Uhambo lwami lokuzobona abantombazane bami abaqeqeshiwe abaqeqeshwayo
Ngathola injabulo ehlukile yokubuka iziqu zamadodakazi ami (uKristuina noJeanie) abavela e- Air Force Basic Training , eLackland Air Force Base, eSan Antonio, eTexas. Uma othandekayo wakho ephothula ekuqeqeshweni okuyisisekelo, futhi kunoma iyiphi indlela ozoya kuyo, ngiyincoma kakhulu. Kuyinto okungeke neze uyikhohlwe.
Qaphela: Ulwazi olukulesi sihloko luchaza uhambo lwami lokuqeqesha ukuqeqeshwa kwe-Air Force Basic Training. Lona isimiso futhi kwenzekani lapho ngiya khona. Izikhathi nezenzakalo ozizwayo zingase zihluke. Ukuze uthole uhlu lwamanje, izikhathi, nezenzakalo, thintana ne-Lackland AFB Basic Training Reception Centre (210) 671-3024.
Isonto noma ngaphezulu ngaphambi kokuphothula iziqu kufanele uthole incwajana enamakhasi amabili kusuka othandekayo wakho ngolwazi oluphathelene nokuqeda iziqu. Ingxenye yalesi phakethe izoba nokudlula imoto okwesikhashana, okuzodinga ukushayela imoto, kanye / noma ngisho nokufika esisekelo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho (ngaphandle uma usebenza ngokusemthethweni / isosha lomhlalaphansi, lapho kwenzeka khona isitika sakho semoto esivamile kuyokwanela). Uma ungayitholi imoto yakho noma ube nemoto engaphezu kweyodwa, ungakhathazeki. Ungathola ukuthutha okunye / okunye uma ufika kuqala, esikhungweni sabezivakashi ku-Valley Hi noma kuLuka Street Gates.
Isikhathi sokuqala sokuqeqesha siqala ngoLwesine kusihlwa bese siphela ngeSonto kusihlwa. Uma ungakwazi ukuhlela ukuba khona phakathi nezinsuku ezine, kuwufanelekile.
ULwesine : Sasihamba, safika isikhathi sokufika kwethu emahoreni angu-1030 (10:30 AM) ngoLwesine ukuze sikwazi ukuya kulo mcimbi okwakungenwe ngo-1100 (11:00 AM).
Ukuxoxwa kwemicimbi kwenziwa izikhathi eziningana, usuku lonke ngoLwesine, futhi kanye ngolwesihlanu ekuseni.
Uma ushayela eSan Antonio noma uqasha imoto eSikhumulweni Sezindiza saseSan Antonio, uzofika emgwaqweni owodwa wemigwaqo emikhulu: I-10 / Hwy. 90, i-Hwy. 281, I-37 noma I-35. Izimo zethrafikhi zendawo zithinteka phakathi kwamasonto phakathi kuka-7: 00 ekuseni kuya ku-9: 00 ekuseni naphakathi kwe-4: 00 kuya ku-7: 00 ekuseni.
Ukufika ukusuka eMpumalanga nge-I-10 noma i-Hwy 90 : Ukuhamba ngqo ngokusebenzisa iSan Antonio nge-I-10 / Hwy 90 West. Phuma ku-Military Drive Jikela ngakwesokunxele kuDeshi YeDeshi. Hamba eNingizimu cishe emakhilomitha angu-1 ukuya kwesango likaLuka Street elizoba ngakwesokudla sakho.
Ukufika kusuka eNyakatho ku-I-35, Hwy. 281 noma I-10 : Uma ufaka iSan Antonio, jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Loop 410 West. Thatha u-# 7 Valley Hi / Lackland AFB. Hlala emgwaqweni wokufinyelela uze ufinyelele emgodleni we-Valley Hi. Jikela ngakwesokunxele ku-Hi Hi Valley. Ukuhamba eMpumalanga cishe ku-3/4 miles ukuya esangweni le-Hi Hi entry, elizoba phambili phambili.
Ukufika kusuka eNingizimu ku-I-35 noma I-37 : Uma ufaka iSan Antonio, jikela ngakwesokunxele ungene ku-Loop 410. Thatha ukuphuma # # Valley Valley / Lackland AFB. Hlala emgwaqweni wokufinyelela uze ufinyelele emgodleni we-Valley Hi. Jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Valley Hi Travel East cishe ku-3/4 miles ukuya esangweni le-Hi Hi entry, elizobe libheke ngqo.
Uma ushayela eSan Antonio, ngincoma ngokuqinile ukuthi uqashe imoto esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ngenkathi ungahamba ngetekisi noma ngebhasi eya eLackland AFB, kuyoba nzima kakhulu ukufika kusuka ehhotela lakho kuya emicimbi ehlukahlukene eLackland kulo lonke iviki lokugcina iziqu, uma ungaqhubi imoto.
Kusuka ku-REDLEG, umfundi wewethu, osanda kufika emcimbini wokuqeda iziqu eLackland: Uma ungafuni ukuqasha imoto, noma awukho ubudala ngokwanele ukuqasha imoto, ungase ufise ukuzama iMAC TRANS, tel (210 ) 670-8855. Amanani kusuka ekhadini labo lebhizinisi:
- Ku / kusuka eLackland AFB (kanye namahhotela azungezile) ukuya / kusuka ku-Airport = $ 15 ngomuntu ngamunye (kodwa uma kukhona abantu ababili noma ngaphezulu begibele, kungu-$ 10 ngamunye)
- Ukuthutha ngesisekelo (kusuka endaweni eyodwa eLackland AFB kuya kwesinye) - $ 3.00 umuntu ngamunye
- Ukuthutha ukuya / kusuka endaweni esekelwe kuya / kusuka ehhotela lendawo - $ 4.00 ngomuntu ngamunye
- Ukuthutha ukuya / kusuka endaweni esekelwe (noma ihhotela lendawo) ukuya / kusuka endaweni yaseSan Antonio Downtown - $ 12.00 ($ 6.00 ngomuntu owodwa noma ngaphezulu)
Uma usungena elinye lamasango, kunezibonakaliso ezizokuqondisa eSikhungo Sokutholwa Ukuqeqeshwa Okuyisisekelo, esiseCarlswell Street. Isikhungo Sokutholwa Sivuleka ngo-0800 (8:00 AM) ngoLwesine, futhi kunemininingwane ehleliwe yemicimbi yonke imini. Ngisho noma ungahle uhlele eminye yemibiko, ilunga lomndeni kufanele lingene ngemvume esikhungweni sokubamukela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi uyothola ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu. Ungazami ukumangaza ilungu lomndeni wakho ngokungangeni ngemvume. Uma wenza kanjalo, ubeka ingozi ukuthi uzohlelwa i-Dorm Guard noma enye imininingwane ngesikhathi sokuvakasha, futhi ngeke ufike ukubona . Uma ungena ngemvume, sebenzisa inombolo yezinhlamvu zezindiza nezinombolo zendiza (kuzoba isimemo ozitholayo e-mail, futhi kuyingxenye yekheli le-imeyli oyisebenzisayo ukubhala kubo ngesikhathi esisisekelo). Ukuthola lolu lwazi oluzokwenza kube lula ukuthola igama labo ohlwini lokuvakashelwa.
Ukuxoxwa kwemicimbi kuthatha cishe ihora kuya kumahora angu-1/2. Ngenkathi ishintsha, isimiso samanje salezi zihloko:
ULwesine:
0900 (9:00 AM)
1100 (11:00 AM)
1400 (2:00 PM)
NgoLwesihlanu
0900 (9:00 AM)
Ukushicilelwa kwezemicimbi kukunikeza ukubuka konke okuzokwenzeka / lapho kuzokwenzeka phakathi neviki lokugcina iziqu, kanye nemithetho wena kanye nokuqashwa okufanele ulandele. Ngisho noma ngabe ungumkhosi wamanje / umhlalaphansi, ngincoma kakhulu ukuthi ngiye kwenye yalezi zigcawu (okuwukuphela kokuphawula "okungalungile" enginakho mayelana nalesi sihloko ukuthi i-briefer igcinwe ibhekisela kulabo abathandayo abaphothule ngokuthi "Ukutholwa Kwakho." ufika emahoreni angu-0900. "" Umqashi wakho uvunyelwe ukugibela emotweni yakho. "Ngikhumbula ngicabanga ngami," Linda kancane, yibo abaqashiwe, kodwa bangamadodakazi ami. "
Ngaphandle kokungena ngemvume nokuya kwenye yale mibhalo, Isikhungo Sokutholwa sinebha yokulondoloza kanye nesitolo sesipho. Kulapha ukuthi ungakwazi futhi ukuhlela amakhophi amavidiyo womkhosi wokuqeda iziqu.
Esinye sezizinto ezangimangalisa kakhulu phakathi nokuvakashelwa kwethu kwakuyizinombolo zamalungu omndeni nabangane ababa khona. Ngenkathi ngiqeda i-Air Force Basic ngo-1975, kwakukhona ababalelwa ku-3 ababalekela endizeni yami ababenamalungu omndeni / abangani baya esikoleni. Ekuhambeni kwamadodakazi ami, kwakunabangu-2 abaqashiwe abangazange babe namalungu omndeni noma abangani ababekhona. Omunye owabaleka emadodaneni ami wayenezivakashi ezingu-16 ezaziyo! Lapho sifika ngo-10: 30 ukuze izenzakalo zikhulume, lezi zindawo zokupaka eziseduze zase zigcwele. Labo abafika kancane ngemuva kwalolu daba kwakudingeka bapake kwezinye izindawo zokupaka ezimbili, ezintathu, futhi ezine emabhuloki emgwaqweni.
Ngemuva kwezehlakalo, sinqume ukushayela ngaphesheya kwesisekelo (isisekelo sihlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili). Njengoba sasiwela i-Military Drive ukuze singene esangweni ngaphesheya, saqaphela umzila omude wezimoto kulabo abasebenzisa isikhamuzi sesikhashana esesikhungweni sesithameli esesangweni (njengezempi ezishiye umhlalaphansi, imoto yami inesitika sezempi, ngakho asizange kufanele usebenzise amaphasiwedi). Amapasipoti wesikhashana kufanele asayinwe yiPhoyisa lezokuPhepha ukuthi "lisetshenziswe." Ukuze usebenze ukudlula, kuzodingeka ubhalise imoto yakho, ilayisensi yakho yokushayela kanye nobufakazi bomshuwalense. Uma usayinwe, ukudlula kusebenza kuze kube sekupheleni kweSonto elilandelayo.
Ngesikhathi sezehlakalo, satshelwa ukuthi abaqashile bazofika esikhungweni sokuthola imvume ngalobo busuku cishe cishe ngo-1600 (4:00 PM) ngomkhosi wokubuya ebusuku, oqala ngo-1630 (4:30 PM). Ebona ubukhulu besixuku sasekuseni, sanquma ukubona ukuthi singakwazi yini ukungena ehhotela lethu kancane kancane futhi sizame futhi sibuyele emuva cishe ngo-1500 (3:30 PM) ukuze "sishaye isixuku" bese uzama ukuthola indawo yokupaka eseduze isikhala.
Sasibekelwe ukubhuka e-Best Western Lackland Inn & Suits, esezansi emgwaqweni we-Hwy 90. Ihhotela lihlanzekile, lanamuhla, futhi liphansi kakhulu (nge-San Antonio). Kodwa-ke, uma ngabe ngifanele ngiyenze futhi, angingeke ngihlale khona. Esikhundleni salokho, ngicabanga ukuthi ngizozama i-Holiday Inn okunye okunye okuvimbayo. Ngenkathi ngenza ukubhuka, ngacela i-suite futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezintathu zamakamelo - amakamelo avamile, ama-suite amancane, nama-suites amakhulu. Ngakhetha inkampani encane (ukuzama ukulondoloza amabhakede ambalwa). "I-suite encane" ayibonakali ngaphandle kwekamelo elinekhishi. Nakuba lokhu akubi kakhulu, kwakungekho neze izinto zokupheka / zokudla ezinikezwayo, ngakho-ke ngaphandle uma sifuna ukuphuma futhi sithenge isethi ephelele yokupheka izitsha, akuzange kusenze okuhle kakhulu. Okungenani ku-Holiday Inn, bekuyoba nenkonzo yamakamelo. Sasisuka ekamelweni lonke usuku ngoLwesihlanu, futhi igumbi lalingakahlanzwa lapho sibuya ngo-8:30 PM. Ngangikhala ngalokhu, futhi igumbi lahlanzwa ngenkathi siphume ngoMgqibelo, kodwa lapho sibuya, sathola ukuthi othile (mhlawumbe umsikazi) ushiye i-walkie-talkie kwenye yemibhede. Izinkinga ezincane, kodwa kubonisa ukungabi nandaba kwemininingwane okulindeleke ukuthi umuntu ahlale ehhotela "elihle".
I-Eagle3000 (Abantu abaqhuba i-Basic Training Souvenir Shop) babe nohla lwamagama "amahhotela anika izaphulelo kumalungu omndeni ahamba nge-Air Force Basic Training Graduation.
Kukhona ama-video amabili athathwa ngokuphumelelayo ngeviki lokugcina iziqu - umkhosi we-retreat ngoLwesine kanye nokuqeda iziqu zeLwesihlanu. Ungalayela ikhophi ngayinye esitolo seSipho sesiKhungo soMbukeli. Izindleko zingu- $ 21.00 kwividiyo ngayinye noma $ 35.00 kokubili. Zithunyelwa (ngeposi) cishe amasonto ayisithupha emva kokuziyala.
Ungabuye futhi uthenge izikhumbuzo eziyisisekelo zokuqeqeshwa esitolo.
Ukusikisela: Uma ungafuni ukulwa nezixuku esitolo sesipho, ungalawula izinto eziningi ezithandwayo, ku-intanethi.
Uma unayo ikhadi le-ID yezempi / elihlala phansi, kungenzeka ukuthi ungahlala e-Gateway Inn kuLackland Air Force Base. Ungalindeli lokhu, noma kunjalo. I-Gateway Inn (i-base billeting) ivame ukugcwele eLackland enezivakashi ezisemthethweni.
Qaphela Umhlahlandlela: Umcimbi wokuqala * osetshenziselwa * ukuba ube umkhosi weRetreat. Lokhu kwashintsha ngemva kokuvakasha kwethu. Manje, umcimbi wokuqala yi-Airman's "Fun Fun," e-9: 30 ekuseni ngoLwesine ekuseni. I-Airmen igijima ngamamayela amabili, ngokubunjwa kwezempi, futhi umzila wabo ubathatha ngaphesheya Isikhungo Sokutholwa, lapho amalungu omndeni ahlangana khona ukuze azame ukuthola isibhamu ekuqasheni kwabo. Ngeke ube nethuba lokukhuluma nokuqasha kwakho ngalesi sikhathi, noma kunjalo (abahlali lapho). Lelo thuba lizofika emva komkhosi weRustreat.
Uhlelo lwethu lokubuyela emuva "ngaphambi kwesixuku" aluzange lusebenze. Lapho sifika emuva cishe ngo-15: 30 (3:30 PM), izindawo zokupaka zazivele zigcwele, futhi kwadingeka sipake amabhulokhi amabili emgwaqweni. Abalandeli babebuye begcwele ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ngabe sesifikile noma yikuphi kamuva, bekuyobe kumile egumbini kuphela.
Kulabo abangazi, " umkhosi wokuphumula " ngumkhosi wokunciphisa i-United States Flag ekupheleni kosuku lomsebenzi olusemthethweni. Izindiza ezihlukahlukene zaqala ukufika ezikhungweni zokuhlala (okuyiyona indawo yokupaka ngemuva kwesikhungo sokuthola), cishe ngo-16: 00. Wonke umuntu ongashiya ama-bleacher ngenkathi enomuntu esindisa indawo yakhe esele ukuma eceleni komgwaqo wokuhamba ukuze abone ukuthi angabona abathandekayo babo. Ngizamile. Ngempela, ngizame ngempela. Ngesinye isikhathi ngangicabanga ukuthi ngibone omunye wamadodakazi ami, kodwa ngitshela ukuthi kwakungewona. (Iphuma ngiyiphutha). Othandekayo wakho uzobukeka ehluke ngokuphelele. Zibukeka zihlukile (izinwele, iifomu), zihamba (zihamba) zihlukile, futhi - ngaphezu kwakho konke, isimo sabo sengqondo noma "umoya ngokuphathelene nabo" kuhluke ngokuphelele.
Ngemuva kokuhamba kwabo beya endaweni yabo, bonke babuyela ezihlalweni zabo. Nakhu lapho ukwazi inombolo yendiza yomuntu oyithandayo kuyosiza futhi. Njengoba behamba emkhakheni weRetreat, kubikwa indiza yabo. Gcina amehlo akho ehlongozwa lapho avuka khona.
Akukhona nje indlela yokuchaza ukuthi umuntu uzizwa kanjani ngesikhathi somkhosi wokubuyela emuva. Ngiye ngapha nangamakhulu emikhosi enjalo, nezinqwaba zempi yamasosha. Ngiye ngaba nombukeli nomhlanganyeli. Ngichithe amahora amaningi ngilungiselela izenzakalo zombili. Akukona umcimbi owodwa owangithinta ngokomzwelo njengoba kunzima ukubuka amadodakazi ami njengengxenye yeqembu labaziqhenya, bebonisa inhlonipho ngefulegi lethu lesizwe. Uma kungekho izinyembezi esweni lakho ekupheleni kwalo mkhosi, ungumuntu onzima kunami.
Ngemuva komkhosi, bawaxosha lezi zindiza, futhi bameme amakhulu ezinkambeni ukuze "aqhubeke phansi bese uthola ukuthola kwakho." Awunalo ithuba uma ungawazi indawo eseduzane ukuze uqale usesho lwakho. Ngenhlanhla, ngimkhulu kakhulu kuneJoe, futhi amadodakazi ami akwazi ukungithola. Uma kungenjalo, ngingahle ngibheke. Kodwa-ke, bangithola, futhi ekugcineni kwaba yisikhathi engangihambe ngayo ngamamayela angu-900. Ukuthi nganginguye oziqhenyayo, umuntu ojabule kakhulu emhlabeni wayezoba ngaphansi kakhulu. Angizange ngizame futhi ngithole amagama. Lokhu kuyodingeka uzithole.
Igama eliphathelene "Ukubukwa Komphakathi Okuthandwayo (PDA), ngenkathi igqoke ifonti yempi." Lokhu kuvame ukugonywa yizempi, kodwa okungafaniyo kwenziwa phakathi nale nkathi ye-BRIEF ekhukhumezayo futhi ewanga. Gcina kube mfushane, noma kunjalo. Ungatholi umyeni wakho / umkakho / isoka noma intombi yakho enkingeni ngokuphambanisa phambi kwamakhulu ababukeli futhi (okubi nakakhulu) ama-TIs abo (Lokhu kuyiqiniso kulo lonke ukuvakasha. NgoMgqibelo, ngidlula edolobheni, ngabona umqashi ngifika esitolo sendawo edolobheni nomkakhe / intombi, isandla-sangaphakathi. Ngangisondela kuye futhi ngimnike iseluleko esincane lapho i-TI engekho emsebenzini isishaywe khona. imizuzu yokuxoxa. Kungcono ukungacabangi ngamagama / imisho esetshenzisiwe).
Ngemuva kokubuyela emuva (cishe ngo-16:45), futhi uthola othandekayo wakho esixukwini, ungathatha noma kuphi lapho uhlala khona kuze kube ngo-1930 (7:30 PM). Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi babuyele esikhungweni sokungena ngaleso sikhathi ngenxa yokuthi kumele babuyele emkhatsini wabo wokuhlala futhi babe phakathi kuka-2000 (8:00 PM). Angazi ukuthi kungenzeka yini ngempela, kodwa abaqashiwe bayatshelwa ukuthi bazovuselelwa uma bephumula isikhathi sokufika ekhaya. Okungcono kakhulu ungavumeli othandekayo wakho abe "icala lokuhlola."
Nasi isihloko mayelana nalokho okuthandayo ozokwenza - EAT. Ngamadodakazi ami akekho "abathandi abathandekayo" ngaphambi kokuqeqeshwa okuyisisekelo. Bobabili babekudla kokudla. Kodwa-ke, ngesonto ngaphambi kokuphothula iziqu, ngangikhuluma namadodakazi ami efonini, futhi bangicela ukuba ngilethe ukudla, noma yikuphi ukudla, kodwa qiniseka ukuthi ngiletha ukudla okuningi okungenamsoco. Ngemva kokungena ehhotela lethu, ngaphambi kokuba sibuyele esikhungweni seReception, sithole isitolo, futhi (thola lokhu!) Indawo yokudlela yaseChina (iChina Rose, e-Military Drive, enyakatho ye-Hwy 90). Phakathi kwezinto zokudla kanye neChina Rose, ngathengile irayisi elilodwa othosiwe (i-quart eyodwa yenkukhu, enye yezinyosi), i-cheesecake, i-apula pie, iphakheji lama-cookies, i-coke 12 ye-coke, ne-pudding amabili " imikhosi yokudla. " Imicabango yami kwakufanele inike amadodakazi ami ithuba lokukhetha futhi alondoloze noma yikuphi okusele ngosuku olulandelayo. Yiziphi izinsalela?
Sinqume ukushiya isixuku esasiqoqa amatafula wepikiniki esikhungweni seReception futhi sathola ipaki encane ngemuva kweKhomishini. Ngemuva kokuthi sishaye konke ukudla esibalethele, kanye ne-candy bar enganginayo e-van, amadodakazi ami angibuza ukuthi singayeka yini iBaskin Robbins endleleni eya eReception Center. Letha ukudla okuthandayo - okuningi kokudla!
Enye into okufanele ilungiselelwe. Uma ungenayo noma ungazange ube yi-Air Force, lindele ukuthi abathandekayo bakho bakhulume nawe ngolunye ulimi. Bayosebenzisa impi yezempi / Air Force ngaphandle kokucabanga ngakho. "Lapho senza i-PC, i-MTI yangitshela ukuthi ngimemezele i-ASAP ku-MPF." (Ukuhumusha: "Ngesikhathi sisematasa ekuzivocavoca, umfana ophethe impilo yami ngalesi sikhathi, wangitshela ukuba ngihambe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ekwakheni lapho abantu abenza khona amaphepha bekhishwa") .
NgoLwesihlanu : Isiqalo sokuqeda iziqu siqala ngosuku olulandelayo (ngoLwesihlanu) ngo-1100 (phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo, lapho isimo sesimo sezulu sishisa, ukuqhutshwa kweziqu ku-0900). Kodwa-ke, i-parade ibanjwe ngakolunye uhlangothi lwesisekelo, kude nesikhungo sokuthola. Kusukela ngo-9-11, abavumeli ukupaka eduze kwalabo abashayela i-Parade Ground, ngakho amabhasi aqala ukuphuma esikhungweni seReception cishe ngo-1015. Asebenzisa eziningi zebhasi futhi aqhubeka elayisha / ehambisa abagibeli ngejubane elimangalisayo. Ukufunda isifundo sethu kusukela kusihlwa ngaphambili, futhi ukwazi ukuthi kwakukhona ukuhlelwa okuhleliwe ngo-0900 ukuthi abantu abaningi babezoya khona, safika esikhungweni seReception ngo-0800 ukuthola indawo yokupaka eseduze. Ukusikisela: Uma unquma ukwenza lokhu, kukhona i-MacDonalds ku-Military Drive, enyakatho ye-Hwy 90. Amaswidi amancane asekuseni, nekhobe enkulu yekhofi, futhi ulungile ukuya.
Izwi lababhemayo: Abalandeli be-Retreat, indawo yokugcoba, kanye neSikhungo Sokumamukela kukhona izindawo ezingabhemi. Kodwa-ke, ungahlala emotweni yakho bese ubhema futhi amatafula epikinikini ngemuva kweSikhungo Sokuthola Imikhakha akhethwe njengezindawo zokubhema. Ukusuka kulezi zindawo, ungabhema ngaphandle, kodwa akukho ukubhema phakathi kwezindawo eziningi ze-Air Force.
Isiqu sokuqeda iziqu siqala ngo-1100 futhi siphelile ngokumangalisayo ngokushesha. Ngilindele ukuthi i-parade (ngezinkulumo) ihlale ihora eligcwele, kodwa ayizange idlule imizuzu engu-30. Futhi, lapho sekuqedile, abaqashiwe bayasuswa futhi bonke abantu abasemasimini bafika ngokushesha futhi bahalalisele (emva kokuthola kubo). Othandekayo wakho uvunyelwe ukugibela ibhasi emuva esikhungweni sokunakekelwa nawe, noma, ungakhetha ukuhamba nabo (cishe ngo-3/4 wamamayela). Ngaleso sikhathi, bakhululwa ngenxa yokukhululeka kwezinsuku zonke futhi bangahamba nawe emotweni yakho noma ngabe kuphi.
Ngemva nje kokuhlelwa, futhi kuze kube ngu-1300 (1:00 PM), kukhona "indlu evulekile" egcinwe emibhokheni. Le nkathi ibhekiselwa kuyo (nge-Basic Training Staff) njengesikhathi "sokukhokha". Yilapho ungabona ukuthi umthandi wakho uhlala kuphi futhi angabona ngamehlo akho ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi umfundise ukuthi angenza kanjani umbhede futhi agqoke izingubo. Lokhu futhi kuyithuba lokuba uhlangane futhi ukhulume ne-TIs yabo Ngaphambi kokuhamba ukuya e-dorm, omunye wamadodakazi ami wangincenga, "Ngiyacela, Baba, ningenzi amahlaya, kuhle? I-TI yethu ayinayo umuzwa amahlaya. " Ngenhlanhla kuye, indawo ayehlala kuyo yayisezingeni eliphezulu (3), izindiza eziyisihlanu ezitebhisi. Lapho ngifinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu, angikwazi ukuphefumula, ngingaze ngizame ukuhleka. Ngicabanga ukuthi bakha izindawo zokuhlala eziphezulu kunezikhathi ezihamba phambili kunesikhathi lapho ngidlula khona.
Ukuvakasha ku-dorm kuqinisa ukuthi nakuba beye baqeda umkhosi wokuqeda iziqu, basesekuqeqesheni okuyisisekelo, futhi bazobe sebeze baphume. Lapho sishiya i-bay futhi sabuyela phansi esitebelweni sezinyathelo (kulula kakhulu ukwehla, ngicabanga ukuthi ukukhuphuka kwangibuyisa kancane kancane), kwakukhona i-TI elinde lapho, ukuthumela abaqashi emuva ukuze balungise "izicathulo ezigcotshiwe." Amadodakazi ami aqaphele lokhu ngaphambi kokuba sishiye emnyango wesakhiwo, futhi sabuyela emuva ngezinyathelo ngaphandle kokutshelwa (bafunde okuningi ngesikhathi samasonto ayisithupha).
Ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke nosuku lwethu, kwakukhona "ukugijima" ukukwenza. Amadodakazi ami kwakudingeka athathe imifinifomu evela kubahlanzi futhi kwakudingeka athole izinto ezithengisayo zokudayiswa kwezempi (Omunye wabo kwakudingeka athenge i-Hon Graduate Ribbon!). Yilungele ukwenza lokhu, njengoba izindawo eziningi ezingadingeka ukuba zihambe (ngokusemthethweni) zivaliwe ngeSonto, kanti amanye amahhovisi asemthethweni, njengezimali noma abasebenzi bazovalwa ngoMgqibelo, futhi.
Phakathi nohambo lwethu, kwakunepredishithi eyodwa kuphela yokugunyazwa, eyenzeke ngoMgqibelo. Noma kunjalo, ukusebenza ngoJuni 2004, i-Air Force ishintshe izinqubo zokuqeqesha eziyisisekelo. Ukudlula okulandelayo ngemuva kokuqeda iziqu ngoLwesihlanu manje sekudlule i-pass base, njengoba kudlula ngoMgqibelo ngemuva kokuphothula iziqu. Abaphumelele emiklomelo yeThunderbolt neWarhawk, kanye nabahloniphekile abaqeqeshwayo, bathola i-off-bas pass ngesonto. Abanye bathola ukudlula nge-Sunday ngeSonto.
Uma ukhetha ukuhlala phansi ngesikhathi sokudlula, kunezindawo eziningi zokuvakashela eLackland, kuhlanganise ne-BX, i-Commissary, i-Bowling Center, amapaki, izikhungo zokudla, njll, ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngesisekelo ngoLwesihlanu, kodwa bazobe begcwele iziqu ezintsha kanye nemindeni yabo. Uma ungakaze ubone umphathi wezempi noma uBX, lokhu kuyoba yithuba lakho. Ungangena kulezi zakhiwo "ngokuqasha kwakho," kepha ngeke ukwazi ukuthenga lutho ngaphandle kokuba unekhadi lesitifiketi sezempi ("ukuthenga kwakho" kungathenga wena, noma kunjalo).
Sasichitha isikhathi sethu emini (noma kunjalo, amadodakazi ami ayedla, noma kunjalo), cishe zonke izindawo zokudla ezisekelweni - futhi kukhona eziningana zazo, kuhlanganise ne-AAFES Snack Bar, i-BX Food Court, i-Bowling Center, Isango I-Club, iMitchell Hall, i-BBQ ye-Smokin 'Joe, i-Arnold Hall, i-Burger King, i-Golf Course kanye nezinye izivumelwano ezihlukahlukene kuwo wonke umhlaba. Ngeke ukholwe ukuthi umthandi wakho uthanda kangakanani (noma udinga) ukuba adle (Ngisazama ukushaya ikhanda phezu kwalokhu, isonto eligcwele kamuva).
Nakulokhu, kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi uyababuyisa ngo-19: 30, njengoba kufanele bahambe futhi bangene ngaphakathi kwedorokhi kungakapheli ngo-2000.
NgoMgqibelo : NgoMgqibelo, abaqashiwe bakhululwa cishe ngo-0900, futhi kufanele bafike esikhungweni seReception ngokushesha nje. Asikho isidingo sokufika kusasa ngalolu suku. I-lot yokupaka eyayivinjelwe uMkhosi weRestreat ngoLwesine futhi isetshenziselwa amabhasi ngoLwesihlanu kumele ivulekele manje, evumela indawo enkulu yokupaka. Cabanga ukusebenzisa le ndawo yokupaka. Ngesikhathi ngimiswe lapho, ngabona abantu abaningana besaqhubeka nokupaka izimoto, lapho beqaphela ukuthi ezinye zokupaka ezimbili zazigcwele.
Ukuvakasha kukaMgqibelo, njengoLwesihlanu, kudlula "ukudlula". Ungathatha othandekayo wakho noma kuphi endaweni yedolobha laseSan Antonio. Futhi, kufanele ubuyisele esikhungweni seReception (noma enye yamanye amaphuzu ahlaselwe) ngo-19: 30. Ngeke ngihambe ngaphezu kwakho konke okukhona ukuvakashela eSan Antonio, njengoba kunezinhlobo eziningi ezikhangayo futhi zitholakala kuyi-intanethi, nasezincwadini ezihlukahlukene zokuqondisa. Abantu abaningi emadodeni amadodakazi ami bahlela ukuchitha usuku olwandle olwandle, noma iFiesta Texas (Six Flags). Ngenxa yokuthi ngidle ngamadodakazi aphukile lapho beyizingane, base bevakashele lezi zikhangiso ngaphambilini futhi bengenaso isifiso sokuma emigqeni ngoMgqibelo omatasa. Esikhundleni salokho, sivakashele i-River Walk kabili, bese befuna ukuhlola indawo yokuthengisa (futhi bazenze bashayelwe futhi). Ngemuva kwesitolo, saya ekamelweni lethu lehhotela, lapho bazinikela khona eshesheni eside, esishisayo, e-PRIVATE (kungekho ubumfihlo obuyisisekelo), futhi babukele i-movie yokubuka inkokhelo (futhi, nakanjani, badla njalo ngosuku lonke ).
NgeSonto : Uma ukhetha ukuhlala ngeSonto (asizange senze), kuyoba yindlela yokudlula ngaphandle uma umqashi wakho eyisiqu sokuhlonipha noma owina umklomelo we-Thunderbolt noma weWarhawk. Abaqashi bazokhishwa ukuze bahambe baye eSikhungweni Sokutholwa cishe ngo-0900 futhi bangasebenzisa usuku nawe kuze kube ngu-17: 30 (5:30 PM) ngalobo busuku. Kumele babuyele emuva e-dorm yabo ngo-1800 ukupakisha bese belungiselela ukuthumela esikoleni sobuchwepheshe ngosuku olulandelayo.
Uyojabula ukwazi ukuthi ngikhulume namadodakazi ami womabili efonini ngesonto ngemuva kokuba baqale isikole sobuchwepheshe (Air Force Job Training), futhi ukudla kwabo kwakune- ALMOST ebuyela emuva evamile.