... military was based on these movies. I was convinced that all Drill Instructors were cruel and in-humane individuals whose sole source of enjoyment in life was to torment new recruits. After what seemed like several lifetimes, my father finally convinced me to enlist and the rest, as they say was history. Now in order to truly understand how warped my perception was, I need to explain some things. First off, when I was young I do not recall ever leaving the city of Lexington. We rarely left our side of the city because my father always worked and never had much free time. The outside world to me was only the things that I saw on television or movies and read or heard on the radio. So imagine the thoughts in my head when this recruiter knocks on my door dressed in his uniform, and telling me how much ...

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