihambayo noma elinye iqembu elihlinzeka ngokuzijabulisa kwesikhashana emcimbini wezemidlalo. Noma kunjalo, into ebeka leli qembu eceleni. Njengoba umuntu esondela eduze kwensimu, ngeke aqaphele ukubukeka kwenjabulo okugcoba ubuso bomdlali njengoba ukunyakaza ngalunye kuphuma ngaphandle kwe-hitch. Akunye. Leli qembu elithambile lihamba ngebhizinisi labo ngokubaluleka kokubhekwa kwamatshe okwenza ukuthi abalandeli bakaBuckingham Palace badume emhlabeni wonke.
Ngaleso sikhathi, i-US Navy Ceremonial Guard, ebantwini abaningi ebusweni beNavy, selifinyelele phezulu, okuyiyona ndlela enkulu yokuphelela.
Ukuzama ukuthola ukuphelela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunesikhathi esijabulisayo noma ngesikhathi sokungcwaba, akulula.
Le nqubo yenza abashayeli bamanzi basemaphandleni abaphezulu abhekane nokujwayele ukugaya, ukukhanya, ukugcoba nokuzilungisa, okuyiningi, kubi kakhulu kunoma yini ebhekene nokuqeqeshwa kokuqashwa. Lolu hambo lufinyelela ekusebenziseni isikhathi esisodwa ukuthi sibe ngamalungu omlindi futhi kusetshenziswe njalo emingcwabeni, ukuqhutshwa kwemishini kanye nemikhosi ekhumbulekayo kulo lonke elase-United States.
Kulabo basolwandle, konke kuqala endlunkulu yeCermonial Guard eWashington, DC, lapho abaqeqeshwa khona bephuma eqenjini lebhokisi baqala ukulungiselela ukugcina iminyaka emibili njengomgcini.
"Yilapho kuthokozisa khona konke okujabulisayo," kusho okhulumela uMnyango wezokuPhepha koMnyango wezeMpilo KwaZulu-Natal uGerald Konkol. "Inkazimulo yalabafana iqala ngosuku lokuqala abahamba ngalo emnyango lapha. Ukusuka lapho, baqhubeka bezomela iNavy. "
Kodwa, kunzima ukuthola ngisho nenkazimulo encane kakhulu yenkazimulo phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okuqeqeshwa abaqeqeshwayo asebenzisa inhloko-dolobha yesizwe sethu. Lapho efika, wonke umqeqeshi omusha ngokushesha uqala umjikelezo wokuqeqeshwa wamasonto ayisithupha obumba umbala oqhamukayo ube yilungu eliyisisekelo lomlindi. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, osebenza nabo abaqapheli abaqeqeshwayo njengabaqaphi abagcwele. Eqinisweni, abaqeqeshwe abavunyelwe ngisho nokukhuluma nabanye abaqaphi; okuza kuphela emva kokuqeda isikhathi sokuqeqesha.
Akuthathi isikhathi eside ukuba umqeqeshi aqaphele ukuthi uhlezi nomlindi futhi abe yilungu lomlindi langempela yizinto ezimbili ezihluke ngokuphelele.
"Uthola okusheshayo ukuthi kufanele usebenze kanzima ukuze uphumelele lapha," kusho uMahamani ufundisa uChris Simpson, umqeqeshi ngesonto lakhe lesine nomlindi.
"Ngaso leso sikhathi banokuchofoza imicibisholo yakho yembambano, ukukhanyisa izicathulo nakho konke lokho. Sisebenzela njalo imifinifomu yethu. Kunzima nakakhulu kunalokho engangikulindele kuqala. "
Ukuphila komqeqeshi endlunkulu kungabonisa ukuthi kuyisikhathi esinzima, ngokuhlolwa okubanzi okubonisa ukuba yindlebe ohlangothini lomlindi ozoba maduze. Umqeqeshi ojwayelekile, ofuna ikhefu ngemuva komsebenzi wokuhlola wekampu ye-boot, unomfaniswano nokubukeka komuntu siqu cishe cishe zonke izingxenye zosuku. Okuhlangenwe nakho kungase kuvelele kumkhumbi omusha.
"Sinezikhungo zokuhlola ekuseni ngaphambi kokudla kwasekuseni, ukuhlolwa kwezinsiza ngemuva kokudla kwasekuseni, ukuhlolwa kwendawo yokupaka emini, ukuhlolwa kwezinto ezibonakalayo ntambama futhi [singalindela ukuhlolwa kokumangala nganoma yisiphi isikhathi," kusho u-Airman U-Bob Cronyn wokuqeqeshwa isimiso se-platoon.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, sibheka usuku lonke. Kunzima kakhulu kunenkampu ye-boot. [Abaholi bamaplanethi] bathatha amazinga ekhanda le-boot bese bevula izinhlamvu ezimbalwa. "
Phakathi nezivivinyo eziqinile, abahloli bahluleka njalo abaqeqeshi ngokungahoxisi ukuchofoza zonke izintambo ngaphakathi kwezingubo zabo zehembe bese behluleka ukukhanyisa zombili izinhlangothi zamabhanki abo. Abaqeqeshwayo nabo bathola ukuhlola nsuku zonke ngezinwele zabo, ukucindezela okufanayo, amagilavu amhlophe nama-grommets, phakathi kwezinye izinto ezifanayo. Ukuhlolwa okunamandla kakhulu kuyindawo ebalulekile yokuphila kwabagcini, ngokusho kukaKonkol.Babekhuluma ngabantu abancane abamele iNavy yonke lapho bephuma khona, usho kanje.
Uma besesigaba sokuqeqesha samasonto ayisithupha, kumele sibafundise ukuba abaqaphi ababukhali, abaqeqeshiwe. Iningi lalokho abakwenzayo ukuhlolwa kuyisandiso sethu esifuna ukubeka ukufaneleka kwezempi.
Ngaphezulu kokuhlola okuqondisa iziyalo, abaqeqeshwayo kumele bafunde nezinkundla. Umkhuba uhlinzeka abaqeqeshi abaningi nje amahora ambalwa okulala ngobusuku.
Ngaphezulu kokuhlola okuqondisa ukuqeqeshwa, abaqeqeshwayo kumele bafunde amakhono alungu lomlindi weqiniso phakathi nesigaba sokuqeqesha. Ukwenza lokhu, abaholi beqembu labaphathi bamacembu bafaka leli qembu ngokusebenzisa uchungechunge olunzima lokugqoka ngokugcizelela ekuhambeni nasekubambiseni isibhamu. Ukuqeqeshwa ngezinye izikhathi kuqhubeka usuku lonke, kunamakhemikhali amaningi kanye nokudla okuphethwe ukuze kugcinwe abaqeqeshwayo.
Lapho ubhekene nomsebenzi wansuku zonke nokuhlolwa okunjalo, umcabango wokushiya uzowela izingqondo eziningi ze-Sailors.
Kulabo abaqeqeshwayo, ukugcina imicabango yabo eqeqeshwe ngomgomo wokugcina kubasiza ukuba bahlale begxile.
Kukhona izikhathi lapho uzibuza ukuthi kungani wakhetha ukuza lapha, kusho u-Airman Nathan Nehls. Kodwa siyazi ukuthi umqondo wokuziqhenya esizoba nawo phambi kwabantu abaningi baseMelika nabazali bethu kunzima kakhulu ukudlula.
Igcina ngihamba uma ngifuna ukuyeka, kodwa ngingafika ngandlela-thile.
Umkhuba wokuhlambalazwa unikezwa i-twist eyengeziwe ngabaholi beqembu labaqeqeshi. Ngokungafani nekhamera ye-boot, lapho abaphathi bezokuqasha kufanele babe khona okungenani isikhulu samakilasi wesibili, umlindi usebenzisa iqembu lamanye amalunga omlindi, ngokuvamile e-E-3 nangaphansi, ukuqeqesha abasha.
Ukuba nemfundo yokuthunjwa kwamanye amazwe kubonakala njengenye yezakhi ezinhle kunazo zonke zomjikelezo wokuqeqeshwa.
Lezi zizathu ezizwakalayo, kusho u-Seaman Jason Ramspott, oyedwa wabaholi abane base-platoon squad. Beyiqembu labantu abaye badlala lo mdlalo ngaphambili. Sibe ngabaqeqeshi, futhi sesibe semikhosi. Ngicabanga ukuthi siphelele ukuqeqesha laba bantu phezulu. Ubani ongakwenza okungcono kunabantu abaye benza ngaphambili?
Ngaleso sizathu, abaholi beqembu laba yingxenye ebalulekile yabaqeqeshi abaphila. La maqembu amabili ajwayele ukubonana ngaso sonke isikhathi sosuku. Ukuhlola okuqhubekayo kusiza ukwakha uthando olukhethekile-ukuzonda uhlobo lobuhlobo phakathi kwamaqembu amabili.
Ngokuvamile, sonke siyahambisana, kusho uSimpson. Ngisho ukuthi, sinalo lezo zinsuku lapho singazimeli futhi sifisa sengathi bengekho, kepha siyabonga ngaso sonke isikhathi. Benze izinto esifuna ukuzenza, futhi bakhathazekile ngokuthi senzani.
Bafuna siphumelele.
U-Eaman U-Emily Chvosta, omunye wabaholi beqembu labaqeqeshi, ukhuluma ngokucabanga. U-Chvosta uthi umsebenzi uwenza abe nomuzwa wokuthi uthanda okungaphezu nje kwe-instructor kulaba abalindi abaseduze.
Babengabaqeqeshi nakanjani abaholi be-platoon, kusho uCvosta. Sonke siphezu kwalaba basolwandle usuku lonke amasonto ayisithupha. Siyabashaya, sibahlole futhi siyisixhumanisi sokuqala ku-chain-of-command yabo. Uma benenkinga ngokuthile okuphathelene nokuqeqeshwa noma ngisho nento ethile, bangaya kithi futhi bakhulume ngakho. Sifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bafunda izindlela zomgcini, kodwa sifuna ukubona ukuthi abathintekile kakhulu.
Uma oqeqeshwayo enenkinga, kunesikhathi esiningi phakathi nosuku ukuba bawakhule. Abajwayele ukuqeqeshwa usuku luqala ngaphambi kuka-6 ekuseni, ngokuhlolwa kwegumbi lokusa.
Emva kwalokho, emva kokugcwele usuku lokuhlolwa nokufundiswa, usuku lwabo luphela isikhathi eside ngemva kokushona kwelanga nge-ironing, ekukhanyeni nasekugqeni izintambo ezindlini zabo. Umkhuba uhlinzeka abaqeqeshi abaningi nje amahora ambalwa okulala ngobusuku.
Ngokuqinisekile ngeke uthole ubuthongo obuningi; mhlawumbe ihora noma amabili ebusuku ebusuku, kusho u-Airman u-Andrew Bartlett, ilungu elisha labalindi abadubula iqembu. UBartlett uqede isigaba sakhe sokuqeqesha ekuqaleni kukaJulayi. Uma ungazange ujwayele ukuhamba ngaphandle kokulala ekamu le-boot, uzodingeka ufunde kusenesikhathi lapha. Kuyinto enzima kwabanye.
Ngokuvamile, akuyona indlela yokuphila abajwayele ukucabanga ngayo lapho befika ezinsukwini zokugcina zekampu le-boot. Kungase kuzwakale njengento okuthiwa yiqembu lamaNavy amabutho omkhumbi omkhumbi. Akukho okungaqhubeka phambili eqinisweni. Ngenkathi kuneziqu ezifanele ukuba yilungu ngalinye elimele ilungu libheke, wonke umuntu othunyelwe emisebenzini yokuqapha imikhosi ukhetha isabelo ngesikhathi semoto. Ngokubuyisela lesi sabelo, izinkampani eziningi ezikhethayo zibeka ngokuzithandela isikole sokuthola ithuba lokuya eWashington, DC Phakathi neminyaka emibili nomqaphi, Uma abafundi beqedile isikhathi seviki eziyisithupha, omunye, amalungu amaningi awaziwa ekugcineni njengabalindi abagcwele. Kungumzuzwana abaqeqeshwayo ababheke phambili. Labo basolwandle bakhetha Izikole azikwazi ukuqhubeka phambili no-E-3 odlule.Naphezu kwalokho, ukukhetha kuyinto elula kwabanye.
Ngami, kwakuyithuba lokwenza into engekho abanye abantu abazoyenza, uRamspott uthe ngesinqumo sakhe sokujoyina uMlindi wesiGungu. Abaningi bethu baqeda ukuthola izikole eziqinisekisiwe emva kwalokho, kodwa into eyinhloko kimi ukuthola ithuba lokumelela yonke iMavy nsuku zonke. Ihlonipho elikhulu kakhulu.
Labo abangenazo izikole banelungelo lokuthuthukisa eklasini elincane lekilasi lesithathu emazingeni angadingi izikole.
Uma bejoyina futhi baba abaqaphi, bathola amathuba amaningi abanye abaSailors abangazitholi. Amalungu amaningi omlindi wamanje abekhona emihlanganweni emikhethekile e-White House, emgodini weSoldier Unknown, emakhomishini wemikhumbi nezinye izenzakalo.
I-Chvosta fondly ikhumbula umcimbi owodwa.
Ngaqaphela ukubaluleka kwalokho engikwenzayo lapho ngisekhona lapho ngimemezele igama leCVN 77 - USS George HW Bush. Ngangimi eduze [Bush] kulo mkhosi. Ngangingxenye yomlando ngendlela. Akukho lutho oluphezulu.
Ngesikhathi esincane samahhala abanayo, abaqeqeshwayo bayakwazi ukujabulela ukunethezeka kwamakamelo abo, okufaniswa nekhwalithi eketini lehhotela.
I-SAFS uJohson Johnson, kusho abezindaba ezinhle. Ngenye yezinye izindiza Abasolwandle Ngikhuluma nabo, ngiyabona ukuthi sinokuhle kakhulu. Bayafana nesigumbi esincane samakamelo amabili okulala. Kumele kube ngcono kunamanye amabutho ezinkampanini.
Lapho abaqeqeshwayo beqedela isikhathi sesonto eliyisithupha, omunye, amalunga anolwazi oluthe xaxa ekugcineni ewabona njengabalindi abagcwele. Kungumzuzwana abaqeqeshwayo ababheke phambili.
Angiqiniseki ukuthi uzozizwa kanjani, kodwa ngilinde, uSimpson uthe. Ngiyazi ukuthi sonke siyi-E-2 ne-E-3 enhle kakhulu, kodwa ukuhlonishwa kusho okuningi kithi. Into ethile esiyisebenzela yona kusukela kwesibili sifika lapha.
Ngemuva kwesikhathi sabo sokuqeqeshwa kweviki eziyisithupha, abaqeqeshwayo base bejoyina iCreate 1st kwelinye leqembu lokudubula kanye namapulangwe we-casket, noma i-2nd Division kwelinye lamathimba wokugqoka kanye nemibala yamatshe.
Ukunquma ukuthi ubani ohambayo lapho umyalo kuyinkinga enzima, ngokusho kukaKonkol. Sibheke ngempela izinto ezintathu uma sinquma lokho, usho kanje. Sizama njalo ukuhamba nezifiso zomuntu, kepha sifuna ukubuka amakhono omqeqeshi. Ngezinye izikhathi umuntu uzovela ezindaweni ezithile ngaphezu kwamanye. Futhi kuhlale kunenkinga yomuntu. Kumelwe senze izinto ezizosigcina ezingeni elifanele lomnumzane ku-platoon ngayinye.
Futhi kulabo ababaqeqeshwa ngaphambili, lelo phuzu lapho beqala ukuzwa ukuthi baye bafinyelela ezingeni elithile lokuphelela. Uzizwa ungenakunqotshwa okwesikhashana, uBartlett uthe ngezinsuku zakhe zokuqala njengelungu lomlindankulu. Ngandlela-thile, isikhathi sakho sokuziqhenya empilweni yakho lapha.