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l ' Rl Upper Right: The uphill trot to the obstacle course is a perennial favorite. Bayonet training taught us the aggressive spirit of hand-to-hand combat, and allowed us to release our pent-up hostilities. Beast seems almost like a dream now, but it was real enough at the time. After the initial shock had worn off, the days settled into a routine of drill, calisthenics, lectures, and myri- ad other diversions. To break the monotony, there were planned group activities such as shower and clothing formations — grand old in- stitutions now lost forever. Bayonet training taught us the aggressive spirit of hand-to-hand combat, and allowed us to release our pent-up hostilities. 26
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Eyes front, chest up, thumbs on seams of trousers, and chin in . . . Why are they all so angry . . . Pick up that hag . . . But why do they want me to . . . sharp, Mister, you ' re at West Point now . . . I thought Dad said I would enjoy military . . . to the man in the red sash for the . . . I said pull your neck in . . . wonder what Gloria is doing . . . Mom said to stand near the outside so she could get a pic . . . I . . . do solemnly swear . . . And so that first day, like all days, came to an end, and as Chaplain l Ford gratifyingly point- j ; »4| r; ■ ' .v ed out, that day could £l ;y ' -y t J( r . v: never happen agam. And who could guess the thoughts that ran through our heads as we lay in our bunks that nights Will we ever for- get that day? But it was over, and another on the way. 25
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During the first day we had been introduced to our squad leaders for the first time. For the next eight wee cs these in- dividuals and their Second Detail counterparts would at once be slave drivers, big brothers, and mother hens. Our early impressions and much of our future attitudes as cadets would depend on them. Not for at least two years, when we ourselves stepped into their shoes, would we fully realize the magnitude of their task.
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