Sawubona! NginguDave, futhi ngisanda kuqala i-paper-trail ukujoyina i-Air Force yokugcina njengengxenye yezokuphepha. Lena incazelo eningiliziwe ye-MEPS yami e-New Orleans, eLouisana. Akusiwo ushukela ophekiwe, futhi unemininingwane eminingi. Ngithemba ukuthi abaqashiwe bangathola lokhu kuyasiza.
Ihhotela
Ngifika e-Double Tree Hotel eNew Orleans ngabo-7: 00 ngoMsombuluko. Lapho ngizigijimise, ngazimisa egaraji elizungezile (okwakungaba yindawo yokupaka mahhala).
Ngibhekene nebhokisi eliqukethe iphakethe lami lwazi kanye nezinguquko zokugqoka, ngangena ekamelweni elihle kakhulu futhi ngaya edeskini yolwazi. Inkosikazi ngemuva kwe-counter yangithumelela kwenye idesksi yokufaka i-MEPS.
Indoda ngemuva kwaleli desi kwakungeyona into enhle. Wangikhumbuza uRoy omubi (kusuka "ama-Wings"). "Siddown, ngizoba nawe okwesibili," esho. Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, wabuza igama lami futhi wanginika ibhodi lokunamathisela ngefomu kuwo. "Funda konke bese ubhalisa ngezansi."
Ngenza futhi ngisayina. Le ncwajana yathi, empeleni, ungashiyi ihhotela, ungene ekamelweni lakho ngo-10, ungaphuzi, ungenzi izidakamizwa, ungabangeli inkathazo.
"Nansi ikhi lakho. Hlalani lapha bese ulinda isikhalazo," esho, ekhomba iqoqo lezinqola ekhoneni le-lobby lobby. Kakade behlezi abanye abambalwa, ikakhulukazi besifazane. Intombazanyana encane yayinePakethe ye-Marine Corps. Abanye ababili babamba amafolda e-US Army National Guard.
Omunye umuntu wasondela wahlala phansi, iphakethe le-US Army ngesandla.
Ngokushesha, "uRoy" wasondela futhi washaya phezu kwethu sonke. Wanikeza iziqondiso eziningi zokuhlala kwehhotela, namathikithi okudla. Wabe esengena esitokisini somshini womshini imiyalo yokushayela imoto, ukukhumbuza uMqeqeshi Wokuqeqesha, ngaphandle kokukhala.
"Funda konke engikunika khona ngoba uzobekwa icala, ngisho noma ngingakufihli. Uvunyelwe kuphela endaweni yakho, indawo yokubambela, indawo yokudlela, indawo yokuzivocavoca, nendawo ye-movie. I-movie idlala amahora amathathu.Uma usuka kulezo zindawo, ngeke ufike ku-MEPS Uma ungagqoke izingubo ezifanele endaweni yokuzivocavoca, ngeke uhambe ku-MEPS. Uma uziphatha ngendlela engafanelekile, noma ungagqoki lutho olungalungile, wena ngeke ihambe ku-MEPS, lokhu kufaka phakathi ama-cutoffs, ama-T-shirt amhlophe, izinto ezihlambalaza, ama-midriffs, ama-flip-flops noma amathangi. Isidlo siyakhonza kuze kube ngu-10: 00 ekuseni. , ngeke udle. Ukudliwa kwentwasahlobo kuhanjiswe ngo-4: 15 ekuseni, ibhasi lihamba ngo-4:45 elibukhali Uma ungadli ngo-4: 45, ngeke udle. Uma ungekho ebhasi nge-4: 45, uzodinga ukuthola enye indlela yokufinyelela ku-MEPS, ngoba ngeke ngikusize. Kufanele ubuyele ukhiye wakho ekamelweni ngo-4: 15 ekuseni. Uma ungenjalo, awuyi ku-MEPS. Ungase n Ukwenza izidakamizwa. Uma wenza, ngeke uhambe ku-MEPS, futhi uma kwenzeka izidakamizwa uzoya ejele. Yiba ngamakamelo akho ngo-10: 00. Uma ungekho amakamelo akho ngo-10: 00 ngeke uhambe ku-MEPS. Ungase ungasebenzisi amafoni emakamelweni akho.
Kukhona amafoni lapha, lapha, futhi lapha. I-Wake-up call ngo-3:15 AM. Ilokho kuphela."
Mina kanye nentombazane encane yaseMarine Corps yahamba eya ezikhungweni ukuze sithole amakamelo ethu. Ngaphandle kokucabanga, ngokushesha nje lapho umnyango uvuleka thina bobabili sahamba, ngokushesha siqaphela ukuthi kwakungekho emhlabathini wethu. Sase sihleka futhi sabuyela emuva.
"Ujoyina amaMarines?" Ngiyabuza.
"Yebo," esho.
"Hewu."
Ngemva kokufika esitelekeni sami sangempela (sangempela), ngaphuma futhi ngaya ekamelweni lami, # 1130. Ngemva kokushiya ukhiye wekhadi, umnyango uvule wembulwa imibhede emibili egcwele, ithelevishini ngokulwisana, kanye namadikidi ambalwa. Umakhelwane wami wayevele ekhona ngaphambi kwami. Ngabeka isikhwama sami edeskini, ngilahla ithikithi lami lokudla nephakethe, futhi ngazama ukushintsha isiteshi kuthelevishini. (Akusizi ngalutho, njengoba ngingasitholi kude, ngingalokothi ngicabange nje ukusebenzisa izinkinobho ku-TV).
Ngokuphathelene nehhotela: ulethe izingubo zokubhukuda nezingubo zokuqeqesha. Angizange ngikuzisole ngakho. Ungase ube nesikhathi esiningi ezandleni zakho. Kuyinto yokubhukuda okuningi okujabulisayo kunokubheka ku-TV. Ngemuva kwemizuzu engama-30 yokubulala, uhlala naye wangena, waxhaswa ngumfokazi ekamelweni lakhe, wahlala embhedeni wakhe.
Ngithi, "NginguDavid," ngisondeza isandla sami.
Waphendula wathi: "Tom," ngithungatha isandla sami kancane. (Igama lishintshiwe ukuvikela abangenacala).
Khona-ke akukho lutho. Wayeyithulile, futhi ngangingenaso isithakazelo ekugcineni ingxoxo edizayo, ngakho ngazithethelela futhi ngaya endaweni yokudlela esitezi lesishiyagalolunye.
I-"buffet" yayinezinkwa, i-hamburger patties, ulethisi, utamatisi, namafries aseFrance (Gee, noma yini esingayenza nalezo zithako? Ngenhlanhla, ngikhumbula ama-Big Mac [noma kwakungobani?] Ezentengiselwano futhi ngazakhela hamburger). Indawo yokudlela (okuyinto empeleni igumbi elikhulu lomhlangano eliguqulwe ngokukhethekile nge-MEPS) lingenalutho ngaphandle ... Intombazane yaseMarine! Ngangijabule ngempela ukumbona, njengoba iqhwa lase liphukile kakade. Sixoxe ngokuthi kungani sijoyina, futhi yini esilindelwe, kanye nezinzwa zethu mayelana nosuku olulandelayo. (Ngesinye isikhathi, isizathu sakhe sokujoyina yilokho engikuzwile kulo lonke ubusuku, "Ngangifuna ukuhamba, futhi uma bengingahlanganyeli, ngizohlala laphakade").
Ngokushesha omunye umuntu wangena ekamelweni. Wayenomzimba omncane futhi omude ngezinwele ezimhlophe ezikhanyayo. "Yini oyifaka ngayo, ngabuza," (Yikuphi okwakuboniswa ingxoxo kulo lonke ubusuku. Angazi uma amagama ahlale eshintshaniswa).
"Amadoda," wamemezela ngokuziqhenya, "nawe?"
"I-Air Force Reserve."
Waphenduka intombazane yaseMarine. "Wena?"
"Amanxiwa," kusho u-coyly.
"Wow. Unesibindi."
Uxoxe ngalokho ayekuzwile nge-MEPS, ukuthi benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze bangakufaneleki.
Enye intombazane yangena yahlala kwelinye itafula. Ngamemeza etafuleni lethu futhi wajoyina ngentshiseko nathi. Wasitshela ukuthi ujoyine i-Army. Siphendule ngamagatsha ethu. Wabe esephendukela intombazane yaseMarine.
"Ujoyina ini?"
"Amanqamu."
"Yikes!"
Intombazane yaseMarine yayingethusa, kepha samkhumbuza ukuthi siyayiqhenya kanjani, nokuthi wayenza kanjani kahle.
Abafana abathathu bama-gangsta-rapper bangena (baqedile ngamaketanga egolide!). Izinhlobo ezinjalo akuzona isixuku sami esivamile, kodwa ngiwadonsa etafuleni lethu lokugcwalisa ngokushesha. Ngikhumbula ukuthi yi-Sgt. U-Hartman uthe ku-Jacket Full Metal: "Nangu nonke nilingani ngalutho!"
Ababukeli be-gangsta babesabeka njengathi sonke. Omunye wayejoyina i- Army National Guard kanti omunye wayejoyina i-Army.
"Ujoyina ini?" bacela intombazane yaseMarine.
"Amanqamu."
"DAMN Intombazane!"
Ngokushesha baqinisekisa uMarine Girl. "Yonke imayini engake ngazi ama-REPRESENTS!" (Ngathatha ukuthi lokhu kwakuyi-complement ephezulu).
Sekude isikhathi sesiqedile ukudla kwethu, sasihlala ngesikhathi sokubulala itafula futhi sixoxisana ngezindaba zokujoyina, "Roy" ekwindwendwe, futhi maduzane isihloko sezempi savela.
"Ngifuna umsebenzi wedesksi," kusho u-Guard Man (owayekade e-Gangster Rapper). "Ngifuna ukungithola i-MBA ne-Army izoyikhokhela."
U-Army Man wayehlukile. "Angicabangi uma ngiya empini. Ngiyazi ukuthi kuzwakala kuyinqaba."
Bengingacabangi ukuthi kwakunzima neze, ngamtshela.
Ingxoxo yathatha intshisekelo ezithakazelisayo ngemuva kwempi yafika. Sabe sesaba kakhulu futhi sasikhululekile ngokuqondiswa kwempilo yethu manje. Sasijoyina ngokuzithandela inkonzo yezwe lethu ngesikhathi sempi. Abaningi bangaqonda ukuthi kungani. Senzile.
Imizuzu eyishumi kuya kweshumi, sanquma ukuyibiza ngobusuku, sahlukana phakathi kweziqondiso zethu. Kwakungomunye wabusuku obuhle kakhulu engake nginakho.
Ngabuyela ekamelweni lami (elingenalutho) futhi ngaphawula ukhiye wami wokuhlala naye wangasese edeskini. Ngokushesha ngazwa umuntu engqongqoza emnyango, futhi ngangivulela ohlala naye ohlazekile.
"Ngiyaxolisa," kusho u-sheep.
"Ayikho inkinga."
Ngichitha imizuzu engama-45 ngiphonsa futhi ngiphenduka. Umbhede wami wawungakhululekile, futhi ingubo yami yayisabekayo (Akusikho esimweni esibi, engazijwayele). Ngangingazitshela kusuka ngaphesheya ekamelweni ukuthi umakhelwane wami wayengalali noma kunjalo, ngakho nganquma ngethuba elinye ingxoxo.
Ngathi: "Lo mbhede uyangena."
Waphendula wathi: "Nami futhi," uhlangene nani? "
"I- Air Force Reserve ."
Waphendula.
Kumelwe ukuba wayesaba ngoba wayesebenzisa ihora elihle engitshela ngomqashi wakhe, idolobha aphuma kulo, umsebenzi wakhe, ukuthi wayejabule kanjani ukuthi uzokwazi ukuqeqesha emhlabeni wonke. Empeleni wayeyindoda enhle kakhulu.
Kwakuyisikhathi sokulala. 3:15 bekuyoba lapha ngaphambi kokuba siyazi.
I-Blink. Bekulapha.
Ngathatha isisindo esisheshayo, ngiphundukile futhi ngigqoke kahle (i-T-shirt, i-jeans, nezicathulo ze-tennis). Ngabe sengifaka umnyango futhi ngiye endaweni yokudlela engezansi ukuze ngithole olunye ulwazi "lwe-buffet". Ukulindela kwakukhona indoda e-suit eyathatha okhiye bethu futhi yahlola amagama ethu ohlwini.
I-buffet: Amaqanda, ubhekeni, okusanhlamvu, ubisi, ijusi le-orange. Ukudla kwamaqhawe yonke indawo.
I-MEPS
Umqashi wami wanginika imiyalo yokuthatha imoto yami ku-MEPS, ukuze ngihambe lapho ngiphelile. Ngamazwi akhe, "Kukhona njalo umuntu onenkinga engavamile ethatha phakade."
Lapho ngibona ibhasi lifika, ngatshela umshayeli ukuthi ngizomlandela. "Into eqinisekile, kodwa lapho sifika khona, ngenza ukuphenduka ngakwesobunxele, uya ngqo. Ngizoyithatha umnyango wangemuva. Uzodinga ukuhlola imoto yakho."
Ngifake imoto yami emotweni yokupaka, futhi ngaphuma. I-tollbooth yayivaliwe, ngakho ukupaka kwami ubusuku obukhulu kwakungakhululekile. Ngilindele eduze kwebhasi, futhi lapho selihamba, ngahamba.
Ukushayela bekuthulile (njengemigwaqo eminingi ngo-4: 45 ekuseni emvula). Kungakapheli imizuzu engama-30 kwakungu-New Orleans MEPS isikhungo / i-Naval Support Academy. Isheke sami sangaphakathi sasihlelekile. Kwakukhona abalindi esangweni, ababheka ilayisensi yami yokushayela futhi bangikhomba esakhiweni lapho ngidinga khona ukudlula. Ngaphakathi kwaleso sakhiwo kwakukhona indoda eyayidinga ilayisense yami, ukubhaliswa, kanye nobufakazi bomshuwalense. Ngabanikezela, ngisayine ifomu, futhi ngahamba. Wangiqondisa: "thatha ilungelo elidlula lesi sakhiwo, hamba ngqo kuze kube yilapho ungasakwazi ukuhamba futhi uhambe kahle. Indawo yokupaka kanye nomnyango we-MEPS ukhona."
Iziqondiso zakhe zaziqondile.
Okulandelelwe kwakungaphandle kwe-movie. Ibhasi lalikhulula emigqeni emibili eqondile (eyodwa engangijoyina yona) ngaphansi kwe-awning ngaphandle kwendawo. Kwakusebumnyama kakhulu, ukuduma kuqhuma phezulu, imvula yehla.
Amadoda amathathu ku-BDU abambe ama-flashlights ahamba phansi emigqeni ehlola izingubo zethu. Omunye wabo wamemezela, "Ukhona yini ophethe izibhamu, imimese noma izidakamizwa?"
Ayikho impendulo evela kuzithameli ezethusa.
"Beka phansi izikhwama zakho bese uzikhiphela!"
La madoda avusela "i-airport security wands" phezu kwemithwalo yethu. Azikho izigameko.
"Uma singena esikhungweni se-MEPS, uzohlukaniswa yigatsha futhi uthunyelwe ekuxhumaniseni kwakho! Gcina izikhwama zakho emakamelweni omakiwe!"
Umnyango wangikhumbuza isiphephelo sezindiza. Kwakukhona imigqa eminingana yokuhlala, idesksi elide, nokuningi noma abasebenzi abanjengejubane abahamba phambili.
"Air Force lapha, Marine Corps lapha, Army lapha kanye Navy lapha!" umemezele enye, ekhomba amahhovisi ahlukene.
Ngagcina isikhwama sami futhi ngaya e-Air Force ukuxhumana nabanye abazohlala nabo-Airmen. Phezu kokungena, umugqa owakhiwe, lapho amaphakethe ethu eqoqwe khona futhi amagama ethu abizwa. Sanikwa ama-nametags ukuze sigqoke amahembe ethu, futhi sithunyelwe kwelinye umugqa "kwiDeskithophu yokuLawula" ekwindwendwe enkulu esangena kuyo. Lo mzila wawude kakhulu futhi uhamba kancane kancane. Ngaphandle kodonga kwakuyizithombe zohlelo lomyalo kanye nobuholi bezempi obuvelele. Ngaphambi kwepakethe kwakunguNobhala wezokuPhepha uDon Rumsfeld no-Commander-in-Chief uGeorge W. Bush. Ngiyaziqhenya ngokukhonza ngaphansi kwala madoda.
Ngokushesha, ngase ngingaphambi komugqa futhi nginikezwa ifolda egcwele igcwele amafomu namadokhumenti. Ngangifundiswa ukungena Igumbi # 1 phansi kwehholo ngakwesobunxele sami. Kwakukhona uphawu olukhulu olukhomba indlela yami, futhi ukuvula umnyango wembule igumbi eligcwele amandla. Abantu abambalwa bokugcina bangena futhi bahlala phansi, futhi umuntu omude owafika wangena wangena ngemuva kwesikhulumi.
"Kulungile. Ngingu _________. Siyakwamukela ku-New Orleans MEPS." Wabe esemboza imithetho nemigomo yalesi sikhungo ngokuningiliziwe. "Kukhona igumbi lokudla okune-arcade ngaphakathi. Kukhona njengelungelo, kulindeleke ukuthi uligcine lihlanzekile. Uma sithola udoti phansi, kuzovalwa futhi ukudla kwakho kuphela kuzoba namanzi avela emthonjeni. Ukudla kuzothunyelwa kusukela ku 1000 kuya ku-1300. Uma uzwa ucingo lokugcina futhi ungadli, hlala okwenzayo futhi uthole ukudla kwakho. Uma ungenjalo, ngeke udle. "
Wabuye wamboza umthetho wokungena-slouch we-lobby. "Kukhona izindawo zokuhlala endaweni yokubambela abantu, ungapheli, ungalali, kukhona amagatsha amane lapha. Ngiyakunitshela ukuthi uma umkhumbi uzokubambalala, impendulo yakhe iyohluka kakhulu kunoma ubani omunye." Akukho ukubhema kule ndawo, ngaphandle kwetafula lepikiniki ngaphandle kweminyango esemqoka. Weluleka noma ngubani ogqoke "ibhulukwe lezimpahla" ukuze athole ibhande ekuxhumaniseni kwabo njenge-ASAP. "I-pantants too low ngeke ibekezeleleke."
Wabe esehlanganisa Ukubhalisa Okukhohlisayo. "Uzophendula imibuzo eminingi ugcwalise izinhlobo eziningi. Uma uqamba amanga kunoma ubani noma kunoma yikuphi, kuzobhekwa njengokubhaliswa okukhohlisayo futhi uzobe uneminyaka engaphansi kwemibili ejele futhi ukhululekile ukukhipha."
Umuntu olandelayo ukungena ekamelweni wayengumfana odumile owayegqoke izingubo zomhlengikazi obomvu. Wanikeza izikhala. "Ungabeki lezi zikhala emilonyeni yakho." Wabe esehamba ngayo yonke imibuzo yomuthi wezokwelapha. Wabuye wahlanganisa uMthetho Wobumfihlo. "Ungabelani nanoma yiluphi ulwazi lwezokwelapha nanoma ubani ngaphandle uma engudokotela. Ungavumeli noma ubani ahlole amarekhodi akho. Uma ngikubamba ubonisa amaphepha akho komunye umuntu lapha, ngizozithemba futhi ngizwakalise ukuthi 'Ungcono ukuyeka lokho.' Uma u-Marine ekuthatha, uzokhamuluka kakhulu kuwe futhi akuthumelele ekhaya. Uma othile ekuxwayisa kanye, ungabuyeli futhi. Kunabantu abaningi lapha, futhi uhlale ubukwa. "
Omunye umfana waphakamisa isandla sakhe. Kwadingeka aye endlini yokugezela.
"Cha, awuhambi endlini yokugezela. Uma wenza kanjalo, ngizobe ngizofika usuku lonke ngilindele isampula somchamo kuwe."
Kwadingeka ahambe MANJE.
Le ndoda yayicasulwa. "Hamba nami." Wabe esenezela, ephendukela ekilasini, "Ungenzi lutho olungalungile lapha. Ngeke ngibe nomthwalo wemfanelo uma abantu bezokuza ukuthuka nawe."
I-ASVAB
Ngokushesha wabuyela, futhi saqeda ukugcwalisa iphepha eliphelele. "Ngubani lapha okufanele athathe i-ASVAB?"
Ngaphakamisa isandla sami, njengoba kwenza nabanye abangu-20. Wanikeza wonke umuntu amathobhu amancane, amhlophe futhi wayala abantu base-ASVAB ukuba benze umzila. "Thatha ithubhu kusuka ku-wrapper bese uyibamba ngomgodi omncane phezulu obhekene nami."
Izilimo eziyizigaxa zazinguhlolo lokuphefumula. Wabeka umgodi omncane phezu kwedivayisi, futhi safundiswa ukuphefumula kuwo. "Ungabe ushaya kakhulu kanzima. Vula kanje."
Wonke umuntu emgqeni wami wadlula, futhi sasihlehliselwa phansi ekamelweni lokuhlola. Kwakugcwele amakhompiyutha, futhi ngamunye wethu wabelwa isiteshi. Ukulinda kwethu kwakuyi-terminals, amaphepha amabili wephepha, nepensela. Satshelwa ukuthi singasebenzisa kanjani amakhompyutha. Kube nezinkinobho ezingu-5 ngaphesheya komugqa wekhaya wekhibhodi obhalwe nge-ABCDE futhi ibha yesikhala ibhalwe ngokuthi "ENTER" Kwakukhona inkinobho yokusiza obomvu phezulu. Isivivinyo, satshelwa, sithatha amahora amathathu, futhi singashiya lapho siqeda.
Babengasondeli. Ukuhlolwa kwakuyisikhathi eside futhi kunzima. Ngilungele ukuphothula iziqu ku-LSU, futhi ngithathe ukuhlolwa okunamandla. Lezi zigaba phakathi kokubi kakhulu. Ihlukaniswe yaba yizigaba eziyi-12 zobude obuhlukahlukene, uhlobo, nobunzima. (QAPHELA UMSEBENZI: Bheka ABCs ye-ASVAB , ngolwazi oluthe xaxa).
I-Medical Exam
Ngemva kokuqeda ukuhlolwa, ngathunyelwa ukuze uthole igazi lami. Kube nomugqa we-5 noma ngaphezulu ngaphambi kwami, kodwa ukulinda kwakunemizuzu engaphezu kwengu-10 kuphela. Ilungu labasebenzi bezokwelapha labuza igama lami futhi langenza ngifaka inombolo yami yokuphepha yomphakathi. Wabe esehlala esihlalweni futhi wadonsa igazi. Uma u-squeamish mayelana naloluhlobo lwenhlobo, ungakhathazeki: akulimazi. Nokho, kuthatha isikhathi esithile. Yiba nesineke, uhlale ukhululekile futhi ubheke kude.
Ngemuva kokuthi igazi lami lidonswe, ngase ngiphakamise umchamo wami. Umugqa endlini yokugezela wawungekho isikhathi eside. Nganikwa ikhobe encane, futhi uya emthinini futhi "unike isampula" (isigamu esiphelele). Yebo, kukhona umbukeli, kodwa cha, "akayena" ebhizinisini lakho.
Wahlala nje ohlangothini futhi wenza isiqiniseko sokuthi akukho msebenzi ozwakalayo. Ngemva kwalokho, ngimi emgqeni ngine isampula yami, ngilinde ukuyihlola. Kwakungenakwenzeka kancane, futhi umzila uhambe kancane kakhulu.
Sicela ungenzi ihlaya, "Kubonakala sengathi ubhiya." Sekudala. Uzwile.
Okulandelayo kwaba ukuhlolwa kwegazi. Ngangihlala esihlalweni esincane eceleni komshini owawenza ukufundwa. Kwakufana kakhulu nomshini ezitolo eziningi ezidakamizwa eMelika, kuphela umbukeli owayehlola izinga lami lenhliziyo. Inqubo yonke yahlala imizuzu embalwa kuphela.
Ukuhlolwa kweso kwakuthandeka kakhulu. "I-line 9" yayifana noMnyango Wezithuthi Zomnyango noma udokotela we-eye, kepha ukuhlolwa kokuqonda okujulile kwakungumbulali. Kukhona imigqa engu-10 noma ngaphezulu yemibuthano engu-5, futhi kwakudingeka ngithole umbuthano osondelene nami. Nganginenkinga ngemigqa embalwa, kanti umhloli wangitshela ukuba ngigcine amehlo ami futhi ngiphumule okwesibili. Ngenza, futhi ngakwazi ukubona indandatho esiseduze ngokushesha.
Isiteshi esilandelayo kwakuyisimangaliso esesabekayo.
Empeleni, kwakungeyona into embi. Cishe ngu-10 wethu wangeniswa egumbini elikhulu nodokotela, futhi wasiyala ukuba sihlubule emabhokisini ethu futhi sime emgqeni obhekene nodonga oluphikisayo. Udokotela wahamba futhi wehla futhi wasinika ukuhlaziywa okubukekayo kumathambo noma ukubhoboza. Sabe sesiyala ukuthi sithinte izinzwane zethu ngokulandela ngqo.
Udokotela wahamba phezulu, wehla izimpande zethu. Khona-ke, safundiswa ukwenza ukuhlolwa okuhlukahlukene kokulinganisela nokuhamba ngamakhono. Kwakudingeka sinyathele emilenzeni yethu yesobunxele bese sithuthela izinzwane zethu, bese sijikeleza izinyawo zethu, sithuthukise phezulu, phansi, nokunye njalo. Okufanayo nomlenze wesokudla. Kwakudingeka senze okufanayo ngezandla nangezingalo zethu. Kwakudingeka silandele ukuhamba, okwakungenjalo njengoba kuzwakala. Sasivivinywa ukuhlolwa kwamanzi, lapho sasiba khona iminwe kadokotela ngamehlo ethu, futhi wavula ukukhanya futhi wahlola abafundi. Abantu baseMoyeni nabo kwadingeka "baphucule" izindlebe zabo.
Yonke inqubo idlule imizuzu engu-20 kakhulu. Kwabe sekubekwe isikrini esikhulu futhi kwakudingeka sihlangane nomuntu ngamunye. Kwadingeka ukuthi "Vula ikhanda lakho bese ukhwehlela" bese uguqa bese umvumela ukuba ahlole noma yikuphi ama-Hemorrhoids. Yiqiniso kwakungenakwenzeka, kodwa wonke umuntu kwakudingeka akwenze, futhi ngingayithatha noma yikuphi "isheke" somuntu.
Ngemva kokudedelwa futhi ngigqoke, ngase ngizohlolwa ukuhlolwa. Kwakuyisikhathi sakusihlwa, futhi abaningana babasebenzi babedla. Ngemva kokulinda amaminithi angu-15, umhlengikazi osuka kulolu suku wangifaka esiteji esingafaneleki lapho ngifaka khona i-earphone futhi nginikezwa "I-Jeopardy-buzzer" engangiyiyo ukuchofoza lapho ngizwa i-beep. Lokhu kwakuyinkqubo ende, futhi kuhambisana nokuzwakala kokuphefumula kwami kanye nemisindo yabantu ngaphandle, kwakunzima kakhulu.
Lapho sekuphelile, umhlengikazi wavula umnyango futhi wabhala amaphuzu ami. Wenza ubuso obuhle lapho ebheka, okwangikhathaza. Ngabe ngangibuza.
"Nope, evamile."
Lokho kwakungiphumuli, futhi ngase ngiya ekupheleni kwami kokugcina kosuku: ingxoxo yomuntu siqu nodokotela.
Umzila wadlula amaminithi angu-15 noma ngaphezulu, futhi ngangikhathazekile kakhulu ngakho. Nganginenkinga yokuphefumula engavumelekile engosini yami yezokwelapha , futhi ngangesaba ukuthi ngizokwenza i-DQ mina. Ngaphambi kokushiya i-MEPS, ngenza umsebenzi wami wesikole futhi ngathola imibhalo edingekayo evela kudokotela wami mayelana nesimo sami, kuhlanganise nemiphumela yokuhlolwa kwemisebenzi yamapulmonary. Ngangiphinde ngiphule ithambo lapho ngisemncane kakhulu, kodwa ngingenayo imininingwane noma iphepha (ngangingeke ngiqiniseke ukuthi iyiphi ithambo).
Udokotela wangifaka wangena, wangitshela ukuthi ngifunde isigaba ukuze ngifunde ukufunda nokubhala. Uma ungakwazi ukufunda lokhu, akufanele ube nenkinga nayo. Wangibuza imibuzo yami yebo "yebo" egameni lezokwelapha (Wayengabonakali ukukhathazeka ngokulimala lapho ngineminyaka engu-5). Ngangibuye ngichaze incazelo yami ngaphambi kokuya ku-MEPS. Lokhu akusho ukuthi ngangingathembeki noma ngigodla nganoma iyiphi indlela - ngokuphambene kakhulu. Kwakunemininingwane ephelele, enembile, futhi ecacile, futhi yahlanganisa umlando wami nesimo samanje (ngishiye i-NOTHING ngaphandle). Wajabula ngokuthi ngase ngithathile ukuhlolwa komsebenzi we-pulmonary, futhi ngisayine kuwo.
Ngangingena.
Ngenxa yokuthi ngijoyina i-Air Force, ngathunyelwa ekamelweni elincane elinomshini wesisindo kuwo. Umshini uqobo ufana ne-guillotine, ne-bar enkulu yokuphakamisa ngaphambili. Umhlengikazi wabonisa ngaphandle kokulinganisa. Kwakukhona amazinga angama-4 ahlukene okwehlisa umzimba. Ngikwazi ukuphakamisa konke okungu-4, yize okwesine kunzima kakhulu.
Umabhalane wedeskiti wathatha ifolda yami yolwazi (engangiyithola kulo lonke usuku) futhi ngithumele ukucubungula kokugcina komhla. Wangitshela ukuthi ngihambe ngidle ukudla kwasemini, okwakuyisikhulu esikhulu ngoba ngangilamba.
Ngahamba ngaya ekamelweni lokudla, lapho intombazane ekhangayo ehamba ngezinyawo yayilungiselela ukunikeza i- "Call Last". Kwakukhona ama-sandwich angu-6 ashiywe, yonke inyama, ngakho ukukhetha kwami kwakungelula kakhulu. Amanzi ase-bottled wasesiphuzo sokuzikhethela, futhi nami nginalo. Kwakumnandi, futhi ngiwusondeza ngamaminithi, futhi ngaqala kuma-chips amazambane nama-cookie. Ngemva kokugubha amanzi ami nokuhlanza udoti wami, ngabuyela ekamelweni lezokwelapha lapho ngilinde khona amadokhumenti ami okugcina.
Nginike ifolda yami, futhi ngiyifake ku- Air Force yami yokuxhumana "Usuqedile nge-MEPS!" kusho isikhulu sezindiza.
Usuku lwami ku-MEPS luphelile.
Ngaqoqa isikhwama sami kusuka ekamelweni futhi ngabuyela emotweni yami ngashiya phansi. Ngavakashela umqashi wami futhi ngamtshela izindaba ezinhle, futhi ngaqala ukukhetha umsebenzi. Ngihlose ukujoyina ama- Security Forces .
ISIQONDISO SOKUPHAKATHI: Ngenxa yokuthi uDave ujoyina amaReerves, inqubo yokukhetha imisebenzi yenziwa nge-Recruiter. Ukube uDave wayebhalise emsebenzini osebenzayo , isipiliyoni se-MEPS sasingafaka ukukhethwa kwemisebenzi , Ukukhulumisana Kwezokuphepha , futhi (mhlawumbe) ukubhalisa kwi- Programme Yokungena Emisiwe (DEP). Ukwengeza, uDave wathatha i-ASVAB nomzimba ngosuku olufanayo. Eziningi (eziningi?) Izindawo ze-MEPS, namuhla, i-ASVAB yenziwa ntambama yokufika, kanti inqubo yokwelashwa / yokuqashwa komsebenzi ifezwa ngosuku olulandelayo.
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Eminye imicabango yokugcina ku-MEPS:
- Ungalindeli ukulala okuningi ebusuku.
- Yidla ukudla kwasekuseni kwakho.
- Akuyona into embi, futhi uma unaka ngeke ube nezinkinga.
- Gcina ndawonye ngesikhathi se-ASVAB. Yebo isikhathi eside. Yebo kunzima. Zihamba wena futhi wenze okusemandleni akho.
- Qinisekisa emlandweni wakho wezokwelapha. Uma unenkinga engavumelekile, thola wonke amadokhumenti ongawafaka kudokotela wakho, bese uthola ukuhlolwa kwe-RECENT. Yenza incazelo yakho yezokwelapha isilungele: yigcine icacile futhi ichazwe ngokuningiliziwe, futhi igcine ilungile. Vumela amaqiniso akhulume ngokwawo. Odokotela banengqondo kakhulu.
Ngithemba ukuthi uzothola lokhu okuwusizo! Inhlanhla ekuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kwe-MEPS!