Moni! Ndine Dave, ndipo posachedwa ndinayambira mapepala aatali kuti ndilowe nawo ku Air Force monga gawo la Security Forces. Izi ndizofotokozedwa mwatsatanetsatane wa zochitika zanga za MEPS ku New Orleans, Louisiana. Si shuga yophimbidwa, ndipo imatchulidwa mwatsatanetsatane. Ndikuyembekeza kuti anthu omwe akulembera anzawo angapeze izi zothandiza.
The Hotel
Ndinafika ku Double Tree Hotel ku New Orleans usiku wa 7 koloko usiku. Nditathamanga ndekha, ndinayima m'galimoto yoyandikana nayo (yomwe inakhala malo omasuka).
Nditavala chikwama chomwe chinali ndi paketi yanga yowonjezera komanso zovala, ndinalowa m'chipinda cholandirira bwino ndipo ndinapita ku desiki. Mkazi yemwe anali kumbuyo kwa kampeniyo ananditumizira ku deiki ina kwa inshuwalansi ya MEPS.
Munthu yemwe anali kumbuyo kwa desikiyi sanali abwino. Anandikumbutsa Roy woipa (kuchokera ku "Wings"). "Siddown, ndidzakhala nanu kachiwiri," adatero. Patapita mphindi zingapo, iye anafunsa dzina langa ndipo anandipatsa chikwangwani ndi mawonekedwe ake. "Werengani chirichonse ndi kulemba pansi."
Ndinachita ndikusindikiza. Ndemangayi inanenedwa kuti, musachoke hoteloyi, khalani m'chipinda chanu cha 10, musamamwe, musamamwe mankhwala osokoneza bongo, musayambitse vuto.
"Pano pali fungulo lanu, khalani pamenepo ndikudikirira mwachidule," adatero, akulozera gulu la mabedi pa ngodya ya hotelo ya hotelo. Atakhala pansi anali ena ochepa, makamaka akazi. Mtsikana wamng'ono anali ndi paketi ya Marine Corps. Ena awiri anali akuphatikiza mafoda a US Army National Guard.
Munthu wina anabwera pafupi ndipo anakhala pampando, US packet pamanja.
Pasanapite nthawi, "Roy" adayandikira ndikukwera pamwamba pa tonsefe. Anapereka zowonjezera zowonjezera kuti hotelo ikhale, ndi matikiti a chakudya. Kenaka anathyola mfuti zamakina kuti azikhalapo, akundikumbutsa za Mlangizi Wophunzitsa, pokhapokha popanda kudandaula.
"Werengani zonse zomwe ndikupatsani chifukwa MUDZAKHALA mlandu wanu, ngakhale ngati sindikuphimba. Muloledwa nokha pa malo anu enieni, malo obwezeretsa alendo, malo odyera, malo owonetserako zochitika, ndi malo a kanema. Mafilimu amasewera maola atatu.Ngati mutachoka m'madera amenewa, simuyenera kupita ku MEPS Ngati simukuvala chovala choyenera, simungapite ku MEPS. Ngati mukuchita zosayenera, kapena muzivala cholakwika, inu Sipita ku MEPS, izi zimaphatikizapo ogwidwa, T-shirts zoyera, zakuthupi zonyansa, midriffs, flip-flops kapena matanki. Chakudya chimatumizidwa mpaka 10:00 PM Ndi buffet Ngati simudya 10:00 am , simudzadya. Chakudya chachakudya chimatengedwa pa 4:15 AM lakuthwa Basi limachoka pa 4:45 lakuthwa Ngati simunadye 4:45, simudzadya Ngati simuli pa basi ndi 4: 45, muyenera kupeza njira ina yofikira ku MEPS, chifukwa sindikuthandizani. Muyenera kubwerera ku chipinda chanu mwa 4:15 AM Ngati simutero, simudzapita ku MEPS. Inu mukhoza n otani mankhwala. Ngati mutero, simungapite ku MEPS, ndipo ngati muli ndi mankhwala mumapita kundende. Khalani m'chipinda chanu cha 10:00. Ngati simukukhala m'chipinda chanu cha 10:00 simudzapita ku MEPS. Simungagwiritse ntchito mafoni anu m'chipinda chanu.
Pali mafoni apa, apa, ndi apa. Kuwongolera kudzakhala pa 3:15 AM. Ndizo zonse. "
Ine ndi kamtsikana kakang'ono ka Marine Corps tinkapita kumalo okwera kuti tikapeze zipinda zathu. Popanda kuganiza, chitseko chitatseguka ife tonse tinatuluka, posakhalitsa kuzindikira kuti sikunali pansi pathu. Tinaseka ndipo tinabwereranso.
"Iwe ukulowa nawo a Marines?" Ndikufunsa.
"Inde," adatero.
"Oo."
Nditabwerera ku malo anga enieni, ndinachoka ndikupita kuchipinda changa, # 1130. Atatsegula makiyiwo, chitseko chinatsegulira kufotokoza mabedi awiri aakulu, TV ndi kulimbana ndi madesiki awiri. Wokhala naye pafupi anali atakhala pano pamaso panga. Ndinayika thumba langa pa desiki, ndinatulutsira tikiti yanga yodyera ndi paketi, ndikuyesera kusintha kanema pa televizioni. (Zopanda phindu, monga sindinapeze kutali, osaganiza kuti ndingogwiritsa ntchito mabatani pa TV).
Ponena za hoteloyi: bweretsani suti yosambira ndi zovala zogwirira ntchito. Ine sindinatero, ndipo ndinadandaula nazo. Mukhoza kukhala ndi nthawi yambiri m'manja mwanu. Ndikusambira kosangalatsa kwambiri kusiyana ndi kuyang'ana pa TV. Pambuyo pa nthawi yopha mphindi makumi atatu, wothandizana nane analowa, adagonjetsa mlendo m'chipinda chake, ndipo adakhala pabedi lake.
"Ndine Davide," ndinatero, kutambasula dzanja langa.
"Tom," anayankha motero, ndikugwedeza dzanja langa molimba. (Dzina lasinthidwa kuti ateteze osalakwa).
Ndiye palibe. Iye anali wodekha, ndipo sindinkafuna kusunga kukambirana, kotero ndinadandaula ndikupita ku malo odyera kuntchito 14.
"Buffet" inali ndi mkate, hamburger patties, letesi, tomato, ndi french fries (Gee, zilizonse zomwe tingapange ndi zitsulozo? Mwamwayi, ndinakumbukira ma 1980s Big Mac [kapena anali Whopper?] Malonda ndi kumanga wanga weniweni hamburger). Malo odyera (omwe kwenikweni anali chipinda chachikulu cha msonkhano omwe anatembenuzidwa mwachindunji kwa MEPS) analibe kanthu kupatula ... Msungwana wa Marine! Ndinali wokondwa kwambiri kumuwona, chifukwa chisanu chinali chitathyoledwa kale. Tinakambirana za chifukwa chomwe tinkalowerera, ndi zomwe tinkayembekezera, ndi mitsempha yathu yotsatira. (Mwachidziwikire, chifukwa chake cholowa ndi zomwe ndamva usiku wonse, "Ndinkafuna kuthawa, ndipo ngati sindinalowe nawo, ndikanakhala kuno kosatha").
Pasanapite nthawi munthu wina adalowa m'chipindamo. Anali woonda komanso wamtali ndi tsitsi lofiira. "Kodi mukuphatikizana ndi chiyani, ndinapempha kuti," (Ndi njira yanji yoyankhulirana usiku wonse? Sindikudziwa ngati maina adasinthidwa).
"Asilikali," adalengeza molimba mtima, "ndipo iwe?"
"Malo osungirako asilikali."
Anatembenukira kwa mtsikana wa Marine. "Inu?"
"Madzi," adanena mokoma mtima.
"Wow. Ndiwe wolimba mtima."
Anakambirana za zomwe anamva zokhudza MEPS, momwe amachitira zonse zomwe angathe kuti akulepheretseni.
Mtsikana wina adalowa ndikukhala patebulo lina. Ndinamuitana iye patebulo lathu ndipo iye adalumikizana nafe mwachidwi. Anatiuza kuti akulowa nawo. Tinayankha ndi nthambi zathu. Kenako anatembenukira kwa mtsikana wa Marine.
"Kodi mukulowa nawo chiani?"
"Madzi."
"Yikes!"
Mtsikana wa m'nyanja amanjenjemera, koma tinamukumbutsa momwe tinaliri wonyada chifukwa cha iye, ndi momwe amachitira zabwino.
Amuna atatu omwe amawoneka ngati achikulire amalowa (amadzaza ndi unyolo wa golide!). Mitundu yoteroyo siyinjira yanga yamba, koma ine ndikuwatsogolera ku tebulo lathu lodzaza mwamsanga. Ndinakumbukira zomwe Sgt. Hartman anati mu Full Metal Jacket: "Pano inu nonse mulibechabechabe!"
A rapper gangsta anali amanjenje ngati tonsefe. Mmodzi anali kulowa mu Army National Guard ndipo winayo anali akulowa nawo.
"Kodi mukulowa nawo chiani?" iwo anafunsa msungwana wa Marine.
"Madzi."
"DAMN msungwana!"
Posakhalitsa anawatsimikizira Marine Girl. "Marine iliyonse yomwe ndakhala ndikuidziwa REPRESENTS!" (Ine ndinatsimikiza kuti uyu anali womuthandizira wapamwamba).
Patatha nthawi yaitali titatha kudya, tinakhala pansi patebulo ndikupha nthawi ndikukambirana nkhani zogwirizana, Roy "m'chipinda cholandirira alendo, ndipo posakhalitsa nkhani ya nkhondo inadza.
"Ndikufuna ntchito ya desiki," anatero Munthu Wopambana (Kale Gangster Rapper). "Ndikufuna kunditengera MBA ndi Army kulipira."
Msilikali wa asilikali anali wosiyana. "Sindikudziwa kuti ndikapita kunkhondo, ndikudziwa kuti izi zikumveka ngati zovuta."
Ine sindimaganiza kuti zinali zovuta nkomwe, ine ndinamuuza iye.
Kukambitsirana kunasangalatsa kwambiri nkhondo itatha. Tinkakhala ndi mantha kwambiri ndipo tinkakhala omasuka ndi momwe moyo wathu unalili tsopano. Tinali ololera kulowa nawo utumiki wa dziko lathu mu nthawi ya nkhondo. Osati ambiri angamvetse chifukwa chake. Ife tinatero.
Maminiti khumi mpaka khumi, tinaganiza kuti tizitcha usiku, kugawanika m'mawu athu. Imeneyi inali imodzi mwa madzulo abwino kwambiri omwe ndakhala nawo.
Ndinabwerera ku chipinda changa (chopanda kanthu) ndipo ndinazindikira khadi langa lokhala naye pakhomopo pa desiki. Posakhalitsa ndinamva munthu akugogoda pakhomo, ndipo ndinam'tsegulira mnzanga wonyansa.
"Pepani," adanena mwachibwana.
"Palibe vuto."
Ndinakhala mphindi 45 ndikuponyera ndi kutembenuka. Bedi langa linali losasangalatsa, ndipo bulangeti yanga inali yoopsa (Osati mkhalidwe woipa, wosadziwika). Ndikhoza kudziwa kuchokera ku chipinda kuti munthu amene ndimagona naye sanagonepo, kotero ndinaganiza kuti ndikulankhulana naye kamodzi.
Ndinawauza kuti: "Bedi ili limayamwa."
"Ndiyenso," anayankha motero, "nanga inu mukugwirizana nawo chiyani?"
" Malo Osungirako Akhwangwala ."
Iye anayankha kuti: " National Guard ."
Ayenera kuti anali wamantha chifukwa adagwiritsa ntchito ola limodzi akundiuza za wolemba ntchito, tawuni yomwe amachokera, ntchito yake, momwe adakondwera kwambiri kuti adzalandira maphunziro padziko lonse lapansi. Iye anali kwenikweni mnyamata wabwino kwambiri.
Iyo inali nthawi yoti agone. 3:15 tikanakhala pano tisanadziwe.
Blink. Icho chinali pano.
Ndinatengeka mofulumira, ndinkatsitsimuka, ndikuvekedwa bwino (T-shirt ya buluu, jeans, ndi nsapato za tenisi). Kenaka ndinatseka chitseko ndikupita ku resitilanti m'munsi kuti ndikapeze "buffet" ina. Kudikira kunali mwamuna mu suti yemwe anatenga makiyi athu ndikuyang'ana mayina athu pandandanda.
Buffet: Mazira, nyama yankhumba, ufa, mkaka, madzi a lalanje. Chakudya cha ankhondo kulikonse.
MEPS
Wondilemba ntchito anandipatsa malangizo oti nditenge galimoto yanga ku MEPS, kuti ndikapite ndikamaliza. M'mawu ake, "Nthawi zonse pali winawake yemwe ali ndi vuto lodabwitsa lomwe limatenga nthawi zonse."
Nditaona basi ikufika, ndinauza dalaivala kuti ndimutsatira. "Chinthu chotsimikizika, koma tikafika kumeneko, ndimapanga mbali yotsalira, ndikupita molunjika. Ndikhala ndikulowera kumbuyo. Muyenera kuyang'ana galimoto yanu."
Ndinatsitsa galimoto yanga pamalo oimika magalimoto, ndipo ndinachoka. The tollbooth inali yotsekedwa, kotero magalimoto anga usiku anali ufulu. Ndinadikirira pafupi ndi basi, ndipo itachoka, ndinatsatira.
Galimotoyo inali chete (monga njira zambiri pa 4:45 AM mvula). Pakadutsa mphindi 30 anali ku New Orleans MEPS / Naval Support Academy. Kulowera kwanga kunali kosalala. Panali alonda pa chipata, amene anayang'ana chilolezo changa cha dalaivala ndipo anandiloza ine ku nyumba yomwe ndikufunika kuti ndikadutse. Mkati mwa nyumbayo munali munthu amene anafunikira laisensi yanga, kulembetsa, ndi umboni wa inshuwalansi. Ine ndinawapatsa iwo, ndinaina mawonekedwe, ndipo ndinapitirira. Anandiuza kuti: "Pita kumalo ano, pita mpaka pomwe iwe sungapite."
Malangizo ake anali olondola.
Zomwe zinatsatira zinali zochokera kunja kwa kanema. Basi linali kutambasula mizere iŵiri yolunjika (imodzi yomwe ine ndinalowa) pansi pa awning kunja kwa malo. Kunali mdima wandiweyani, bingu likugwedezeka pamwamba, mvula ikugwa.
Amuna atatu mu BDUs akugwira magetsi akuyenda pansi pamzere akuyang'ana zovala zathu. Mmodzi wa iwo adalengeza, "Kodi pali aliyense amene akunyamula mfuti, mipeni, kapena mankhwala osokoneza bongo?"
Palibe yankho kuchokera kwa omvera owopsa.
"Lembani matumba anu ndi kuwasula!"
Amunawo adagumula "ndege yodzitetezera ku eyapoti" pa katundu wathu. Palibe zochitika.
"Tikalowa mu malo a MEPS, mudzagawidwa ndi nthambi ndikukutumizirani kuntchito yanu! Sungani matumba anu mu chipinda chodziwika!"
Pakhomoli munandikumbutsa malo otsegulira ndege. Panali mipando ingapo, okhala ndi desiki yaitali, ndi maere kapena obvala zobvala zovala zoyendayenda.
"Air Force apa, Marine Corps kuno, Ankhondo ndi Navy pano!" adalengeza wina, akulongosola maudindo osiyanasiyana.
Ndinasunga chikwama changa ndikupita ku Air Force kulankhulana ndi Airmen. Pamalo olowera, mzere wopangidwa, kumene mapaketi athu anasonkhanitsidwa ndipo mayina athu anatchedwa. Tinapatsidwa maina kuti tivale malaya athu, ndipo tumizidwa ku mzere wina ku "Desk Control" mu malo oyendetsera polojekiti omwe tinalowamo. Mzerewu unali wautali kwambiri ndipo ukuyenda pang'onopang'ono. Pakhoma panali zithunzi za mndandanda wa malamulo ndi utsogoleri wapamwamba wa usilikali. Pamaso pa phukusili anali Mlembi wa Chitetezo Don Rumsfeld ndi Mtsogoleri wa Chief George W. Bush. Ndine wonyada kutumikira pansi pa amuna awa.
Posakhalitsa, ine ndinali kutsogolo kwa mzere ndipo ndinapatsidwa mitu yoyera imadzazidwa ndi mawonekedwe ndi zolemba. Ndinaphunzitsidwa kulowa m'chipinda cha # 1 pansi pa holo kumanzere kwanga. Panali chizindikiro chachikulu chikulozera njira yanga, ndipo kutsegula chitseko kunavumbula kalasi yomwe inadzaza ndi mphamvu. Anthu ochepa otsiriza adalowa ndi kukhala ndi mipando, ndipo munthu wamtali wothamanga adalowa ndi kupita kutsogolo.
"Mmawa wabwino ndine _________. Mwalandiridwa ku New Orleans MEPS." Kenaka anayamba kufikitsa malamulo ndi malamulo a malowa mwatsatanetsatane. "Pali chipinda chopanda chotukuka ndi chipinda chamkati mkati mwako. Ndiko mwayi wapadera kuti ukhale woyera. Ngati tipeze zinyalala pansi, zidzatsekedwa ndipo zokhazokha zidzakhala ndi madzi kuchokera ku kasupe. Chakudya chidzaperekedwa kuchokera 1000 mpaka 1300. Pamene mutamva kuitana kotsiriza ndipo simunadye, musiye zomwe mukuchita ndikudya chakudya. Ngati simutero, simudya. "
Anaphimbanso lamulo lopanda kukonzekera alendo. "Kumeneko kuli malo oti mukhalemo mu malo odyetsera alendo, musati mugule, musagone, pali nthambi 4 pano, ndikukutsimikizirani kuti ngati Marine akugwirani inu tulo, yankho lake lidzakhala losiyana kwambiri ndi wina aliyense." Palibe kusuta mu chipinda, kupatula pa tebulo lapanyumba kunja kwa zitseko zazikulu. Analangiza aliyense wobvala "thumba lamatumba" kuti ateteze lamba ku ASAP yawo yolumikizana. "Zovala zotsika kwambiri sizidzalekerera."
Kenaka anaphimba Zolemba zachinyengo. "Mudzayankha mafunso ambiri ndikudzaza mitundu yambiri. Ngati mukunama kwa munthu aliyense kapena pazinthu zilizonse, zidzatengedwa kuti ndizochinyengo ndipo mudzakhala m'ndendemo zaka ziwiri ndikukhala osadetsedwa."
Munthu wotsatira kuti alowe mu chipindacho anali dona wokondweretsa atavala chovala cha namwino wachikuda. Anapereka makola. "Musati muyike zikhomozo mkamwa mwanu." Kenaka adayenda nanu kupyolera mufunso lililonse la mawonekedwe achipatala. Anagwiranso ntchito Chigamulo cha Umoyo. "Musamawuze aliyense zachipatala chidziwitso kuchipatala pokhapokha ngati ali dokotala Musalole kuti aliyense ayese zolembera zanu. Ngati ndikukuwonetsani zolemba zanu kwa wina aliyense pano, ndikudalira ndikunong'oneza bondo. Ngati Azimayi akugwira iwe, adzakufuula kwambiri ndikukutumizani kunyumba. Ngati wina akuchenjezani kamodzi, musabwererenso. Pali anthu ambiri kuno, ndipo nthawi zonse mumayang'anitsitsa. "
Mnyamata wina anakweza dzanja lake. Iye amayenera kupita ku bafa.
"Simukupita ku bafa. Ngati mutero, ndidzakhala pano tsiku lonse ndikudikirira mkodzo kuchokera kwa inu."
Iye amayenera kuti apite Tsopano.
Mkaziyo anakwiya kwambiri. "Bwera nane." Kenaka anawonjezera, kutembenukira ku kalasi, "Musati muchite cholakwika muno. Sindingakhale ndi udindo ngati anthu akubwera nanu."
ASVAB
Pasanapite nthaŵi yaitali anabwerera, ndipo tinamaliza kulemba zolemba zambiri. "Ndani pano ayenera kutenga ASVAB?"
Ine ndinakweza dzanja langa, monga ena 20. Anapereka anthu ang'onoang'ono zoyera, ndipo analamula anthu a ASVAB kuti apange mzere. "Tengani chubu kuchoka pamphepete ndikuchigwira ndi kabowo kakang'ono pamwamba ndikuyang'ana ine."
Maipiwo anali oyezetsa magazi. Anayika kabowo kakang'ono pa chipangizochi, ndipo tinaphunzitsidwa kupumira mmenemo. "Musakhale mukuwombera mwamphamvu, kufuula monga chonchi."
Aliyense mu mzere wanga anadutsa, ndipo ife tinatsitsidwa pansi ku holo kupita ku chipinda choyesera. Linadzaza ndi makompyuta, ndipo tonse tinapatsidwa malo. Kudikira ife tinali mapeto, mapepala awiri, ndi pensulo. Tinaphunzitsidwa mmene tingagwiritsire ntchito makompyuta. Panali mabatani 5 kudutsa pamzere wam'manja wa keyboard omwe amalembedwa ABCDE ndipo spacebar inalembedwa kuti "ENTER" Palinso batani lofiira pamwamba. Chiyeso, tinauzidwa, chimatha maora atatu, ndipo tikhoza kuchoka tikamaliza.
Iwo sanali akunyengerera. Chiyesocho chinali chalitali ndi chokhumudwitsa. Ndikukonzekera kuti ndiphunzire kuchokera ku LSU, ndipo ndatenga mayesero ovuta. Izi ndizo mwazoipa kwambiri. Linagawidwa m'magulu khumi ndi awiri a kutalika, mtundu, ndi zovuta zosiyanasiyana. (ZOYENERA KUDZIWA: Onani ABC za ASVAB , kuti mudziwe zambiri).
Medical Exam
Nditamaliza mayesero, ndinatumizidwa kuti nditenge magazi anga. Panali mzere wa 5 kapena kuposa kutsogolo kwa ine, koma kudikirira kunali maminiti 10 okha. Wogwira ntchito zachipatala anafunsa dzina langa ndipo anandipangitsa kutsimikizira nambala yokhudzana ndi chitetezo cha anthu. Kenaka anandidzetsa pa mpando ndikukoka magazi. Ngati muli ndi vutoli, musadandaule: sikumapweteka. Koma zinatenga nthawi ndithu. Khalani oleza mtima, omasuka, ndipo yang'anani kutali.
Mwazi wanga ukatengedwa, ndimakhala ndikupereka mkodzo wanga. Mzere mu chipinda chosambira sunali utali. Ndinapatsidwa kapu kakang'ono, ndipo mumapita kumtsinje ndikupereka chitsanzo (Half full). Inde, pali woonerera, koma ayi, "sali" mu bizinesi yanu. "
Anangokhala pambali ndikuonetsetsa kuti panalibe zokayikitsa. Pambuyo pake, ndinayima mu mzere wokhala ndi zitsanzo zanga, ndikudikirira kuti ndiwone. Zinali zovuta kwambiri, ndipo mzerewu unasunthira pang'onopang'ono.
Chonde musapange nthabwala, "Zikuwoneka ngati mowa." Zakale. Iye wamva izo.
Chotsatira chinali kuyesedwa kwa magazi. Ndinakhala pampando waung'ono pafupi ndi makina omwe adawerenga. Zinali zofanana kwambiri ndi makina osungiramo mankhwala osokoneza bongo ku America. Zonsezi zinangokhala mphindi zingapo.
Kuyesedwa kwa diso kunali kosangalatsa kwambiri. "Kuwerenga 9" kunali kofanana ndi Dipatimenti Yanu ya Magalimoto kapena dokotala wa maso, koma kulingalira kwakuya kuyesedwa kunali wakupha. Panali mizere khumi kapena iwiri ya mabwalo asanu, ndipo ndinayenera kupeza bwalo loyandikana kwambiri ndi ine. Ndinali ndi vuto ndi mizere ingapo, ndipo woyezetsa uja anandiuza kuti nditseke maso ndikupumula kwachiwiri. Ine ndinatero, ndipo ndinakhoza kuona mphete yoyandikira nthawi yomweyo.
Sitima yotsatirayi inali yowopsya.
Kunena zoona, sizinali zoipa. Pafupifupi khumi ndi awiri mwa ife tinabweretsedwa m'chipinda chachikulu ndi dokotala, ndipo adatilangiza kuti tibwerere kwa anthu ogwiritsa ntchito mabokosi athu ndi kuima pamzere wozungulira khoma lotsutsana. Dokotala anayenda mmwamba ndi pansi ndipo anatipatsa ife chilolezo cholembera zojambula kapena kupyola. Pomwepo tinalangizidwa kuti tigwire zala zakutsogolo ndizotsatira zathu molunjika.
Dokotala anayenda pang'onopang'ono ndi pansi, akuyang'ana zitsamba zathu. Kenaka, tinaphunzitsidwa kuti tichite mayeso osiyanasiyana. Tinkayenera kuchoka kumapazi athu akumanzere ndi kusuntha manja athu, kenako timasuntha mapazi athu, timayendetsa mmwamba, ndikukwera, ndi zina zotero. Chimodzimodzi ndi mwendo wamanja. Tinafunikanso kuchita zofanana ndi manja athu ndi manja athu. Tinafunika kutchera kuyenda, zomwe sizinali zovuta. Tili ndi mayeso owonetsa maso, pomwe tinatsata zala za madokotala ndi maso athu, ndipo adawunika ndikuwunika ophunzira. Anthu Akhwangwala amafunikanso "kudula" makutu awo.
Zonsezi zinatenga mphindi 20 makamaka. Kenaka, pulojekiti yaikulu inayikidwa ndipo tinafunika kukakumana ndi dokotala payekha. Tinkayenera "Tembenuzani mutu wanu ndikufufukamo" ndikuwerama ndikumuloleza kuti awonetseni mazenera. Zoonadi zinali zovuta, koma aliyense amayenera kuchita izo, ndipo ndimatha kutenga tsiku lililonse "cheke chala".
Nditatulutsidwa ndikuvekedwa, ndinakhala ndikuyesa kumva. Imeneyi inali nthawi yamadzulo, ndipo antchito angapo anali kudya. Nditatha kudikira kwa miniti 15, namwino wa mmawa uno anandipatsa malo ogona osamveka bwino omwe ndinapatsa ma earphone ndipo ndinapatsidwa "Wopseza-buzzer" kuti ndimveke pamene ndamva njuchi. Iyi inali njira yayitali, ndipo kuphatikizapo phokoso la kupuma kwanga ndi kumveka kwa anthu kunja, zinali zovuta kwambiri.
Atatha, namwino anatsegula chitseko ndikulemba zolemba zanga. Iye anapanga nkhope yochititsa manyazi pamene iye anayang'ana pa iwo, zomwe zinandidetsa ine. "Ndizoipa," ndinamufunsa.
"Ayi, zachibadwa."
Icho chinali chitonthozo, ndipo ine ndinali pa nthawi yanga yotsiriza ya tsiku: kuyankhulana kwadokotala ndi dokotala.
Mzerewu unatenga mphindi khumi kapena zinai, ndipo ndinali ndi mantha kwambiri. Ndinali ndi vuto loyenera kupuma pa njira yanga yachipatala , ndipo ndinali ndi mantha kuti DQ ineyo. Ndisanatuluke kwa MEPS, ndinapanga homuweki ndikulemba zofunikira kuchokera kwa dokotala wanga zokhudza momwe ndakhalira, kuphatikizapo zotsatira za pulmonary test results. Ndimathyola fupa ndikadali wamng'ono, koma ndinalibe zolemba kapena mapepala (sindinali wotsimikiza kuti ndi fupa liti).
Dokotala anandiitanira, ndipo anandiuza kuti ndiwerenge ndime kuti ayambe kuwerenga. Ngati mungathe kuwerenga izi, musakhale ndi vuto lililonse. Kenaka anandifunsa mafunso anga "inde" pa zachipatala (Iye sanawone kuti amasamala za kuvulala pamene ndinali ndi zaka zisanu). Ndinafotokozera ndondomeko yanga ndisanapite ku MEPS. Izi sizikutanthauza kuti ndinali wosakhulupirika kapena ndikuletsa chilichonse - mosiyana kwambiri. Linali lofotokozera, lolondola, ndi lokhazikika, ndipo linakhudza mbiri yanga ndi chikhalidwe changa (ndinasiya NOTH out). Iye adakondwera kuti ndinatenga mayeso a ntchito yamapulmoni, ndipo ndinasinthapo.
Ine ndinali.
Chifukwa chakuti ndikulowa ndi Air Force, ndinatumizidwa ku chipinda chaching'ono ndi makina olemera. Makina omwewo anali ofanana ndi guillotine, ndi bokosi lalikulu lokwezera kutsogolo. Namwino anawonetsa izo popanda zolemera. Panali masitepe olemera osiyana okwera 4. Ndinatha kukweza zonse 4, ngakhale kuti 4yi inali yovuta kwambiri.
Wofesi wa desiki anatenga foda yanga yowonjezera (yomwe ndinali nayo tsiku lonse) ndikuitumiza kuti ipangidwe komaliza. Anandiuza kuti ndipite kukadya chakudya chamasana, chomwe chinali chitonthozo chachikulu chifukwa ndinali ndi njala.
Ndinapita ku chipinda chosungiramo chotukuka, komwe mtsikana wokongola wamtunda akukonzekera kupereka "Call Last." Panali masangweji 6 omwe anatsala, nyama zonse, choncho kusankha kwanga kunali kosavuta. Madzi otsekemera anali chakumwa chosankha, ndipo ine ndinali nacho chimodzi. Zinali zokoma, ndipo ndinazikhuta maminiti pang'ono, ndipo ndinayambira pa zipsu za mbatata ndi coko. Nditamaliza kugwedeza madzi anga ndikuyeretsa zonyansa zanga, ndinabwerera ku chipatala komwe ndimayang'anira zikalata zanga zomaliza.
Ndinapatsidwa foda yanga, ndipo ndinayibweretsa ku Air Force yondiyanjanitsa "Watha ndi MEPS!" Mnyamatayo adati.
Ndinatolera thumba langa kuchipinda ndikubwerera ku galimoto yanga ndikuchoka kumunsi. Ndinapita kukalembera kalata ndikumuuza uthenga wabwino, ndikuyamba kusankha ntchito. Ndikufuna kujowina Security Forces .
ZOYENERA KUTSATIRA: Chifukwa Dave akulowa nawo Ma reserves, ntchito yosankha ntchito ikuchitika kudzera mwa Wopanga Ntchito. Ngati Dave akulemba ntchito , ntchito ya MEPS idaphatikizapo kusankha ntchito , Security Interview , ndipo (mwina) kulembetsa mu Dipatimenti Yowonongeka Yochedwa (DEP). Kuonjezerapo, Dave anatenga ASVAB ndi thupi tsiku lomwelo. Pa ambiri (ambiri?) MEPS zipangizo, lero, ASVAB imachitika masana pofika, ndipo ntchito yachipatala / ntchito yopanga ntchito ikukwaniritsidwa tsiku lotsatira.
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Maganizo ena omaliza pa MEPS:
- Musamayembekezere zambiri kugona usiku watha.
- Idyani chakudya cham'mawa.
- Sizoipa, ndipo ngati mumvetsera simudzakhala ndi mavuto.
- Pitirizani palimodzi pa ASVAB. Inde ndizotalika. Inde ndi zovuta. Dzichepetseni nokha ndi kuchita zomwe mungathe.
- Khalani owona mtima pa zamankhwala anu. Ngati muli ndi vuto losavomerezeka, tengani zolemba zonse zomwe mungathe kufotokozera kwa dokotala wanu, ndipo mupeze mayeso a RECENT. Lembani malingaliro anu a zachipatala okonzeka: onetsetsani mwachidule komanso mwatsatanetsatane, ndipo mukhale olondola. Lolani kuti zoona zidzilankhulire zokha. Madokotala ali ololera.
Ndikuyembekeza kuti mukupeza izi zothandiza! Bwino muzochitika zanu za MEPS!