Parris Island really is a beautiful place. Most recruits never get the opportunity to notice.
I saw my original platoon this morning. They were marching to class, and I was coming back from making a garbage run. I was able to give a couple smiles to some old friends before my original chief drill instructor noticed me and said, "Hughes, get your broken ass away from my hogs." (Hogs are nasty phase 1 recruits) My response was a typical "Aye, sir!" It felt good to sound off again. My old platoon didn't look nearly as dysfunctional as I remembered.
10 things you hear constantly as a recruit:
- Aye sir/ Yes sir/ No sir
- Open your fat mouth!
- Scream!
- I don't care/ Nobody cares
- Left, right, left
- Die already
- Get some!
- Done sir
- Attack chow
- Aye recruit, kill
These are some of the language-appropriate ones.
Until next time...
Recruit Hughes
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