Ukuqeqeshwa Okuyisisekelo Sokuvikela I-Air Force
Ukufika esikhungweni sezindiza eSan Antonio Airport kwakungenayo i-TIs lapho isilindele khona, noma ngabe yikuphi noma ngabe yimuphi umsebenzi wezempi. Ngafika ntambama, kanti ibhasi elilandelayo eya eLackland AFB lalingakafiki kuze kufike ngo-1700. Ngangingomunye wabantu abambalwa bokuqala ukuhlala emaphoyiseni futhi ngenza inkulumo encane njengoba abantu abaningi beqala ukufika. Ibhasi alizange lifike kuze kube ngu-1800, futhi kwakungomshayeli womphakathi ukuhamba ibhasi lokuhweba.
Sonke sasiqala ukwesaba njengoba sisondela kuLackland. Sonke sasilindele ukuthi ama-TIs afike ngokuzumayo esizungezile okwesibili esifikile futhi siqale ukukhamuluka ebusweni bethu ngokuthi singumuntu oyisiphukuphuku nokuthi siyibheka kanjani isimungulu.
Lapho ekugcineni sifikile, i-NCO yangena ebhasini futhi yasitshela ukuthi sithathe izikhwama zethu bese sihamba, kodwa wayengeke akhonce noma noma yini. Kwakukhona abanye ababili abangaphandle abagijimela esakhiweni sokuqeqesha, kodwa namanje akukho ukukhamuluka. Sonke safaka ekamelweni futhi sasihlala emadeskini amancane. Enye i-NCO yasichaza, ngakho-ke sigcwalisa iqembu lamaphepha ukuze kusetshenziswe. Enye yezinto abasitshele ukuthi sibhale phansi kwaba yi-331 TRS - yilapho ngathola ukuthi yiliphi iqembu eliqeqeshiwe engabelwe lona. Ngangikhohliwe lokho engikuzwile ngakho, ngakho-ke ngangingazi ukuthi yini engingayilindela. Kwakukhona abanye abesilisa kusukela ku-319 TRS lapho ngemininingwane (i-319 lapho ngigcina khona futhi ngiyikhulula khona), futhi abambalwa babo babengaphandle nathi ngemuva kokuqeda amaphepha bese siphumelela ekwakheni.
Ngaleso sikhathi sasiqhutshelwa ukuxoshwa ku-squadron yethu - i-331 TRS enhle, etholakala yedwa ngokwayo, ngokumelene neHhovisi Lamahhotela, lapho kutholakala khona ama-TRS angu-4, futhi eduze eduze ne-BX encane ne-Burger King (okuvinjelwe). Siphakanyiswa phezulu e-dorm ngomhlaka-2 phansi futhi satshelwa ukuba sime eduze kwesikhala sodonga.
Umshini ngamunye wodonga unombhede ohambelana nawo (ishiya 12 ukuya embhedeni 12) njalonjalo. Sasivalele izinto zethu eziyigugu esibhekeni lethu lokuphepha. Kwakukhona kakade abesifazane abaningana ababefikile ababevele sebelele. Sithatha imvula futhi silungele ukulala, khona-ke izibani zaphuma. Ngo-0445 abalindi be-OJT dorm (abaqeqeshwe noma amaviki airmen esandulele senza u-dorm watch kanye nokusigcina emgqeni futhi basitshele ukuthi senzeni ngesikhathi samahora ebusuku kuze sifunde ukwenza umlindi we-dorm) sisiphakamise. Kodwa kwakungeyona into embi - omunye wabo wavula izibani futhi wathi: "vuka." Kodwa hhayi konke ukusa ekuseni kwakunjalo. Futhi kwakulolo suku, usuku lwethu lokuqala loqobo, ukuthi ukuklabalaza nokushaqeka nokwethusa kwaqala. Ama-TI ethu avumela ukuthi imidlalo iqale.
Uzodinga umuthi wokugcoba umzimba, i-toothbrush, ukugeza komzimba, i-deodorant, njll. Nokho, ekugijimeni kwethu kokuqala kwe-BX, basitshele ukuthi konke kufanele kube okufanayo, futhi enye ye-TIs yethu, ikakhulukazi, yayithanda umuthi omncane wokuhamba kanye nokunye ama-razors nezinto. Ngakho-ke kwakudingeka sithenge lezo zinto ngokuphindaphindiwe ku-BX. Abaningi bethu baqala ukusebenzisa ezinye izinto zethu (zifakwe esitokisini sethu sokuphepha emithini yethu "yezinto zomuntu siqu") emva kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala. Akuzange kubaluleke kakhulu uma nje idayi lakho lihlelekile.
Kulungile ke. Okungenani konke lokho engangikuthengile kusengaphambili ngingayisebenzisa ekhaya manje. Ungakhetha ukukwenza noma iyiphi indlela. Bahlala behlukana nawe futhi ama-TI ahlukene azokunikeza imiyalelo ehlukene, ngakho konke kuxabana futhi kuphazamiseka. Imithwalo yakho yempi izobe ikhiyiwe ekamelweni ku-dorm, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uthatha konke okudingayo. Ngeke ukwazi ukungena kuwo kuze kube khona ngaphambi kokuphothula.
Ekuqaleni, i-TIs izama ukukhipha indiza yakho ngaphandle bese uyibeka endaweni yokungcola. Bazozama ukuphonsa wonke umuntu ngokumelene nawo wonke umuntu ukuze kungenzeki ukuba iqembu. Yilapho kufanele uhlangane futhi udale ukuzimisela nokuxazulula ukuthi uzodinga kakhulu ukuqeqeshwa. Zibekwe ekuqhekekeni kwakho konke; kungukuthi wena nendiza yakho ukuzakhela.
Enye yezintandokazi ze-TIs izinto ongayenzayo isongela. "Uvuselelwe kabusha! Kungcono ukupakisha izikhwama zakho namhlanje!" "Isihogo sizoqhwaza ngaphambi kokuba ngikubone uphumelele!" Futhi kubonakala sengathi sibi kakhulu. Bangase bahambe baze babe nomqeqeshi ukupakisha izikhwama zakhe baphinde baphume ngaphambi kokuba banqume ngesihawu ukuba bamgcine ezindiza. Kodwa izinsongo zabo zadala izikhathi eziningi ezesabisayo phakathi ne-BMT.
I-AETC (I-Air Education and Training Command) Ifomu 341 ibhekiselwa nje ngokuthi 341 (amathathu amane nanye) ngokuyisisekelo. Lezi zincwajana ezincane zephepha zinegama lakho, isikhundla, inombolo yohlu, indiza kanye ne-TRS ebhaliwe kubo. Bakubhala kahle kakhulu kunoma iyiphi ingxenye noma isiyalo esilawulwayo futhi kungasiphi isizathu. Kuyinto engavamile ukuthi i-TI izothatha eyodwa kuwe ukuze iboniswe kahle. I-99.9% yesikhathi lapho i-TI izothatha eyodwa kuwe ukwenza okuthile okungalungile - ukwehluleka ukubingelela iphoyisa, ukuqhuba ukunyakaza okungafaneleki, isitatimende esingakalungi sokubika noma ukulahlekelwa kwezempi. Noma yini futhi konke angayithatha 341. Zihlanganiswa zibe yi-fourths ubude, futhi 3 kufanele zigcinwe ephaketheni lakho lesehlathini lesokunxele lensimbi ngezikhathi zonke. Uma unguGcina noma Uqaphe, ikhophi yemiyalo yakho kufanele igcinwe lapho futhi. Futhi uma uthola i-Airman's Coin yakho, lokho nakho kuzofakwa kule pocket. Noma ubani angathatha u-341 kuwe, ngisho nabanye abantu banikwe igunya lokukwenza. Zibuyiselwa ku-TI yakho ngokuvamile ekupheleni kosuku olufanayo noma esikhathini esithile ngemva kwesikhathi. Kodwa khumbula nje, isikhathi kuphela 341 sibalwa ukuthi i-TI yakho ikutshengile. Ngangifakwa eyodwa ngesikhathi sonke, kanye nezinye izinsikazi eziningana. Enye ye-Blue Ropes isenzele ukubeka izipho ezipholile ngeGatorade ngomcimbi we-Warrior Challenge. Wasinika imiyalo yokuthi singayenza kanjani: "Lawa maGatorade kulawo mabhokisi amasha, kodwa lawo asekhamera yiwona asebekhulile, kodwa ufuna kuphela ukusebenzisa lezi ngapha, futhi enye yalezi kanye neyodwa ebhokisini " njalo njalo. Sonke sasididekile kangangokuba sasingazi ngempela ukuthi senzeni. Washiya futhi saqeda ukuvula amabhokisi amabili ngaphezulu kunalokho okwakufanele sikwenze. Wasiklebhula lokho futhi wathatha 341 ngamunye wethu. Wabuza ukuthi ngubani owatshela wonke umuntu ukuthi avule amabhokisi amaningi, kodwa akekho owawenza, sonke senza nje into yethu. Ucele ngamunye wethu ukuba achaze, futhi ngaphambi kokuba senze ngisho nesitatimende sethu sokubika ukuthi uzoba kanjani, "Cha. Noma yini Okulandelayo." Ngakho asizange sithole ngisho nethuba. Kodwa oh kahle. Akekho kithi owadingeka asayine ama-341s.
Izinto zakho zokuhlanzeka zangasese zigcinwa ekhabetheni lakho lokuphepha ngendlela ethile nokuhlelwa. I-drawer yakho yokuphepha ibuye ithwale izinto zakho eziyigugu nanoma yini enye njengezinhlamvu, ukuma, ama-slips wokuqokwa, noma yini. Unezinkinobho ezingu-2 ku-drawer yakho, futhi uzigqoke entanyeni yakho cishe yonke imizuzu ku-BMT. Ngaso sonke isikhathi baye bagqoke ihembe lakho; uzongena enkingeni uma unezinkinobho zakho ezilindile. Unelungelo lokuxubha amazinyo akho njalo ekuseni nasebusuku, futhi ugeza nsuku zonke. Ngeviki leMpi kakhulu iningi lethu lanciphisa kanye noma lingekho nhlobo ngoba kwakubanda kakhulu futhi kwakungekho isikhathi sokuthi imvula ibonakale. Kwakukhona, kodwa ithemba lokubanda lasenza sahluleka. Imvula yayishisa, kodwa kunzima ukuthola izifudumezi ku-Weekly Warrior.
Iviki leZero, lide kakhulu, isonto elibi kakhulu le-BMT. Awukwazi ukwenza okulungile. Ngaphula phansi ubusuku obusithathu futhi phakathi nobusuku obuningana ngemva kwalokho. Ngangikuzonda ngenkuthalo futhi ngithemba ukuthi nginesifo noma into engangikhulula. Kunamathani okucubungula nokuqokwa kwakho. Ngenhlanhla, indiza yami yayifake imifenifomu ngosuku lwesibili, ngakho-ke akudingeki sigqoke izakhamuzi isikhathi eside. Kulukhuni ukudla okokuqala nazo zonke i-TIs ikuqhuma futhi ebusweni bakho ehholo lokugaya. Kukhona ngisho neqoqo eliphelele lezinqubo okumelwe lilandelwe ehholo lokugcoba, esasikhulume ngabo ngobusuku obuphambili. Yebo-ke asikwazanga ukukhumbula konke, futhi-ke, awukwazi ngempela ukwenza ukunyakaza okubhekene ncamanje ngakho-ke uzokuthola kulokho ehholo lokugaya. (Njengoba uqhubekela phambili ngokuqeqeshwa abhekene nakho, ubheke phansi futhi ubingelela ehholo lokuzikhandla ukuze usebenze.)
Ukunakwa kwemininingwane kugcizelelwe. Kunamathani amaphepha nama-rosters ukuze asayine. Uma ufaka izimpawu zokubhala noma ukubhala ngokungemthetho noma ukuqhuma ngenxa yokuthi awukwenzi ngokuqondile ngendlela i-TIs eshilo ngayo, bese uqala kabusha. Yiqiniso, kwakukhona njalo okungenani okuyisikrini esisodwa njalo. Kuqala ukuba yinkimbinkimbi-nje ngokubhala phansi igama lakho noma inombolo phansi. Izinkulumo eziningi - indlela yokulondoloza idokodo yakho, yenza umbhede wakho, usebenzise izitatimende zokubika, ukubhekana nokunyakaza nokuhamba, njll njll njll. Ngaphakathi kokuqala ubusuku obuthile, i-TIs izokhipha inhloko ye-dorm ukuze ilandele yonke indawo indiza, kanye nabaholi abangu-4, enye emgqeni ngamunye wemibhede. Bathi bavame ukukhetha laba baholi bezemfundo ukuthi ngubani ophumayo, mhlawumbe ngisho nje ngoba bathule kepha benze izinto zabo zenzeke, noma labo abaqinisa kakhulu futhi abanokwethenjelwa, noma abadala futhi abavuthiwe. Noma nje ngoba bafuna ukukhetha umuntu ngaphandle kwe-blue. Konke kuxhomeke kuma-TIs akho. Abaholi bezingane banomsebenzi onzima odinga ukuphendula nokuzibophezela okuningi. Njengomunye umuntu oshayela indiza okuthile, induna ye-dorm ingadingeka ikhokhele iphutha. Uma umuntu engenayo inqubo yokubika yakhe eqondile, umholi wabo weqembu uzokhathala. Futhi ngezinye izikhathi i-TIs ingenza isisindo siphume umholi wabo, futhi lokho kungenza kube nzima nakakhulu kubo bobabili. Uhlala uhamba eduze ne-canteen yakho nge-TRS yakho nenamba yakho yombhede (inkulumo ethi "1/2 kuya ku-3/4 isantanethi ngehora, ungadluli 12 ngosuku" izoshiswa ibe yingqondo yakho), futhi lelo dolothifoliyo emnyama emnyama ipeni, i-notebook kanye ne-BMTSG (Umhlahlandlela Wokufundiswa Okuyisisekelo Wezempi) ukuze ukwazi ukufunda ngaso sonke isikhathi - ngaphandle kwamanzi, ama-aphoyintimenti, ngosuku lokugcina. Ngokushesha uzodinga ukwazi lonke uchungechunge lwakho lomyalo, kusukela kuMengameli kuya ku-Dorm Chief yakho, kanye nesimo sabo se-rank and paygrade. Bafunde bashiye ngakwesokudla, ngakwesobunxele, behlangene nangendlela ngayinye, ngoba uzokwenyuka kuwo, ikakhulukazi emgodini wenyoka lapho wonke ama-TI ehlala khona ehholo lokugaya. Funda, futhi wazi izinto zakho emuva futhi phambili.
Empeleni asizange senze imininingwane noma isilondolozi sokugcina (okuyinto engizokuchaza kamuva) kuze kube yiviki lokuqala lokuqeqeshwa. Wonke umuntu wabelwa imininingwane ngesikhathi sokubhalwa kwesikhashana (emva kokuqhafaza, isikhathi lapho nonke ningena esitolo samaminithi futhi nidlulele izinto nge-TI yakho; ngokuvamile kuvame ukungahleleki - into yokuphela yosuku). Bayibuza ukuthi ubani othembekile, futhi abantu beyophakamisa izandla zabo, futhi uzokhetha umqaphi wokuqapha i-dorm (umsebenzi onzima kakhulu, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala). Noma ngubani obonile isibhamu - futhi lapho ukhona umbhede wakho kanye nokuqondisa izicathulo. Imibuzo enjengaleyo ukuze bakwazi ukubeka abantu abanekhono endaweni ngayinye. Noma, uma ubaphawula, noma ngenxa yokuthi bafuna, bangakubela kunoma iyiphi imininingwane. Ababi kunazo zonke bangabalindi bomgwaqo kanye nabagijimi bezinyawo. Ekuqaleni, i-TI yethu ithatha labo ngaphandle ngenxa yokuthi baqhubeka behlekisa noma bavele bamqeda. (Ekupheleni, noma kunjalo, omunye wabo wakhethwa ukuze ahlonishwe.) Futhi uma ungaphakamisi isandla sakho futhi uzisebenzile, uzothola imininingwane embi kakhulu. Njengoba ngangizama ukuhlala ngemuva futhi ngingomunye wabokugcina okumele ngithole okuthile. Ngangibekwa egumbini lokulala, okwakungalungile, kodwa akusiyo yonke into embi (ngokuthakazelisayo sathola ukuthi i-TI yethu yayiyi-latrine crew ngenkathi ehamba nge-BMT). Futhi ngenxa yemininingwane ngayinye, "induna" ikhethwa ukuba iholele bonke abasebenzi - indlovukazikazi yasendlini, induna ye-aligner, isikhulu segumbi losizo, njll Ngokuvamile yibo okufanele bavuselelwe lapho kukhona okungalungile ngemininingwane yabo , ngakho-ke abahluleki ukufika kumaqembu abo ukuze benze izinto zabo zenzeke kahle.
Ngenye inothi, abanye benu bangase bazibuze mayelana nokuhlanza nokuhlanza okumile. I-TI yakho izokwabela abasebenzi bokuhlanza. Bayoba nesibopho sokuqoqa nokuhambisa izingubo. Ukulinda ekuboniseni kwakho kokuphela kombhede kuyisikhwama se-greenstring yokuhlanza i-drawstring yokugqoka esikhwameni sokuvala esikhwameni esisodwa (sebenzisa ukuvulwa kwe-zipper ngoba kulula kakhulu kunokuqeda ukuphela komdwebo, okumele kugcinwe ngendlela ethile). Ngaphakathi kukhona izikhwama ezingu-3 ezimhlophe zepulasitiki ezinama-twist ties kanye nezikhwama ezingu-4 ezimhlophe zippered. Izikhwama zepulasitiki zihlanzekile zokuhlanza okumanzi njengamathawula (futhi kulawo ma-BDU amanzi uma uwela emanzini enkambweni yokuzethemba njengo-97% wethu okwenziwe). Izikhwama zesikhwama zamasaka akho angaphansi. Uboya obomvu namasokisi okotini nezinye izinto ezimnyama zihamba ndawonye, futhi amabhande amhlophe nezingubo zangaphansi nezembatho ezinjengemibala zifakwa kwesinye isikhwama. Zigcine zihlukile uma ungafuni ukuthi abamhlophe bakhole imibala engafani embala eluhlaza. Abasebenzi bokuhlanza bazoqoqa njalo futhi babuyele yonke impahla yokuhlanza, kodwa ungamangali uma izinto ziphenduka zingekho. Kuyinto nje iqiniso lokuthi uhlanza izingubo eziyisisekelo. Imishini yokugeza / yokumisa eyisisekelo ayizinhlanzi. Uthola izingubo zakho futhi ubukeka ngendlela efanayo, mhlawumbe kancane kangcono. Okungenani kuyamnandi kangcono. Ama-BDU nama-blues ahlanzekile ahlanzekile njalo. Kukhona ukuhlanza okomile okuphansi kwesigaba ngasinye. Okwamanje yi $ 4.00 yeqoqo le-BDU, i-$ 2.65 ye-blouse eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, futhi uma ufuna ezinye izintengo ezithile, nginayo amarisidi ami namanje. Kodwa noma kunjalo, konke kuhlanganisa. Bakutshela, ekuqaleni, ukugqoka ama-BDU wakho (futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ku-blues yakho) okungenani kwezinsuku ezimbili ezilandelanayo. Yiqiniso, silandela imithetho ngokuqinile ekuqaleni, kodwa njengoba uqhubeka, ufunda izindlela zokuhweba. Ayikho indlela esayisebenzisa ngayo imali eningi ngokuhlanza owomile uma kwakungadingeki. Abanye bethu babegqoka ama-BDU ethu cishe amasonto amabili. Lokho kungase kuzwakale kuhle kakhulu, kepha kunzima, ukuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo. Ujwayele izinto ezimbi. Ngokuqondene nama-blues ethu, ngeke siwahlanze ngokucophelela sonke isikhathi sesibili; iningi lethu lingamane litshale noma yini esiyidingayo ngosuku olulandelayo. Ngendlela, okokuqala, uboniswa ubusuku bakho ngesethi ye-BDU ku-hanger elilenga ngaphambili kwesikrini sodonga (futhi iphothifoliyo yakho kanye ne-341 esihlalweni sakho). Ekugcineni, uzoqala ukulenga ama-BDU njengosuku lokubonisa futhi ngoba uzoba ne-blues yakho ekuboniseni ubusuku. Nginezincazelo eziningiliziwe kuzo zonke lokhu ku-BMTSG yami futhi ukuhlelwa kwezinto ezihlolwe ukuhlolwa kusekhona okusha engqondweni yami. Buza noma yimiphi imibuzo oyifunayo, kodwa uzofunda kahle le ndaba ngenkathi ukhona.
Ekuqaleni kwendiza yakho izofunda ukuthi ungakwenza kanjani "ukushayela uthuli." Kungcono kakhulu ukuthulizela i-dorm yakho phezulu phezulu ngezansi ngezandla zakho nasezandleni zakho nasemadolweni. Izinto ezinhle. Omunye wamalungu akho okushayela uzokhipha imilayezo, futhi yonke indiza izokhipha umyalo njengoba enza. Ukumanelela okuthile okufundayo ukwenza kahle futhi kaningi ku-BMT. Ngenhla yecala, empeleni asizwanga kuma-TI ngaphandle kokuthi sitshelwa ngokuqondile ukuthi senze kanjalo (ngezikhathi ezingavamile) noma sisho i-motto yethu noma sihlabelele ingoma ye-Air Force noma into enjalo. Kodwa noma kunjalo, ngesikhathi sokuthulila uthuli uzozwa imiyalo efana neyodwa, "I-top of your locker wall!" Windowsill! Uhlangothi lwesigcawu sakho sodonga! Emigwaqeni yokulala! Imilayezo eqondile! Imigwaqo ehambisanayo! Phakathi kombhede wakho nombhede womakhelwane wakho! Ngaphansi kombhede wakho nombhede womakhelwane wakho! " Futhi njalo kuze kube yilapho "Isikhungo sikhangisa, sibeka emkhatsini we-tile! Lungiselela ukushayeka kokuqala!" Khona-ke u-sweeper wehla wezokuqoqa lonke uthuli nosizi kanye no-junk. Angizange ngiyazi lapho zonke izinhlanzi ezinkulu ezinothuli zivela khona imini nobusuku eSan Antonio. Mhlawumbe banzima izidumbu ngaleyo ndlela ngakho kunzima ukuhlanza. Khona-ke kuphuma okwesibili ukushayela uthuli oluthandayo.
Idokodo yakho yodonga igcinwa ngendlela ecacile. Sinezinto esazenza ukuze sihlale sijabule nge-BMT kancane kancane. Uhlangothi lwakho lwesobunxele lokwakha udonga lubamba ama-BDU, i-jacket yakho, nezingubo ze-PC phakathi kwezinye izinto. Sifunde ukugcina amaqoqo amabili we-BDU angasetshenzisiwe kubakhi bezingodo zethu. Bayaba bahlanzekile, ngakho-ke sizodonsa zonke izintambo, susa izitshalo zokuhlanza ezomile bese sibeka ifenifomu ngendlela efaneleko. Ngaleyo ndlela besingeke siphinde siphinde siphinde siphinde siphinde siphinde siphume futhi sihlale silungele ukuhlolwa. (Kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi yenza isheke kabili nje ngaphambi kokuhlolwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ifenifomu ayizange ishintshe kwi-hanger noma izintambo eziningi azizange zivele). Futhi i-drawer yakho yokugqoka inezindwangu, izingubo zangaphansi, amabhande, i-pantyhose, ama-t-shirts omnyama namasokisi. Konke kufanele kukhombise izimpawu zokusetshenziswa (ngaphandle kwe-pantyhose), ngakho-ke sebenzise ngendlela encane ngangokunokwenzeka, mhlawumbe kanye uma ukhona, ugeze futhi uwufake kahle bese uyifaka ekhabetheni lakho ukuze ukwazi ukushiya njengaleyo yokuhlola. Abanye abantu kwezinye izindiza basitshela ukuthi basebenzise futhi base befaka yonke into emidwebeni yabo ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa sibonile njengokuchitha isikhathi. Ukubamba kahle nokugubha kanye nokwenza izici kanye nokwenza amathawula ahlanzekile kanye nama-t-shirts omnyama kuphela kuthatha amahora ngamahora. Yisebenzise ngokuhlakanipha isikhathi sakho.
Iphephe imisindo nge-2100 ngeSonto ngoLwesine ebusuku futhi ihlambalaza ngo-0445 ngoMsombuluko kuya ngoLwesihlanu ekuseni. Ngacabanga ukuthi i-reveille yayinobuhle ngaphambi kokuba ngifike ku-BMT. Ngokushesha ngafunda ukuzonda. NgoLwesihlanu nangomgqibelo ebusuku ubomvu bekungama-2200 kanti ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto ekuseni ekuseni reveille kwakungu-0545. Same uyahamba ngamaholidi. Kodwa uma iholidi linguMsombuluko, uMgqibelo olandelayo uyusuku lomsebenzi ojwayelekile ngezikhathi ezijwayelekile zomsebenzi ngoba usuvele unezikhathi zokugcina ngeMpelasonto ngoMsombuluko.
Iningi lamasonto onke ekuseni, indiza yakho kufanele ivele ibe yindawo yokwenza phansi ngaphansi kwe-overhang. Kusuka ku-reveille, unemizuzu engama-10-15, mhlawumbe ungaphansi, ukuze ugqoke, gcwalisa isantanethi sakho, uthathe iphothifoliyo yakho uphinde unciphise izitebhisi. Uma usungulwa, kukhona ukuphendula (uma i-TI noma isikhulu se-dorm sithumela kunoma ubani ophendulayo, ngokuvamile omunye u-TI noma i-NCO, "Sir / Maam, indiza ___ bonke abakhona futhi babalwe!" Ngezinye izikhathi kuphelela kulokho futhi Ubuye ubuyele phezulu, kodwa ngokuvamile, sizoba "nokukhulunywa ngalolo suku," okwenza ngandlela-thile ukuba kube into efanayo nsuku zonke - "Phuza 1/2 kuya ku-3/4 isantyazane ngehora, ungadluli 12 usuku lonke, sebenzisa izikhonkwane lapho ukhuphuka futhi wehla izinyathelo.Bingelelisela zonke izimoto zabasebenzi ezibhalwe kahle. "Blah blah blah." Sabe sesihlabelela ivesi lokuqala leNgoma ye-Air Force, silandelwe amagugu amathathu ayisisekelo - ubuhle, ubuqotho, isevisi Ngaphambi kwalokho, futhi ngezinye izikhathi emva kwalokho, sizomemeza into yethu yomculo wesiqubulo (angiqiniseki ukuthi ibizwa kanjani.) Akuzona zonke izigcawu eziba nazo. Bangebuza ukuthi, "Uyini umqeqeshi we-331?" Sizobuyela emuva, " Mnumzane / Maam, umqeqeshi ongu-331 ukhuthazwa, uzinikezele, awukwazi ukumiswa, ongenakuchazeka, ongenakunqotshwa, okhuphukela phezulu ... " d njalo njengoba yethu iya. Kuyasiza ukwakha ukuziphatha kweqembu kanye nomoya wokuncintisana.
Isonto lokuqala, kusengcindezi ngempela - namanje, isikhathi lapho kufanele usinde. Ulwazi oluthe xaxa lufakwe ku-skull yakho ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi, ngisho noma wazi izinto zakho, uthola iphutha ngoba ingqondo yakho ibhukuda futhi uthola ukhathazeka kakhulu. Usujwayele nokujwayela amalungu akho omshayeli. Ukufika endaweni eseduze nabanye abangu-50-60 bangakwazi ukufika ngokushesha emithanjeni yakho. Ukuqala kuleli sonto, sihlanganiswe nomshayeli wethu wezindiza. Sasizohlukanisa e-A Bay naseB Bay, kanti abesilisa abalala e-A Bay yokulala kwabo babezohlanganiswa nabesifazane abalala e-A Bay yeDorm yabo kanye neB Bay efanayo, ngakho-ke singaba izindiza ezimbili nabesilisa nabesifazane ekuhambeni ngalunye. Sasihamba yonke indawo ndawonye, sidle ndawonye, siya ezindaweni zokuqokwa, njll. Into kuphela esenza ngokumelene nomunye yayiphelele ukuhamba indiza. Kodwa ngisho namaphuzu ahlukaniswe.
I-Cadence yayithakazelisa ngempela. I-TI ngayinye yayinendlela yakhe eyingqayizivele yokubiza ucingo. Kwabe sekukhona labo ababesekuqeqesheni okwakuyosikhulula ngaso sonke isikhathi siphume esinyathelweni ngokubiza ucingo ngonyawo olungalungile bese besimemeza ngenxa yokungahambi. Kodwa kuzwakala kumangalisa. Angazi ukuthi bafunda kanjani ukukwenza esikoleni se-MTI noma kunoma yini, kodwa benza lezi zintathu emqaleni, zifana nemisindo yomsindo noma into yokucula i-cadence. Kodwa kuzwakala kumangalisa. Futhi uJody uyabiza njalo kumnandi. Indiza yethu yenziwe eyethu futhi yavunyelwa ukuyisebenzisa ekupheleni kokuqeqeshwa.
Iviki lesi-2 alibi kakhulu. Uyakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wakho manje, kuzodingeka ukhuthaze ukuhlola kwakho kokuqala. Owokuqala ukuhlolwa kwamahhala, okungabalwa. Owethu, ngenhlanhla, waya kahle kakhulu. Kuyinto ehlekisa ukuthi ama-ups kanye nama-downs ashesha kakhulu. Sizokwenza i-TI yethu iqhayise ngomzuzu owodwa, bese uphonsa uphinde umkhiphe olandelayo. Konke ngokuqondene nemininingwane. Olunye uhlaka oluthuli olwenziwe ngaphakathi lufaka iTI esimweni sokufutheka. Konke kufanele kube okuphelele. Zama kangcono ngangokunokwenzeka, ngoba kungenzeka. Izintambo ziphuma kuyo yonke indawo, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuhlanza okomile, ngakho qinisekisa ukuthi uyazihlola ngokucophelela. Amaqembu abelwe isayithi le-FTX, i-Confidence Course, i-KP, Isikhungo Sokutholwa kanye nezinye izindawo ezihlukahlukene. Ukusebenza kahle kakhulu usuku lonke, kodwa akudingeki udle ehholo lokugaya njengalolu suku olunye. Noma uthola ukusebenzisa imishini yokuthengisa, noma uma ukhona ku-KP, uthola isikhathi esiningi sokudla futhi uthole ilungelo lokudla ukudla okulula kanye nama-dessert. Kodwa-ke, uyawathola ngokuhamba ngezinyawo kusukela ekuseni kakhulu kuze kuhlwe. Kwadingeka sivuke cishe ngo-0215 bese sihambela kwelinye ihholo lokugaya. Sasihamba ngezinyawo (ngangijabule ngokubelwa izimbiza nezinhlayiya - ukuhlambalaza, ukugeza, ukuhlanza, ukupuniza, ukuhlambalaza usuku lonke) kuze kube yilapho siphindela esiqhingini sethu ngasekupheleni kuka-2030. Ufunda ukubonga wonke umsebenzi ohambayo ekudleni ukudla kanye nalokho okwenzeka ngemuva kwalezi zicabha ezimbili ekhishini. Ngangizonda, kodwa okungenani ngangingadla kakhulu futhi ngakwazi ukupheka amaswidi.
I-WOT iyinkampani kanye namakilasi amaningi. Eziningi zezifundiswa. Qiniseka ukuthi ufunda futhi unake ngoba uzodinga ukwazi ulwazi lwe-WOT 4. Okunye kwalokhu kuhlola okumangalisayo kwenziwa. Ulungele amablues akho! Futhi uthola lezo zithokozi ze-BCG ezikhishwe.
Wena ukhuthazelela "Iviki Eliyisihogo." Akukona ngempela lokho okubi, uma nje ufunde kahle, uziphoqe ukuhlangabezana nemigomo ye-PC futhi ungasetha i-dorm yakho ngakwesokudla. Leli sonto ligcina ukuhlola, ukuhlolwa kwe-PC nokuhlolwa kwe-EOC okuzokwenza ukuthi unqume yini noma cha. Kungaba nzima. Ukuba nokuqapha kwezemfundo okukhuthele (othile obhekene nokuqinisekisa ukuthi indiza uyazi umsebenzi wabo wokukhumbula nokuhlola izinto) kuyasiza ngempela. Indiza yethu kanye nezindiza zethu zabafowethu babe nezinhlupho ezingu-0 zohlolo lwe-EOC namabanga angaphezu kuka-40 aphezulu (90 noma ngaphezulu).
Iviki lempi - silungiselela ukubhekana nezimo zempi futhi samukela umqondo we-Aerospace Expeditionary Force. Uzodubula i-M16-A2, udlule egumbini legesi, wenze inkambo yokuzethemba, uhlale uhleka uM16 futhi u-kevlar kumuntu wakho, uhlale ematendeni, udle etendeni elibi futhi udle ama-MREs (engicabanga ukuthi angamahle, ngaphandle kwebhontshisi embi kanye nelayisi burrito, ikakhulukazi uma kubanda), uthatha amakilasi aphikisana nobuphekula, ukunakekelwa kosizo kanye nobuddy, imidlalo yempi, nokuzivocavoca okukhulu ekugcineni lapho usebenzise konke okufundile. Uthola imali ye-Airman bese uqedela ukuguqulwa kusuka kumqeqeshi ukuya ku-airmen emcimbini wokugcina.
Ngaphambi kokuthunyelwa, sabuza mayelana nomgwaqo womgwaqo ngesikhathi seviki leMpi. Satshelwa ukuthi ngeke kube khona umakethe. Kwakunezimakethe eziningi, ezinye zinde, kodwa hhayi "uhambo olusemthethweni". I-TIs isitshele ukuthi kwakukhona ukuhamba kwemikhumbi emibili; (Inothi Lomhleli: Empeleni, kwakuyi-marathon ka-5.3-mile), nokho, owesilisa ufile ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngephutha elilodwa. Ukufa kwakhe kwakungavumelani ngokuphelele nokuhamba, kepha baqeda umgwaqo wamgwaqo kusukela eValent Week. Ngakho-ke, njengalesi sikhathi, akukho mgwaqo womgwaqo owenziwa ngesikhathi seviki leMpi. Angazi ukuthi bazoyibuyisela noma yini, kodwa ayikho okwamanje.
Uma unama-TI amahle, athola inhlonipho yakho. Futhi uma wenza ingxenye yakho, uzothola i-theirs. Siphuthele ama-TIs ethu ngeviki leMpi ngoba sinezifundo ezihlukene ngokuphelele zabafundisi. Akubona ngabanye abelwe izindiza, kodwa abafundisi abaningi ngabanye abanemisebenzi yakhe - efundisa ekilasini lokulwa nobuphekula, ngokuba yi-IDMT, ukuqhuba umhlangano (i-briefing eyenziwa njalo kusihlwa), njll. , Owesilisa wesilisa noweshumi nambili. Sabe sesihlukaniswa ngama-AEF amane ahlukene, ngamunye okuthiwa ngemuva komuntu obalulekile. Njengendiza yethu yomfowethu kanye nokuhamba kwethu, kanye nezinye izindiza ezimbili, babelwe ngokuthi "AEF Airey," emva kweCMSgt yokuqala ye-Air Force. I-AEF ngayinye yabelwe imisebenzi eyahlukene phakathi nesonto. I-FTX, i-CATM (ukuqeqeshwa kwe-M-16), ukuqeqeshwa kwe-NBC kanye namakilasi konke okwenziwa ngezikhathi ezahlukene ze-AEF ngayinye. I-AEF yami yayine-FTX kuqala, kanti enye i-AEF yayinakho njengomsebenzi wayo wokugcina ekupheleni kwesonto. Kwakuyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa ilungiselela izimo zokuthunyelwa.
Indiza yakho ingaqala ukuklama i-t-shirt yendiza. Abadali nabadwebi endizeni yakho, neziphakamiso nezeluleko kuzo zonke ezinye, bangakha i-t-shirt eyingqayizivele yendiza yakho. Umklamo uhlolwe futhi unikezwe esitolo sendawo ye-BX esitolo ukuze bakwazi ukukubeka kwi-t-shirt. Zonke izindiza zezindiza zinomnyama nge logo encane phambi futhi emva kwalokho inkulu enkulu ngemuva. Wonke amagama amalungu ezindiza kanye nama-TIs, kanye nenombolo yendiza ne-TRS, ingemuva nganoma isiphi isiqubulo noma i-motto oyifunayo. Kuze kube yindiza yakho ukwenza noma yini, ngokuqonda kwe-TI yakho. Vumela umklamo wakho we-shirts ubhekisela ekubambeni kwendiza yakho. Ungase futhi ube nomklamo ofakwe kwihlamvu lwemali. Ekugcineni, indiza cishe ihlale ithenga ihembe elilodwa lamaTI abo. I-TIs ibeka ama-shirts phezulu ehhovisi labo lokushayela (ihhovisi labo e-dorm) noma ukugqoka. Ngemuva kwe-BMT, ungakwazi ukugqoka ama-black t-shirts ngaphansi kwe-BDU yakho esikhundleni se-brown kuphela.
Iviki lokuqeqesha liyamangalisa. Uyaziqhenya ngokuba ngumuntu ohamba phambili futhi uhambe ngekhanda lakho phezulu. Abanye bayeke ukuba bafike emakhanda abo, kodwa zama ukuthobeka futhi usize abanye ngezansi kwakho ngangokunokwenzeka. Ufunda ukugqoka ama-blues wakho bese uqala ukuwagqoka yonke indawo. Babheka ebukhali kodwa bayingozi kakhulu ne-gig line ne-garter straps nayo yonke into. Usuku olulindile luseduze kakhulu, futhi ukubona umndeni wakho nabangane kungemuva nje kwezinsuku. Isikhathi esithakazelisayo, kodwa ungakhohlwa ukuthi akuphelile okwamanje. Ungaphumuli ngokweqile noma uthole ukukhathazeka, ngoba ku-blues yakho uyilitshe. I-TI izokuzama ukukukhohlisa ukwenza amaphutha. Kungcono ukwazi ukuthi umemori wakho usebenza kanjani, ukugqoka kahle imfashini yakho futhi unikeze amasiko nama-courtesies - konke okufundile emavikini awu 5 adlule kufanele kwenziwe futhi kugcinwe. Ungakwazi ukuthola kabusha, ngisho nangemva kokuphothula, futhi ungaba ne-Airman's Coin yakho. Ungenzi lutho oluyisiwula futhi ulandele imithetho. I-TIs ayisoloko ihlangana nawe, noma kunjalo, izoyeka kancane kancane. Qiniseka ukuthi wazi izinto zakho. Kodwa uziqhenye, ngoba uthola ilungelo lokubizwa ngokuthi i-Airman e-United States Air Force.
Ekuqaleni, nginama-TI amahlanu - isikhulu seqembu, abanye ababili, no-2 ekuqeqeshweni. Omunye walabo abaqeqeshwe uhlaselwe okuthile futhi wayengasabhekwa njengesikhwama, enye, i-SSgt Wallace, washintsha kwenye izindiza ku-TRS ekuqaleni kodwa wahamba ngezindiza lapho ephothula isiqu lapho efika khona. SSgt Shatto kwakuyi-TI yami eyinhloko, futhi wayesabekayo; Bengingeke ngicele i-TI engcono. Waqeqesha indiza yethu kahle kakhulu. Enye i-TI, i-SSgt Mathews, yayinzima futhi yenza ukuphila kwethu kube yisihogo esiphilayo phakathi kwamasonto amabili okuqala okuqeqesha. Waba iBlue Rope ngenkathi sisekhona futhi sabelwa ukuhamba ngezindiza ezibhekene neqebelengwane esikhundleni sokubaxosha. I-TI yendiza yomzalwane wethu, i-SSgt King, yahamba ngezindiza ze-A Bay. Sabe sesithola elinye i-TI, i-SSgt Ristau, cishe phakathi kokuqeqesha. Wenza ukuhlolwa, wasihamba futhi wayenaye kancane kancane ngaphandle kokuphela. Khona-ke ekupheleni, sathola elinye i-TI ekuqeqeshweni owaqhubeka esisusa ngaphandle kwesinyathelo kodwa ngcono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Sasihamba ngama-TIs ambalwa; Angazi ukuthi yonke indiza iyasebenza noma yini. Ngicabanga ukuthi abanye banalo 2 noma 3 kuphela.
I-Dorm Guard yinto enkulu ngokuyisisekelo. Yonke inqubo yezinqubo ezenzelwe ukulandelwa ukuphepha kwabahlali bendawo yokuhlala kanye nezinto zabo, ukuvimbela umlilo nokulondolozwa kwezinsiza. Wonke umuntu uyakwenza. Kukhona ukushintshwa kwamahora angu-2, futhi phakathi namahora ebusuku, abantu ababili bathatha ishintsho ngasinye. Kukhona indlela ethile yokugunyaza ukungena futhi umemezele ukungena futhi uphume ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwe-dorm. Kukhona amasheke amahora ngamahora okumelwe ayenziwe futhi izinyathelo ezithile okumele zilandelwe emlilweni, igesi noma ukuqhuma ibhomu. Yilokho okuthola abantu abaningi enkingeni. Futhi uma uvumela ukungena okungagunyaziwe ngeviki lakho lesine noma ngaphezulu, uzobe uvuselelwa ngokuzenzakalelayo. Ukuphepha kwezindiza kubaluleke kakhulu. I-OJTers kanye ne-TIs izoqhuba imiyalezo ngaphambi kokuqeqesha ukukubonisa ukuthi u-dorm walondolozwa kanjani. Bayakuthanda ukukukhohlisa futhi kukulahlekelwe ukuphathwa kwakho kwezempi ngenkathi usebusweni be-dorm, ngakho qaphela futhi uqaphele.
Kungaba nzima kakhulu ukuqhuba indiza ndawonye. Yonke imidlalo yezingqondo nezinkinga zobuqotho zenza ukuba indiza yami ihlukane. Ngaphandle kokwethemba, kunzima ukusebenza njengeqembu. Futhi abesifazane bangathola u-bitchy okumangalisayo. Kodwa ekugcineni, sasihlanganisa ndawonye futhi safunda ukuthi singabhekana kanjani nakho konke ukucindezeleka nezidingo zokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo kanye nokwakha umoya weqembu kanye nokubambisana. Nginenhlanhla yokuba nabesifazane abesabekayo lapho ngihamba khona. Kukhona njalo okuncane kuzo zonke izindiza ezinengqondo, noma kunjalo; nje ungawavumeli bafike kuwe. Hlala ucacile futhi ugxile emisebenzini eseduze.
Ngemva nje kokuba sibuyele eValent Week, indiza yami ishintshe izidumbu. Wehlela phansi ukuze sikwazi ukuya ngaphesheya kwehholo ukusuka kuhambo lomzalwane wethu (udadewethu omdala nodadewethu abade bephothule ngesonto ngaphambi kwalokho futhi izidumbu zabo zazingenalutho) .Sahamba sangena emdumbini wesilisa ngaphambili, futhi kwakufana ncamashi ngaphandle kwesakhiwo we-dorm kwakunzima kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, ngicabanga ukuthi imigwaqo nemigoqo iyafana nayo yonke i-dorm. Izindlu zangasese zinekamelo lokugeza elinesisindo ezinezinhloko eziyisishiyagalombili zeshazi, ezine ezihlangothini ngalunye. Ngokushesha ngaphandle kwamanzi kukhona igumbi lokumisa elinamabhentshi, khona-ke indawo enkulu evulekile enezingcingo ezingu-10, ama-stall angu-7 namanzi amathathu. Ngezinye izikhathi kwaba nokukhathazeka okuncane lapho sinekhefu lesigamu esingu-2 emaminithini ama-50-into ethilekazi kanye nezindlu zangasese ezingu-7 kuphela. Ngamanzi onke akwenza uphuze ukuvimbela ukungcola amanzi, ukusebenzisa i-latrine cishe kuyisidingo esiqhubekayo, okungenani thina besifazane. Ngokujulile, njalo emizuzu emihlanu sasizwa isidingo sokuyisebenzisa. Kuyahlanya ukuthi kufanele uhambe kangakanani. Isikhathi esiningi ozoyibamba ngaso, ngoba ungase uhambe, ekwakheni, ekilasini noma ama-TIs azokutshela ukuthi ungumuntu omdala futhi uyakwazi ukubamba. Yiqiniso, bavumela i-latrine iphule, futhi uma kuyiphuthumayo bayokuvumela ukuba uhambe kodwa ukukhala kuwe. Ngezinye izikhathi ama-breaks awubonakali okwanele, noma kunjalo. Ngeviki le-Warrior kunzima ngempela ngoba unesakhiwo esasikelwe esakhiweni ongasisebenzisa, futhi akekho omunye. Uma ungakolunye uhlangothi lwekamu futhi udinga ukusebenzisa i-latrine, inhlanhla ifika kuyo ngaphambi kokuphuza kakhulu. Kwakungavamile ukuba "izingozi" zenzeke. Qinisekisa ukuthi usebenzisa yonke ikhefu oyitholayo. Ngangiziqhenya kakhulu ngaphambi kokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo, kodwa ngokushesha ngajwayele ukukhombisa nokushintsha namanye ama-50 abesifazane. Ngaphambi kokuba abesifazane besifazane bahambe bezungeza i-dorm ngesikhathi sokushisa / ukushintsha ubunqunu bezintambo futhi bengakhathaleli. Akekho omunye owenze noma. Ujwayele ukuyisebenzisa.
Ngokuqondene nehlelo le-PC esayenza, kwakunzima. Zivame izinsuku eziningana zokugijima ngezinsuku ezibizwa nge-callisthenic. Ukubeka umzimba nokuzivocavoca komzimba kuqhutshwa njalo ngaphambi kwe-PC, ngokulandelana emva kwalokho. Ukuze sisebenze, singase sihambe ngamamayela angu-2 noma senze umsebenzi wokusebenza oyingxenye engu-3. Kulokho, sizokwenza "Umqeqeshi Wokugcina," lapho kukhona abaqeqeshwayo abangaba ngu-10 kuqembu elifanayo lekhono elisebenzayo emgqeni ozungeze ithrekhi. Umqeqeshi oholayo uzoba yi-pacer, futhi lowo olandela ngqo uzophakamisa ingalo eyodwa futhi amemeze, "Ugcine Uqeqesha!" Umqeqeshi wokugcina wayezoqhubeka esheshayo kusukela emuva kuze kube sesikhundleni ngemuva komqeqeshi oholayo. Umqeqeshi ovele wamemeza ngokubeka isandla sakhe phansi futhi lo mqeqeshi owayesevele ekhanda wayezophakamisa isandla sakhe futhi akhonce into efanayo. Futhi uyaqhubeka nokuqhubeka imizuzu engu-15 noma engu-20. Khona-ke kukhona ukugijimela kweyakho-ijubane elihambayo ngokulingana nesikhathi esilinganayo, bese umsebenzi wokugcina ungamaqoqo angu-6 we-sprinting imizuzwana engu-30, bese uhamba ngezinyanga ezimbili. Bahamba lula kuwe ekuqaleni futhi bakunike amakhefu ambalwa okuhamba, kodwa maduze maduze uzosebenza sonke isikhathi ngokusebenzisa lezi zivivinyo. Vele ungayeki. I-TIs izoba khona lapho kanye nawe, abanye begijima, abanye bebukele, futhi bazokwenxusa uma uhamba. Futhi uma uphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni futhi uphelelwa amandla noma into ethile, noma ukhononda kwi-IDMT (I-Independent Medical Technician), noma unenkinga ngaphandle kokulimala okungathí sina, ungalindeli uzwela kubo. Bayokwakhamuluka ngenxa yobuthakathaka. I-calisthenics iningi lokuhlala phezulu, izibhamu ezingenakubalwa zazo zonke izinhlobo, imfucumfucu ikhahlela, iminyango yemilenze, imishini yokugxuma, ama-squats ayingxenye. Konke ngokusetha okuphindaphindiwe uze ucabange ukuthi uzokhala futhi awukwazi ukuphinde ubambe izingalo zakho. Zithokozise izinto, kodwa kuhle kuwe.
ISonto laliyesabekayo. Bavumela bonke abaqeqeshwayo amahora amabili ngesonto ngemisebenzi yenkolo: 1 ihora lezinsizakalo zesonto, kanye ne-1 yemfundo yenkolo, okungukuthi isifundo seBhayibheli. Babamba izinhlobo eziningi zezinsizakalo ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zezinkolelo. Ngaya ezinkonzweni zamaProthestani, ezenzeka ukuthi zithandwa kakhulu. Kwakuyinkathi yamanje futhi ivusa, iduduza futhi ikhuthaza. Yilokho abaqeqeshwayo abadingayo. Ngangincenga ngesikhathi ngeSonto lami lokuqala esontweni. Nganginomzwelo - ngakho ngangihlala ekhaya, ngidangele futhi ngigxilile. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngifika. Into engcono kakhulu ngesonto ukuthi i-TIs ayikho nxazonke. Akekho ozokwenela noma ukudlala imidlalo yengqondo nawe. Endleleni lapho utshele khona ukumomotheka nokuphumula; usesontweni. Kuyindlela enhle yokuphoqa futhi ubuyele emuva ekuqeqesheni kancane okuqabulekile. Izikhathi eziningi njengoba amakilasi noma isonto liphela, utshelwe ukuthi ubuyele emuva "kwimodi yokuqeqesha." "Yenza umdlalo wakho ubheke emuva." Ngemuva kokuthi ukhishwe, kufanele uphinde ubeke ingqondo yakho engozini.
Izincwadi Nezingcingo
Ikhefu lokuphumula liyisikhathi lapho abaqeqeshwayo bevunyelwa ukuba baphume ngaphandle esikhwameni bese bedla ukudla okulula kanye namaswidi avela kumishini ebolekayo bese benza ucingo kwenye yama-payphone amaningi. It ingaba kusukela emaminithini ambalwa kuya emahoreni ambalwa. Khumbula ukuthi yonke i-TI inezinhlobo ezahlukene zemithetho yalezi. Ezinye izindiza zivunyelwe ezinye noma zonke lezi lungelo ngaphandle kwe-bat, kuyilapho ezinye izindiza zingeke zithole ithuba lokuba nazo, zigcine ucingo oluphoqelekile noma ezimbili nezinhlamvu ezithile. I-T yethu yayingakaze ijabule ngama-patio breaks. Enye indiza ebandleni lethu yayinekhefu labo lesine le-4 ngesonto labo lesibili. Sithole okokuqala nokuphela kwesonto ebusuku ngaphambi kweSonto leMpi, okwakungathi isonto lethu lesihlanu. Ngenhlanhla sinikezwe ucingo lwe-10-minute njalo ngempelasonto. Futhi lokho kwakusho amaminithi angu-10 echwebeni ngalinye, ngakho-ke sasinabantu abangu-20-25 abafuna ukusebenzisa inani elilinganiselwe lamakhokhethi. Ngezinye izikhathi izingcingo zakho kufanele zifinyezwe. Futhi izikhathi ezimbalwa zokuqala ungamangali uma i-TI, isikhulu se-dorm noma umholi wesici ebusweni bakho ekhwaza ngawe ukuba ahambe kumuntu olandelayo, noma nje ngoba bakutshele. Awukwazi ukuzwa ukuthi yiliphi elinye izwi ekukhulumeni ngoba uthola ukukhala, futhi usuvele ube ngomzuzu owodwa noma amabili, futhi awukwazi ukuwazwa ethi ukuhleleka. Iyakhathaza, kodwa iyancipha ngemva kwesikhashana. Ukushayela ucingo kuqala kuvamise ngokomzwelo. Ngakhala, futhi cishe wonke umuntu uyakhala noma okungenani uthola amehlo lapho ezwa amazwi abathandekayo bakho. Unesikhathi esanele sokuphalaza ikheli lakho nokuthi awufi (okwamanje) nokuthi uyabathanda. Khona-ke kungcono. Kulukhuni, kodwa ngokuvamile, ngezikhathi ezimbalwa ezilandelayo ukhululekile futhi ungakhuluma ngokucacile ukuze bakwazi ukuzwa ukuthi uthini. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi usujabule kakhulu futhi ugcwele ulwazi kanye nezinto ezithakazelisayo ongakusho ukuthi ukhuluma ngokushesha kakhulu ukuba bakuzwe. Ngemva nje kokushayela ucingo lwami ngangiwela ngephutha kwi-Blue Rope epanini. Akujabulisi. Vele ubukele ukuthi uya kuphi. =)
Izincwadi zaziyinkinga enkulu endizeni yami, futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi wonke umuntu oqeqeshayo kuzo zonke izindiza ubheke phambili ezincwadini. Udinga lolo mthombo wenduduzo nokuxhumeka, okubophezela kulabo abathandayo nabathandekayo bakho. Ikholi ye-imeyli ivame ukuqhutshwa ngezikhathi zokuxoxwa kusihlwa emasontweni. Ngezinye izikhathi izinto ziba matasa futhi isonto lingadlulela ngaphandle kokushaya ucingo. Kuyadumaza ngempela, kodwa yonke i-imeyili efika ekupheleni iwufanele. Asinikezwe imvume yokufunda noma ukubhala izincwadi kuze kube sekupheleni kwe-WOT yethu engu-1. Ngempela sanikezwe izincwadi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kusengaphambili kodwa satshelwa ukuba sizikhiphe kubakhiqizi bethu bokuphepha. Kwakukuhlukumeza ukuba lezo zincwadi zihlezi nje lapho kodwa zingavunyelwe ukuzivula. Sasijabule lapho ekugcineni sinikezwa imvume yokuzifunda. Asizange sinikezwe isikhathi sangempela somuntu siqu nge-TI yethu kuze kube sekupheleni. Ngaphambi kwalokho, wayezokushiya ku-chief dorm kanye nabaholi beqembu. Bengathanda ukuthi sithole konke okwenziwe futhi sasize sithole ngaphambi kokuba sithole isikhathi esincane samahhala. Futhi ngezikhathi lapho sizosebenza ezindaweni zethu, ngezinye izikhathi siyakwazi ukufunda nokubhala izincwadi ke. Noma emva kokukhanya ngaphandle kungase kube nesikhathi esincane sokwenza kanjalo. Ukube sasingenalo izinto eziqondile noma sibheke ngandlela-thile, abaholi bethu bazosusa amalungelo. Banikezwe igunya lokukwenza lokho, futhi uma isikhulu sethu se-dorm sithatha wonke amalungelo encwadi ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kodwa-ke sasizenzele kuye ngokuqhuba kahle njengendiza futhi sabuyisela ilungelo ngosuku olulandelayo. Khumbula futhi ukuthi ama-TI akho angasusa amalungelo akho noma kunini nganoma yisiphi isizathu, futhi kwezinye izimo, abaholi bakho bezemfundo bangenza okufanayo.
Hlonipha izimfuneko ze-PC Grad ezigcinwe emazingeni amasha ezindiza zethu. Kulaba besifazane, udinga ukugijima kwemizuzu engu-18, ama-pushups angu-27 kanye nama-situps angu-60 (kusukela kumaminithi angu-19, ama-pushups angu-22 nama-50 situps) ukuze ufaneleke. Ngezindiza ezinehlelo olusha lwe-PC, abaqeqeshwayo bathola isihloko esithi "Ukuduma" uma behlangabezana nezindinganiso ezingezansi ezibalwe ngenhla (abesilisa banamanani aphezulu ngaphandle kokuhlala phezulu). Ngalesi sihloko, umuntu uzothola iPhasi Pass eyengeziwe kanye nesitifiketi. Uma uhlangabezane nezindinganiso eziphakeme nakakhulu, angikwazi ukukhumbula kahle ukuthi ziyini, kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, kunguku-3 ukudonsa phezulu noma ama-chins up for women kanye 10 ukudonsa for abesilisa, ungathola isihloko "Warhawk," futhi uthole i-t-shirt iWarhawk, isitifiketi, kanye nedolobha elidlula laseDolobheni.
Okungeziwe kamuva ku-BMT yiNtsha Yezinselelo ze-Warrior. Uma unempilo yokuzivocavoca noma uthande izinto ezifana nokugijima, i-pushups, i-sit ups noma i-pull ups neminye imicimbi engokomzimba, kufaka phakathi ukukhwehlela kwempi ngokumelene nama-TIs, khona-ke uzothanda i-Warrior Challenge. KuloMgqibelo wokuqala wenyanga, futhi abaqeqeshwe nabaqeqeshi abavela kuzo zonke izigcawu bahlangana ndawonye futhi bancintisane. Abadlali abakhulu kakhulu kuzo zonke izindiza babe neseshini yokuzivocavoca ngemuva kwesikhashana se-PC evamile. Ama-pushups amaningi, ama-sit-ups asebenzayo. Bese bathatha i-top 10 ukusuka ku-flight ngayinye ukuze baqhudelane. Asikwazanga ukuba izibukeli ngesikhathi sokuqala esenzekile ngenkathi sisekhona ngoba sasingamaviki okuqala kuphela, kodwa saya esikoleni sesibili lapho sise-airmen. Ngicabanga ukuthi bavumela wonke umuntu ukuthi abe yi-zero kanye namaviki okuqala. Futhi ukuba umbukeli kuyinto enhle. Ngaphambi kwalokho bazokuvumela ukuthi uthenge amathikithi amahle kakhulu, futhi ungathenga iziphuzo ezithambile, amaswidi, izinja ezishisayo, i-popcorn, i-nacho, i-chips, njll (konke okukhonjwe yi-TIs). Babambe i-Warrior Challenge kwi-PC pad eceleni kweHhovisi leHhovisi. Eziningi ze-VIP ziza nabaphathi-squadron, umphathi we-TRG. Kuyinto enkulu. Kunezinombolo ezimbalwa ezinhle kakhulu. Amaminithi ama-2 ama-sit up nama-pushups ayengamakhulu, futhi isikhathi esingama-2-mile isikhathi sabantu besilisa sasikhona ngo-10: 00 kanti izikhathi zabesifazane zaziyi-12: 00. Kuyinto emnandi kakhulu ukubukela izenzakalo, ukugoqa ukudla okungenamsoco nokuxubana nabanye abaqeqeshwayo kanye ne-airmen.
Uhlobo lwethu lwe-TI olusibeka ekulawuleni i-cruise nge-WOT yesibili. Uma wazi izinto zakho futhi ugcine i-dorm yakho iqondile bayokuyeka kancane kancane. Basesezungeze okuningi, kepha abakufikeli cishe. Kuhle uma usetshenziselwa konke. Izinto ezibonakala zingenakwenzeka ekuqaleni manje zibukeka njengemvelo yesibili. Ama-TIs ethu ayeduna. Siyabonga uNkulunkulu, ngoba behluleka ukuhlala edilini lethu ebusuku bese besiphatha kabi. Yiqiniso, bangathumela i-TI yesifazane ngaphezulu, okwenzeke izikhathi ezimbalwa, kodwa kwakungumnandi nje ngokuba yedwa ngesikhathi sebusuku nobusuku obuseduze. Enye ye-TIs yethu yadabula ngefasitela eya edilini labesilisa phakathi nobusuku futhi yahlala phezulu kwesinye sezikhonkwane zodonga. Wahlala nje lapho, elinde futhi ebuka. Futhi akayinto encane - imisipha futhi ejikeleze u-6 1/2. Ngesikhathi umlindi we-dorm enza isheke sakhe ngehora futhi edlula, i-TI yatsho okuthile futhi yahlukumeza izibani eziphilayo. Ngiyathokozisa ukuthi kwakungadingeki ngibhekane nazo. Kwakuhle, kodwa. Futhi bazodlala imidlalo eminingi ehlazola nabaqeqeshi abangazange benze okuthile ngokufanele. Ngenhlanhla, ukushayela kwami akuzange kube khona ukubola kwethu. Sinezinye ze-Blue Ropes kanye ne-TIs ezifanayo okwenzele ukwenza lolohlobo lwezinto, kodwa njengoba sigcina izinto zethu ngokuhlelekile, azenzanga kithi. Sasivikelekile ezintweni ezinjengeziqukathi zesasapu, iphepha lezindlu zangasese, namaphilisi wephepha agijimayo futhi ahlukaniswa kuwo wonke umnyango, amakheli ombhede aphelelwe phansi futhi aphonswe phansi, imibhede yahlanjululwa futhi ifakwa emgodini, izikhiya zodonga zadilizwa ngaphezulu, amasethi angu-60 ayisihluthulelo Amaketanga afakwa esikhwameni futhi ashukunyiswe. Futhi ihora lokubeka konke emuva endaweni bese lihlanza konke ngaphambi kokuba libuye noma lizokwenza njalo. Noma, bangase baklebhule i-dorm ngaphandle ngoba, ngisho noma konke kuphelele. Konke kuxhomeke ekutheni i-TI yakho ibuhlungu kanjani lolo suku. Futhi ekugcineni, ubona ngaphezulu kohlangothi lomuntu ku-TI yakho. Ngezinye izikhathi bavumela ukuhleka okuncane (kodwa bakutshele ukuthi uvale uma uqala ukumomotheka noma ukuhleka). Futhi uthola ukuthi baseceleni kwakho. Njalo ilungu elilodwa lezindiza kanye nawo onke ama-TI akho asethimba elifanayo. Uma ngabe omunye wabo uhlahlela, kuyiphutha lonke lomshayeli. Uma sibheka okuhle, ama-TI ethu abukeka kahle, futhi ngokufanayo. Sonke simelela omunye nomunye. Sasizizwa sikhathazekile lapho sidumala ama-TIs ethu. Sasihlale sifuna ukukwenza kubo futhi sibe nakho konke okuphelele. Kodwa kunomuzwa omuhle ukwazi ukuthi noma ngabe i-TI yakho ingaba yinkimbinkimbi, ungalokothi ukhombise umzwelo noma ubonakale sengathi uhlala njalo kuwe, impela nje ikuqeqesha ukuthi uphumelele. Uvuka wena futhi ngemuva kwendiza yakhe.
Ekuhambeni kwami, sasilahlekelwe abaqeqeshi aba-3 nje kuphela, bonke baqala ukuqeqeshwa. Owokuqala akakwazanga ukuphatha izidingo zomzimba ze-BMT nhlobo. Ngicabanga ukuthi une-asthma, izinkinga zenhliziyo, nezinye izifo. Awuqinisekile ukuthi ufike kanjani lapho kuqala. Bamthumelela ku-319 TRS. Angazi ukuthi usekhaya yini okwamanje. Omunye wabuhlungu isifuba sakhe futhi wathunyelwa ku-319th, lapho benza khona imininingwane uma bekwazi noma benesifo se-patio futhi behlala bezungeza namanye ama med ubeka futhi ukhululeka, njengabantu abakhulelwe, abagula kakhulu, abanesifo, noma ngengqondo nje. Wabuyiselwa emuva ekuqeqeshweni ngesonto ngemuva kwethu kodwa washaywa usulu lapho ebuya. Wakhishwa futhi wathunyelwa ekhaya. Owesithathu wazama ukuthatha amaphilisi amaningi ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi akakwazanga ukubhekana nayo ku-BMT. Wathunyelwa ku-CQ (I-Charge-of-Quarters) ukuze alulame futhi aqaphele. Bamnika ukukhishwa okungcolile futhi bamthumela ekhaya. Ngokumangazayo, labo bebodwa kuphela abalahlekile. Azikho kabusha noma noma yini kamuva. Kuhle futhi kubi. Uthanda amalungu omshayeli wakho futhi uyamzonda, futhi kukhona okumbalwa okumelwe kwenziwe noma ngeke akwenze. Abanye abantu akuzona nje izinto ezingempi. Kodwa hey, siyiqembu futhi sisizana.
I-CQ yindawo yokulala ephansi engxenyeni enkulu ye squadron enezindawo eziningi kuwo. I-TIs yakho izobe ijikeleze lapha, futhi abaningi bakhokheli bakho kanye nama-ups aphezulu anamahhovisi lapha. Izikhulu zeDorm zibika lapha ukuze ziphendule njalo ebusuku, abaqeqeshwayo babika ukuphoqwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo eziqhutshwa emiphongolweni yabo, i-TIs iqapha izidumbu ngevidiyo nomsindo, njll njll njll Kunjengendlunkulu ye-squadron. Futhi njengenguqulo yegodi lomgodi ngoba i-TIs iyonke indawo. Uma ulinde endaweni ebhentshini, vuka uqaphele lapho i-NCO noma i-TI ihamba idlule noma uzothola. Ukuhamba okuqondile nokuhamba kwamanzi kuyadingeka ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Amakhamera wevidiyo akhiwe emgodini ngaphandle kweminyango enkulu yomdanso. Ihlola zonke ukungena nokuphuma. Kukhona i-intercom kuwo wonke ama-dorm nawo. Lapho i-reveille ne-taps umsindo, abalindi be-dorm babika ukuphendula ngesikhathi sebusuku, i-CQ imemeza nganoma yisiphi isizathu, ukubika izimo eziphuthumayo, noma i-TIs noma i-CQ ukunikeza imiyalo noma ifomula yosuku noma noma yini. Futhi bangakwazi ukufaka umshini ukuze bakwazi ukuzwa imisindo evela e-dorm. Qaphela lokho okushoyo.
Khumbula njalo ukuthi izinto zizoqala ukubuka phezulu. Kwakuyisihogo ekuqaleni, kunzima kakhulu kunalokho engangikulindele, kepha emva kokushaqeka kokuqala kudlulile futhi konke kwaqala ukufaka ebuchosheni bakho, izinto ziyathuthuka. Futhi nganginomzwelo ngempela. Angizange ngikubonise (ungalokothi ukhombise noma yikuphi isibonakaliso sobuthakathaka phambi kwe-TIs yakho) kodwa ngempela kwafika kimi. Njengokuqala i-TI ingiklebhule, futhi okokuqala umuntu othile wehla, ngazizwa ngikhala. Kodwa-ke ngifinyelela kulo. Abanye bathi kuba ngcono, kodwa akulula, kanti abanye bathi okuphambene. Futhi abanye bathi akusi ngcono noma kulula. Ngithi kuyakwenza. Njengoba ufunda kabanzi futhi ukuthi izinto zenziwa kanjani, kulula ukuthola. Yiqiniso, bafaka izinto eziningi ngaphezu kwalokho ukuze bafunde futhi baqale ukwenza, kodwa kuza lula. Ngangithanda ukuhamba, isiyalo, umyalelo. Njengoba uqala ukujwayela indlela yokuphila empilweni ekuqeqeshweni okuyisisekelo, kuba ngcono. Konke ngokuphathelene nesimo sengqondo. Uma ugcina umbono omubi, uzocindezeleka futhi udangele kalula. Kodwa uma uhle futhi ubuke emuva kulokho osuke usinda ngakho nokuthi yini oyifinyelele futhi ubheke phambili imigomo yakho nokuphothula iziqu, uzohlala ucacile futhi ukwazi ukubhekana nobunzima bokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo.
Ukuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo ngempela kuyashesha kakhulu futhi ulinde. Sizogijimela endaweni ethile bese kufanele silinde kuze kube yilapho singene ngaphakathi noma sikwazi ukwenza noma yini esiyidingayo ukuyenza. Amaviki eviki ngokuvamile ayengahlanganiswa nemisebenzi, okungenani phakathi kwamasonto adlule. Ngokuvamile nje sifundise isikhathi, imininingwane, ukusebenza ezindaweni zakho. Akukubi kangako.
Khumbula ukuthi konke kuwumdlalo omkhulu wengqondo. Angikaze ngithathe lokho ngokoqobo lapho ngikuzwa. Ngangihlale ngithanda, noma ngabe yini. Angikaze ngiqaphele ukuthi kwakusho ukuthini ngize ngibekezelele imidlalo engqondweni yami ngokwami. Benza ngempela ukuthuka nawe. Kodwa ngangizibuza ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi, ukuthi kungumdlalo wezingqondo nje, ukuze ngiziduduze kanye nabashadile bami. Ngahamba ekuzondleni ukuze ngikulahlekele. Kuyinto ishintsho esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu futhi emangalisayo eyenzekayo. Gcina ikhanda lakho liphezulu, ithemba lakho, futhi ungalokothi "Angikwazi" noma "Ngiyeka." Zibophezele emingcele yakho nangaphezulu, futhi uzoqeqeshwa ukuba ube yi-Airman engcono kakhulu e-United States Air Force. Ziqhenye ngakho konke okwenzayo futhi uzame ukunamathela kumagugu amathathu ayisisekelo.