Mhoro! Ndini Dave, uye ini ichangobva kutanga papepa-yakareba kuti ndibatane neHome Force kuchengetwa sechikamu cheHarare Forces. Iyi inotsanangurwa yakajeka yehupenyu hwangu hweMEPS kuNew Orleans, Louisiana. Haisi shuga yakavhenganiswa, uye inonyatsotsanangurwa. Ndine tariro yekuti vashandi vanogona kuwana izvi zvinobatsira.
Hotera
Ndakasvika paChamber Tree Hotel muNew Orleans chainenge 7:00 PM usiku ihwohwo. Ndakanga ndichitsvaga, ndakamira mukati megaraji yakavakidzana (iyo yakave yakasununguka kupaka).
Ndine chikwama chine mudziyo wangu wepakiti uye shanduko yezvokupfeka, ndakapinda muimba yakanaka chaizvo uye ndakasvikira kune davi renhoroondo. Mudzimai ari shure kwekamberi akanditumira pane imwe dawati yeMEPS check-ins.
Murume ari seri kwedeski iyi akanga asiri akanaka. Akandiyeuchidza nezvakaipa Roy (kubva "Wings"). "Siddown, ini ndichava newe mune yechipiri," akadaro. Mushure memaminitsi mashomanana, akabvunza zita rangu uye akandipa bhadhibhodhi ine fomu pairi. "Verenga zvinhu zvose uye isaini pasi."
Ndakaita uye ndakasaina. Nyaya yacho yakati, chaizvoizvo, usabva pahotera, iva muimba yako ne10, usanwa, usaita zvinodhaka, usakonzera dambudziko.
"Heinoi kiyi yako. Gara pamusoro apa uye waitirira mharidzo," akadaro, achitaura neboka remabhedhi mukona yekukoka kwehotera. Akange agere paiva nevamwe vashomanana, kunyanya vakadzi. Mumwe musikana muduku akanga akabata pariti ye Marine Corps. Vamwe vaviri vakanga vachibatanidza US Army National Guard folders.
Mumwe mukomana akauya uye akagara pachigaro, US Army packet muruoko.
Nenguva isipi, "Roy" akauya uye akatarisa pamusoro pedu tose. Akapa mimwe mitemo yekugara kwehotera, uye tiketi dzekudya. Akabva apinda mumushonga wemapurisa zvakakurumidza-moto mirayiridzo yekugara, achindiyeuchidza nezvekudzidzisa Mudzidzisi, kunze kwokudanidzira.
"Verenga zvinhu zvose zvandinokupa nokuti unofanirwa kupiwa mhosva pamusoro payo, kunyange kana ndikasaifukidza. Unobvumirwa chete pamba rako, nzvimbo yekuchengetedza, nzvimbo yekudyira, nzvimbo yekuvhima, uye mafirimu. Imwe mafirimu anotamba maawa matatu.Kana iwe ukabva panzvimbo idzodzo, haufaniri kuenda kune MEPS.Kana iwe usina kupfeka zvipfeko zvakakodzera munzvimbo yekushanda, hauzoendi kuMEPS.Kana iwe uchibata zvisina kunaka, kana kupfeka chero chinhu chisina kunaka, iwe hazvizoendi kune MEPS, izvi zvinosanganisira cutoffs, machena T-shirts, zvinhu zvakasvibiswa, midriffs, flip-flops kana matangi. Kudya kunoshandiswa kusvika 10:00 PM.Iyo ibhuti.Kana iwe usadye ne10: 00 , iwe haugoni kudya.Kudya korovheni kunoshandiswa pa4: 4 AM yakakosha Bhasi rinosvika 4:45 rakapinza Kana usati wadya ne4: 45, haungadyi Kana iwe usiri pabhasi ne4: 45, iwe uchada kuwana imwe nzira yekuenda kune MEPS, nokuti ini handingakubatsiri.Unofanira kudzorera kiyi yako yekamuri ne4: 4 mangwanani.Kana iwe usingaiti, hausi kuenda kuMEPS. Iwe unogona n ot do drugs. Kana iwe ukadaro, haugoni kuenda kuMEPS, uye kana uri mishonga yemishonga iwe uchaenda kujeri. Iva mumakamuri ako ne10: 00. Kana iwe usiri mumakamuri ako ne10: 00 haugoni kuenda kuMEPS. Iwe unogona kusashandisa mafoni mumakamuri ako.
Kune mafoni pano, pano, uye pano. Wake-up call is at 3:15 AM. Ndizvo zvose. "
Ini nemukomana wechidiki weMarine Corps akatungamira kune zvikepe kuti tiwane makamuri edu. Pasina kufunga, pakarepo musuo wakazaruka isu tose takabuda, nekukurumidza kuona kuti yakanga isiri yepasi dzedu. Takaseka tikafamba zvakare.
"Uri kubatana neMarines?" Ndinobvunza.
"Hongu," akadaro.
"Wow."
Mushure mekusvika pa (chaiye) pasi, ndakabuda ndokuenda kunzvimbo yangu, # 1130. Mushure mekudhonza kemikisi kadiki, suo rakazaruka richizarura mabhedha maviri akazara, terevhizheni nekutwisana, uye madhikiki maviri. Wandaigara naye akanga ari pachena ari pano pamberi pangu. Ndakagadzika bhegi rangu padhesiki, ndakasunungura tikiti yangu yezvokudya uye packet, uye ndakaedza kuchinja chiteshi pane terevhizheni. (Hazvibatsiri, sezvo ndisingakwanisi kuwana kure, ndisingafungi kungoshandisa mabhodhi eTV).
Nezve hotera: uyai nesvondo yekushamba uye zvipfeko zvekushanda. Ini handina, uye ndakazvidemba. Iwe unogona kuva nenguva yakawanda pamaoko ako. Ndiko kunonakidza kushambira kunopfuura kutarisa paTV. Mushure memaminitsi makumi matatu ekuuraya nguva, munhu wandaigara naye akapinda, akasimbiswa kune mutorwa muimba yake, ndokugara pamubhedha wake.
"Ndini Dhavhidhi," ndakati, kuwedzera ruoko rwangu.
"Tom," akapindura kudaro, achizunza zvishoma ruoko rwangu. (Zita rakachinjwa kuti ridzivirire vasina mhosva).
Zvino hapana. Akanga akanyarara, uye ndakanga ndisingafariri kuchengetedza kukurukurirana kunononoka, saka ndakazviregerera ndoenda kuchitoro chekudya paimba yechitanhatu.
Iyo "buffet" yaive nechingwa, hamburger patties, lettuce, tomato, uye french fries (Gee, chero chii chatingaita nezviyo zvigadzirwa?) Nenhamo, ndakarangarira ma1980 makuru Big [kana kuti ndiApipper?] Mune zvekutengesa ndokuvaka yangu pachedu hamburger). Iyo yokudyira (iyo yaiva zvechokwadi imba huru yemusangano yakashandurwa kunyanya nokuda kweMEPS) yakanga isina chinhu kunze kwe ... Musikana weMarine! Ndakanga ndiri kufara chaizvo kumuona, sezvo ice rakanga rave rakatyoka. Takakurukura pamusoro pokuti nei tanga tichibatana, uye chii chaitarisira, uye mitsipa yedu pamusoro pezuva rakatevera. (Zvichiitika, chikonzero chake chekubatana ndicho chandakanzwa usiku hwose, "Ndaida kuenda, uye kana ndisina kubatana, ndingadai ndiri pano nokusingaperi").
Nenguva isipi mumwe murume akapinda mumba. Akange akaonda uye akareba ane bvudzi bvudzi. "Unobatanidzirei, ndakabvunza," (Ndiyo yaiva nzira yekukurukurirana usiku hwose handizivi kana mazita akambochinjana).
"Hondo," akazvikudza achizivisa, "uye iwe?"
"Air Force Reserve."
Akatendeukira kuMusikana musikana. "Iwe?"
"Marines," akanyatsotaura.
"Wow. Iwe une ushingi."
Akakurukura pamusoro pezvaakanga anzwa pamusoro peMEPS, kuti vanoita sei zvese zvavanogona kuti varege kukuita.
Mumwe musikana akapinda ndokugara pane imwe tafura. Ndakamushevedza patafura yedu uye iye akashamwaridzana nesu. Akatiudza kuti ari kusangana neHondo. Takapindura nematare edu. Akabva atendeukira kuMusikana musikana.
"Uri kubatana chii?"
"Marines."
"Yikes!"
Musikana wechikepe akanga achitya, asi isu takamuyeuchidza nezvekuzvikudza kwataiita kwaari, uye kuti aizoita sei zvakanaka.
Vatatu gangsta-rapper vakatarisa vakomana vakapinda (vakazara nemaketani endarama!). Mhando dzakadaro haisi yangu yevanhu vazhinji, asi ini ndakavaendesa kune tafura yedu yekuzadza nekukurumidza chero zvakadaro. Ndakarangarira izvo Sgt. Hartman akati mu Full Metal Jacket: "Pano imi mose hamuna maturo!"
Vanyori vaimboti vaimboti vaimbova nekutya sesu tose. Mumwe akanga achibatanidza neHondo National Guard uye imwe yakanga iri kupinda neHondo.
"Uri kubatana chii?" vakabvunza musikana weMarine.
"Marines."
"DAMN msikana!"
Vakakurumidza kuvimbisa Marine Girl. "Marine Ose Ndakamboziva ZVINOKOSHA!" (Ndakatora kuti iyi yakanga iri yakakwana).
Nguva refu mushure mekunge tapedzisa kudya kwedu, taigara patafura tichiuraya nguva uye tichigoverana nyaya pamusoro pekubatana, "Roy" muimba yekuchengetedza, uye nokukurumidza musoro wehondo wakasvika.
"Ndinoda ini daisi basa," akati Chengetedza Munhu (Aimbova Gangster Rapper). "Ndinoda kundiwana MBA uye Mauto acharipa."
Hondo Yomunhu yakanga yakasiyana. "Handina hanya kana ndikaenda kuhondo." Ndinoziva kuti izvi zvinonzwisisika. "
Ndakanga ndisingafungi kuti yaiva yeird zvachose, ndakamuudza.
Iyo hurukuro yakatora kune inofadza zvikuru shure kwehondo yakauya. Takava nekutya zvishoma uye tisingatauriki nehupenyu hwedu hwaive huri kutora ikozvino. Takanga tichizvipira kubatana nebasa renyika yedu munguva yehondo. Kwete vazhinji vaizonzwisisa nei. Takazviita.
Maminitsi gumi kusvika gumi, takasarudza kuidana usiku, tichiparadzanisa mune zvatinoda. Yakanga iri rimwe remanheru akanaka kupfuura mamwe ose andakave nawo.
Ndakadzokera kumusasa wangu (usina chinhu) uye ndakacherechedza mukana wangu wekugara naye-kiyi pane dawati. Pasina nguva ndakanzwa kugogodza pamusuo, uye ndakaizarurira munhu wandaigara naye anonyara.
"Ndine urombo," akadaro akanyatsotaura.
"Hapana dambudziko."
Ndakapedza maminitsi 45 ndichikanda uye kutendeuka. Bhedha yangu yakanga isinganzwisisiki, uye bhafu rangu rakange rakaipa (Kwete mumamiriro ezvinhu akaipa, asina kujaira). Ndaigona kutaurira kubva kune imwe nzvimbo kuti mumwe wangu ainge asiri kurara kana zvakadaro, saka ndakasarudza kutarisa imwe hurukuro.
"Mubhedha uyu unoyamwa," ndakadaro.
"Iniwo," akapindura kudaro, "saka iwe unobatana nei?"
" Air Force Reserve . Iwe?"
" Mutariri weNyika ," akapindura kudaro.
Anofanira kunge akave nekutya nokuti iye akabva apedza awa yakanaka achinditaurira nezvemugadziri wake, guta raakabva, basa rake, kuti akafara sei kuti aizodzidzira pasi rese. Akanga ari munhu akanaka chaizvo.
Yakanga yava nguva yekurara. 3:15 yaizova pano tisati tazviziva.
Blink. Yakanga iri pano.
Ndakatora mvura shoma, yakatsvaira, uye ndakapfekedzwa zvakanaka (t-shati yebhuruu, jeans, uye shangu yeti tennis). Ini ndakabva ndavhara musuo uye ndikaenda kunzvimbo yokudyira iri pasi kune imwe "buffet" chiitiko. Kumirira ikoko kwaive nemurume ari mu sutu akatora makiyi edu uye akacherechedza mazita edu paurongwa.
Bhuku: Mazai, bhakoni, zviyo, mukaka, jisi rearangi. Kudya kwevarwi kwose kwose.
MEPS
Muchengeti wangu akandipa mirayiridzo yokutora motokari yangu kuMEPS, kuitira kuti ini ndibve ndaenda kana ndapedza. Mumashoko ake, "Pane nguva dzose munhu ane dambudziko rinoshamisa rinotora nokusingaperi."
Pandakaona bhasi rasvika, ndakaudza mutyairi kuti ndaizomutevera. "Chinhu chaicho, asi patinosvika ikoko, ndinoita kuruboshwe, iwe unoenda zvakananga.Ndiri kutora musuo wekunze.Uchada kutarisa motokari yako."
Ndakatarisa pasi motokari yangu munzvimbo yekupaka, uye yakabuda. The tollbooth yakavharwa, saka kupisa kwangu kweusiku usiku kwaive kusununguka. Ndakamirira pedyo nebhazi, uye parakabva, ndakatevera.
Kuendesa kwaive kwakanyarara (sezvakaitwa nemigwagwa yakawanda pa4: 45 AM mumvura). Maminitsi makumi matatu nemakumi matatu akanga ari muNew Orleans MEPS nzvimbo / Naval Support Academy. My check-in was smooth. Paiva navarindi pasuwo, avo vakatarisa chikwata changu chekutyaira ndokunditaurira kune chivako chandinofanira kutora. Mukati meaiti chivako chaiva murume aida chiremba yangu, kubhairi, uye uchapupu hwe-inshuwarisi. Ndakavapa ivo, vakasaina chimiro, ndokuenda munzira yangu. Akandiudza kuti: "Tora zvakakodzera kupfuura chivako ichi, enda zvakananga kusvikira iwe usingazofambi zvakare uye enda nenzira yakarurama." Mupakaji uye mukova weMEPS uripo. "
Mazano ake akanga akanyatsojeka.
Zvakazoitika zvaive zvakananga kunze kwefirimu. Bhazi rakanga richidzikinura mumigwagwa miviri yakarurama (imwe yandaisabatanidzwa nayo) pasi pekuvhara kunze kwechivako. Icho chakanga chichiri masikati, kutinhira kunotenderera kumusoro, mvura inonaya.
Varume vatatu vari muBDU vakabata mabhanhire vakafamba vachidzika mumitsetse vachiongorora zvipfeko zvedu. Mumwe wavo varume akazivisa, "Pane mumwe munhu akatakura zvombo, mapanga, kana madhiragi here?"
Hapana mhinduro kubva kuvateereri vanotya.
"Isa pasi midhomwe yako udziputse!"
Varume vacho vakabva vazunguza "ndege yekuchengetedzwa kwemahofisi ehurumende" pamusoro pemutoro wedu. Kwete zviitiko.
"Apo patinopinda munzvimbo yeMEPS, iwe uchaparadzaniswa nebazi uye uchatumirwa kunzvimbo yako yekubatanidza! Chengeta zvikwama zvako muvharasi yakanyorwa!"
Musuo wacho wakandiyeuchidza nezvekugara kwendege. Paiva nemiganhu yakawanda yekugara, dafura rakakura, uye majenya kana vashandi vejunifomu vachifamba-famba vachienda mberi.
"Air Force pano, Marine Corps pano, Hondo pano neNavy pano!" akazivisa imwe, achitaura mahofisi akasiyana.
Ndakachengeta chikwama changu uye ndakatungamirirwa neHome Force liaison pamwe nevamwe vaAamsen. Pamusoro pokupinda, mutsetse wakagadzirwa, apo mapuraneti edu akaunganidzwa uye mazita edu akadanwa. Takapiwa mazita ekuisa mahembe edu, uye akatumirwa kune imwe mutsara pa "Control Desk" mumugwagwa mukuru wekupinda watakapinda kubva. Uyu mutsetse wakanga wakareba kwenguva refu uye uchifamba zvishoma nezvishoma. Pamwe pamadziro maiva nemifananidzo yeketani yekuraira uye hurumende yakakurumbira yeutungamiriri. Pamberi pepakiti yaiva Munyori weDzivo Don Rumsfeld uye Mutungamiriri-mukuru-George W. Bush. Ndinodada kushumira pasi pevarume ava.
Nenguva isipi, ndakanga ndiri pamberi penzira uye ndakapiwa gorosi firiji yakazadzwa nemafomu uye zvinyorwa. Ndakanga ndadzidziswa kupinda muNzvimbo # 1 pasi pasi neimba iri kuruboshwe rwangu. Paiva nechiratidzo chikuru chinotarisa nzira yangu, uye kuvhura musuo kwakaratidzira kirasi yakazadzwa kuti iwane simba. Vanhu vashoma vakapedzisira vapinda uye vakagara, uye murume akareba akaputika akapinda ndokubva adzokera shure.
"Mangwanani, ini ndiri _________." "Tinogamuchirwa kuNew Orleans MEPS." Akabva atanga kuvhara mitemo nemirau yeimba yacho zvakadzama. "Pane hove yekamuri ine arcade mukati, iyo iri sechikomborero iwe unotarisirwa kuichengeta yakachena kana tikasangana nemarara pasi, ichavharwa uye iwe pachako kunongodyiwa kuchava nemvura kubva patsime. Mabiko achagadzirwa kubva kubva muna 1000 kusvika ku1300. Paunonzwa kudanwa kwokupedzisira uye iwe usati wadya, rega zvauri kuita uye uwane zvokudya zvako.Kana iwe usingaiti, haungadyi. "
Akavharawo mutemo usina-slouch wekuchengetedza. "Ikoko kune nzvimbo dzekugara muimba yekuchengetedza, usazununguka, usarara, kune matavi mana pano, ndinogona kukuvimbisa kuti kana Marine akakubata iwe akarara, mhinduro yake ichave yakasiyana zvikuru nemumwe munhu." Hakuchina kusvuta munzvimbo iyi, kunze kwetafura yepikiniki kunze kwemasuo makuru. Akarayira chero munhu akapfekedza "baggy pants" kuti awane bhanhire kubva pakusangana kwavo ASAP. "Kuputika zvakanyanya hazviregi kurambidzwa."
Akabva avhara Fraudulent Enlistment. "Iwe uchapindura mibvunzo yakawanda uye uzadza maitiro akawanda.Kana iwe ureve nhema kune mumwe munhu kana pane chimwe chinhu, zvicharangarirwa kuti Inonyengedzera Enlistment uye iwe uchange wava pasi pemakore maviri mujeri uye kuregererwa kusunungurwa." Usazviita.
Munhu anotevera kupinda muimba yaiva mudzimai anonakidza akapfeka chipfeko chemukoti wepiniki. Akapa mapeni. "Usaisa mapegi aya mumiromo yako." Akabva atitungamira kuburikidza nemibvunzo yose yehutano. Akavharawo Privacy Act. "Usataurire chero ruzivo rwomutano kune ani zvake kunze kwekunge ari chiremba Usarega chero munhu achiongorora zvinyorwa zvako.Kana ndikakubata iwe uchiratidza mapepa ako kune mumwe munhu pano, ini ndichavimba uye ndichinyunyuta 'Iwe zviri nani urege izvozvo.' Kana Marine akakubata, achakurira zvikuru uye anokutumira kumba.Kana mumwe munhu akakuyambira kamwechete, usadzokerazve kune vanhu vazhinji pano, uye iwe unogara uri kutariswa. "
Mumwe mukomana akasimudza ruoko rwake. Aifanira kuenda kuimba yekugezera.
"Kwete iwe hausi kuenda kuvheji." Kana iwe ukadaro, ini ndichava pano zuva rose ndichimirira muyero urwu kubva kwauri. "
Aifanira kuenda NOW.
Mukadzi wacho akanga atsamwa. "Uya neni." Akabva awedzera, achitendeukira kukirasi, "Usaita chinhu chakashata mukati muno, ini handisi kuzova nehanya kana vanhu vachiuya kuzokuvadza newe."
The ASVAB
Akakurumidza kudzoka, uye takapedza kuzadza mapepa akawandisa. "Ndiani pano anofanira kutora ASVAB?"
Ndakasimudza ruoko rwangu, sezvakaita vamwe makumi maviri. Akapa duku, machena machena kune vose uye akaraira vanhu veAVVAB kuti vagadzire mutsara. "Tora tubhu kubva pane wrapper uye uibate nayo nehombodo kumusoro pamusoro pangu."
Mipu iyi yaiva yeperefayirini yemuedzo. Akasungiridza gomba duku riri padhipatimendi, uye takaudzwa kuti tifukidze mairi. "Iwe usati uri kupfutidza zvakaoma.
Munhu wose ari mumugwagwa wangu akapfuura, uye takanga tadzikidzwa pasi muimba yacho muimba yekuedza. Yakanga yakazara nemakombiyuta, uye isu tese takapiwa nzvimbo. Kumirira isu taive matambo, mapepa maviri epepa, uye penzura. Takaudzwa kuti tingashandisa sei makombiyuta. Kwakanga kune mabhodhi mashanu pasi pebhokisi rebhokisi remubhadharo rakanyorwa zita reABCDE uye nzvimbo yakasara yakanyorwa kuti "ENTER" Kwaivawo nebhokisi rekubatsira mutsvuku kumusoro. Muedzo, takaudzwa, tinopedza maawa matatu, uye tinogona kubva patinopedza.
Vakanga vasina kutora. Chiyero chakanga chirefu uye chinotyisa. Ndiri kugadzirira kupedza kudzidza kubva kuLSU, uye ini ndatora mimwe miedzo yakaoma. Izvi zvikamu pakati pezvakaipa. Yakaparadzaniswa ikaita mukati mezvikamu gumi nemaviri zvehurefu hwakasiyana, rudzi, uye kuoma. (ZVAUNOTARIDZA: Ona ABC dzeAVV , kuti uwane mamwe mashoko).
The Medical Exam
Mushure mokunge ndapedza muedzo, ndakatumwa kunotora ropa rangu kutorwa. Paiva nemuganhu we5 kana kupfuura mberi kwangu, asi kumirira kwaingova kwemaminitsi gumi chete. Mushandi wezvokurapa akakumbira zita rangu uye akaita kuti ndisimbise huwandu hwangu hwekuchengetedzwa kwevanhu. Akabva akandigadza pachigaro uye akachera ropa. Kana iwe uri squeamish pamusoro pechinhu chakadaro, usazvidya mwoyo: hazvikuvadzi. Yakatora nguva yakati, zvakadaro. Iva nemoyo murefu, ugare wakasununguka, uye tarisa kure.
Mushure mokunge ropa rangu rave rakaswededzwa, ndakanga ndasimuka kuti ndipe murwizi wangu samuenzaniso. Mutsara muimba yekugezera yakanga isina nguva refu. Ndakapiwa mukombe muduku, uye iwe unoenda kumugero uye "kupa muenzaniso" (Half full). Hungu, pane mutariri, asi kwete, haasi "mune bhizinesi rako."
Akangogara kune rumwe rutivi ndokuita kuti pave pasina basa risinganzwisisiki. Mushure mokunge, ndakamira mumutsara wakabata muenzaniso wangu, wakamirira kuutarisa mukati. Wakanga uri zvishoma zvishoma, uye mutsetse wacho wakafamba zvishoma nezvishoma.
Ndapota usaita joko, "Inotaridzika sedoro." Yakwegura. Akanzwa.
Yakazotevera yaiva ropa rekuedzwa test. Ndakagara muchigaro chiduku pedyo nemashini akaverenga. Yakanga yakafanana zvikuru nemichina pane dzakawanda zvinodhaka zvinoshandiswa muAmerica, chete mucherechedzi akaongororawo mwoyo wangu. Zvose izvi zvaitora kwemaminitsi mashomanana chete.
Kuongorora kweziso kwakafadza chaizvo. Iko "mutsara 9" yakangofanana neDhipatimendi reMotokari yeMotokari kana dhi-doctor, asi kudzika kwekunzwisisa kuedza kwaiva muurayi. Paiva nemiganhu 10 kana yakawanda yemakwikwi mashanu, uye ndaifanira kuwana denderedzwa riri pedyo kwandiri. Ndakanga ndiine dambudziko nemigwagwa miviri, uye muongorori akandiudza kuti ndivhare meso angu uye ndizorore kwechipiri. Ndakaita, uye ndakakwanisa kuona bhete raive pedyo zvikuru pakarepo.
Chifambiso chinotevera chaityisa muviri.
Chaizvoizvo, yakanga isiri iyo yakaipa. Vanenge gumi vedu takaendeswa muimba huru pamwe chete nechiremba, uye akatirayira kuti tibvise mabhokisi edu uye tire mumutsara wakatarisana neurusvingo rwakatarisana. Chiremba akafamba-famba achienda uye achibva atipa chirongwa chekuongorora maziso kana kuboora. Isu taizobva tarayirwa kuti tibate zvigunwe zvedu nezvedu zvakatevera zvakananga.
Chiremba akafamba-famba achikwira uye achidzika, achiongorora mitsetse yedu. Zvadaro, takarayirwa kuita mienzaniso yakasiyana-siyana uye magetsi ekuongorora. Taifanira kunamatira kunze kwemakumbo edu okumanheru uye kutamidza zvigunwe zvedu, zvino tishandura tsoka dzedu, tadzidzise uye zvichidzika, kukanda, nezvimwe zvakadaro. Izvo zvakafanana nejoko rorudyi. Isu taifanirawo kuita zvimwe chetezvo nemaoko nemaoko edu. Taifanira kutamba kufamba, izvo zvakanga zvisina kufanana sezvazvinonzwika. Takava nechiedza chekuona, apo takatevera vanachiremba neminwe nemeso edu, uye akabuda chiedza uye akaongorora vadzidzi. Air Force vanhu vaifanirawo "kuvhara" nzeve dzavo.
Zvose izvi zvakapedza maminitsi makumi maviri pane zvakanyanya. Zvadaro, hombe huru yakasimudzwa uye taifanira kutarisana nomumwe chiremba. Takafanira "Tora musoro wako uye ufukame" uye ufukidze uye uite kuti aongorore chero maHemorrhoids. Zvechokwadi zvakanga zvisinganzwisisiki, asi munhu wose aifanira kuzviita, uye ndaizotora zuva ripi neripi pamusoro pe "check check".
Mushure mokunge ndasunungurwa uye ndikapfekedzwa, ndakanga ndasimudzira muedzo wekunzwa. Yaiva nguva yechingwa, uye vazhinji vevashandi vakanga vachidya. Mushure memaminitsi gumi nemashanu, mukoti kubva mangwanani ano akandiisa mubhokisi rainge risingaregi apo ndakapa mhete dze earphone uye ndakapiwa "Jeopardy-buzzer" yandinofanira kunyorera apo ndainzwa beep. Iyi yakanga iri nguva yakareba, uye pamwe chete nekunzwika kwekufema kwangu uye manzwiro evanhu vari panze, zvainyanya kushungurudza.
Pakapera, mukoti akazarura musuo ndokunyora chikamu changu. Akaita chiso chinonakidza paakavatarisa, izvo zvinondinetsa ini. "Zvakaipa here," ndakabvunza kudaro.
"Nope, zvakajairika."
Icho chaiva chororo, uye ndakanga ndiri pakuenda kwangu kwekupedzisira kwezuva: kubvunzurudza kwega nechiremba.
Rwonzi rwakagara maminitsi gumi nemashanu kana zvakadaro, uye ndakanga ndine hanya nazvo. Ndakanga ndiine chinetso chekufema chinokonzerwa nehupenyu hwangu, uye ndaitya kuti dai DQ yangu. Ndisati ndaenda kuMEPS zvisinei, ndakaita basa rangu rechikoro uye ndakawana zvinyorwa zvinodiwa kubva kuna chiremba wangu pamusoro pehuwandu hwangu, kusanganisira pulmonary function test results. Ndakanga ndakatorawo pfupa pandakanga ndichiri muduku, asi ndakanga ndisingambove nemashoko kana mapepa (ini ndakanga ndisati ndanyatsoziva kuti ndiani pfupa).
Chiremba akandidana, uye akandiudza kuti ndiverengere ndima kuti ndiongorore kudzidza. Kana uchikwanisa kuverenga izvi, haufaniri kuva nechinetso nacho. Akabva akandibvunza mibvunzo yangu ye "hongu" pane zvechiremba (Haanaita seasingatarisiri nezvekukuvadza pandaiva nemakore mashanu). Ndakanga ndakadzokorora tsananguro yangu ndisati ndaenda kuMEPS. Izvozvo hazvirevi kuti ndakanga ndisina kutendeseka kana kuti ndisingabatsiri munzira ipi zvayo - zvakasiyana. Yaiva yakajeka, yakajeka, uye yakananga, uye yakafukidza nhoroondo yangu uye mamiriro edu ezvinhu (ndakasiya NOTHING kunze). Akange anofara kuti ndakanga ndatora mapurmonary work test, uye ndakasunungura pairi.
Ndakanga ndiri.
Nokuti ndiri kujoina Air Force, ndakatumirwa kune kamuri kaduku rine mishonga inorema mairi. Mushonga wacho pachawo wakafanana neguillotine, nebhokisi rinokusimudza riri mberi. Mukoti akaratidza izvi pasina zvigadziko. Paiva ne 4 kuenzana kwehutano hunosimudza. Ndakanga ndichikwanisa kusimudza zvose 4, kunyange zvazvo chechina chakanga chakaoma kwazvo.
Darekiti wedhesi akatora faira yangu yezivo (iyo yandakanga ndava nayo zuva rose) uye ndakatumira iyo yekupedzisira yekugadzirisa. Akandiudza kuti ndiende kudya kwemasikati, izvo zvakange zvakanyaradza zvikuru nokuti ndaiva nenzara.
Ndaifamba ndichienda kunzvimbo yekudya, iyo imwe musikana anonakidza ari pasi pekugadzirira kupa "Call Call." Kwakanga kune 6 sandwiches yakasara, yose ham, saka chisarudzo changu chakanga chiri nyore nyore. Mvura yakabhodha yaiva inwiwa yekusarudza, uye ini ndakanga ndine imwechete zvakare. Yaiva yakanaka, uye ndakaipfekedza mumaminitsi, uye ndakatanga pamaputi e mbatata nekiki. Mushure mokunge ndichitsvaira mvura yangu uye ndichichenesa tsvina yangu, ndakadzokera kuimba yezvokurapa kwandakanga ndamirira zvinyorwa zvangu zvokupedzisira.
Ndakapiwa faira yangu, uye ndakaiisa kuHome Air liaison yangu "Wapedza neMEPS!" iyo ndege yakati.
Ndakabhadhara bhegi rangu kubva pakamuri uye ndakadzokera kumotokari yangu ndokubva ndasiya chikamu. Ndakashanyira mubatsiri wangu ndokumuudza mashoko akanaka, ndokutanga kusarudzwa kwebasa. Ini ndinoda kujoina Security Forces .
ZOKUTAURIRWA KUTI: Nokuda kwekuti Dave ari kusongana neReerves, basa rekusarudza basa rinoitwa kuburikidza neRubruiter. Dai Dave akanga achinyora mubasa rakaoma , ruzivo rweMEPS rwungadai rwaisanganisira kusarudzwa kwebasa , Security Interview , uye (zvichida) kunyoresa muDhipatimendi Rokupinda Rakaderera (DEP). Uyezve, Dave akatora ASVAB uye muviri pazuva rimwe chete. Kune vakawanda (vakawanda?) MEPS zvivako, nhasi, ASVAB inoitwa masikati ekusvika, uye chirongwa chekurapa / basa rokugadzirisa basa rinoitwa zuva rinotevera.
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Mamwe maonero ekupedzisira paMEPS:
- Usatarisira zvakawanda kurara usiku hwakatangira.
- Idya zvokudya zvako zvekudya.
- Haisi iyo yakaipa, uye kana iwe ukateerera iwe hauzove nematambudziko.
- Itai pamwe chete panguva yeAVV. Hungu nguva refu. Hongu zvakaoma. Zvichenjerere iwe uye ita zvose zvaunogona.
- Iva akatendeseka muhutano hwako. Kana uine dambudziko risina kukodzera, tora magwaro ose aunogona kunyora kubva kuchiremba wako, uye uwane RECENT nyanzvi. Ita kuti tsanangudzo yako yezvoutano yakagadzirire yakagadzikana: ichengete iyo yakajeka uye yakajeka, uye ichengete yakarurama. Regai zvinyorwa zviitwe ivo pachavo. Vanachiremba vanonzwisisa.
Ndinotarisira kuti unoona izvi zvichibatsira! Nhanho yakanaka muzviitiko zvako zveMEPS!