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rckt148 · 61-69, M
I was 17 ,grew up around Coast Guard stations ,My Grandpa and Uncle were both retired Coast Guard ,so I thought all they did was drink beer and work on boats ,
I get to book camp they shave my head ,scream at me before I am even off the bus from the Airport ,
So I was not liking boot camp ,
Grandpas had some pull ,he used to be the Exec of this very base ,,
so a few calls home and MOM says a Chief is helping me get out ,,
I am home sick ,I had just got married ,guys was messing with me saying my wife was already messing around ,so yes ,I want out .
they tell me to grab my sea bag ,I tell everyone goodbye ,
I think this is it I'm going home ,,WRONG !!!
but they make me put that 175 lb bag on ,,and run and run and run till I was ready to die ,then they made me do push ups until I could do no more ,then lay on the bag and do leg lifts ,,,then they flip my ID card on the floor and make me push it around with my nose ,,this bag keeps making me fall over ,they scream at me and make me keep at it ,
Then they make me get out my coat out of the sea bag ,and they staple signs on my back and chest ,but I have no clue what they say ,
Go back to my company and wait on my company commander
He comes in ,screams my name and I go to his office and he makes me open my coat .the signs say "I want my Mommie and I want to go home "
He made me run into every barracks and office on the base and scream
"I want my Mommie ,I want my Mommie and I want to go home ",and then go to the next one .
From that day on everyone knew who I was ,the kid who wants to go home
Turns out ,my Grandpa told them to do that to me
then they took me in Admin and showed me my Grandpa's picture
He was 16 when he joined and they had no boot camp ,they went right on a ship
that is the most embarrassing thing I have ever went through
I get to book camp they shave my head ,scream at me before I am even off the bus from the Airport ,
So I was not liking boot camp ,
Grandpas had some pull ,he used to be the Exec of this very base ,,
so a few calls home and MOM says a Chief is helping me get out ,,
I am home sick ,I had just got married ,guys was messing with me saying my wife was already messing around ,so yes ,I want out .
they tell me to grab my sea bag ,I tell everyone goodbye ,
I think this is it I'm going home ,,WRONG !!!
but they make me put that 175 lb bag on ,,and run and run and run till I was ready to die ,then they made me do push ups until I could do no more ,then lay on the bag and do leg lifts ,,,then they flip my ID card on the floor and make me push it around with my nose ,,this bag keeps making me fall over ,they scream at me and make me keep at it ,
Then they make me get out my coat out of the sea bag ,and they staple signs on my back and chest ,but I have no clue what they say ,
Go back to my company and wait on my company commander
He comes in ,screams my name and I go to his office and he makes me open my coat .the signs say "I want my Mommie and I want to go home "
He made me run into every barracks and office on the base and scream
"I want my Mommie ,I want my Mommie and I want to go home ",and then go to the next one .
From that day on everyone knew who I was ,the kid who wants to go home
Turns out ,my Grandpa told them to do that to me
then they took me in Admin and showed me my Grandpa's picture
He was 16 when he joined and they had no boot camp ,they went right on a ship
that is the most embarrassing thing I have ever went through