Tsiku Langa ku MEPS ya Indianapolis mu October 2003
Pambuyo pa olemba ntchito yanu asanayambe kujambula muofesi yake ndikudziwika kuti ndinu woyenerera kwa asilikali a US, iye adzakutumizirani ku MEPS, kapena Station Station Processing Station . (Pamene mukukonzekera kuphunzira, zonse mu usilikali ndizolembedwa mwachidule). Monga woyang'anira wanu angakuuzeni, MEPS ndi malo owopsya, owopsya pomwe aliyense akulephera kukuletsani kuti mulowe muutumiki.
Izi siziyenera kukhala zoona! (Werengani, kuwerengera achinyamata, kuwerenga pa).
Kufika Kumeneko Ndi Nthenda Yosangalatsa
Ngati mukupita ku MEPS kuti mukambirane koyamba, kawirikawiri izi zidzakhala zochitika masiku awiri. Wogwira ntchito wanu adzakufikirani ku ofesi yake tsiku limodzi. Iye adzatsiriza mapepala onse otsala ndipo mosakayikira adzakufotokozerani zonse zomwe zikubwera. Ngati satero, ndiye kuti mwawerenga tsamba ili ndikudzipulumutsa nokha. Ndiye, mwina akhoza kukutsogolerani ku malo a MEPS kapena kukuika pa shuttle yomwe imakutengerani kumeneko. Ndimakumbukira pamene nthawi yafika yoti ndifike pa shuttle iyo; wolemba ntchito wanga anali ngati mayi akuyang'anira mwana wake yekhayo akuchoka. Pamene ndinali kukwera m'galimoto, adafuula mawu olimbikitsa ndikundikumbutsa kuti ndisasinthe mayankho alionse omwe tinkalankhula muofesi yake (kuti ndisadziteteze kapena kuchepetsa ndondomekoyi). Ndipo pamene galimotoyo inachoka, ndikuganiza kuti ndidawonanso misozi yowona maso a SSgt Daugherty.
Iye anali atachita zonse zomwe iye akanakhoza kuchita; Panali tsopano kwa ine kuti ndikhale wonyada.
Ulendo wotsekera ku MEPS unali wosangalatsa. Ine ndine wamkazi yekha, pakati pa amuna khumi. Panali Mgwirizano wina wamodzi, Madzi amodzi, Madzi amodzi, ndi Asilikali 6. Anyamata ankhondo anali kutumiza. Pa MEPS, anthu ambiri omwe amawalembera adzakhala "osindikiza." Izi zikutanthawuza, mophweka, ili ndilo tsiku limene amapitako ku Basic Training ku nthambi yawo yothandiza.
Amuna ena anali kuchita zinthu monga kuchoka ku Reserve kwa Active Active ndi whatnot. Chifukwa "otumiza" alibe chochita pa tsiku limodzi, adatsitsidwa pa hotelo, pamodzi ndi anyamata ena omwe analibe chochita, ndiye woyendetsa shuttle ananditengera ku MEPS.
Kufika pa MEPS
Woyendetsa galimotoyo ananyamuka nane kupita ku Main Control Desk (zomwe angafunse ngati akanadzandigwira) ndikupita. Mukapita ku nyumba ya MEPS, pali malamulo awiri ofunikira kwambiri.
- Musati muzivala chirichonse pa mutu wanu. Chotsani chipewa chanu, magalasi a magalasi, ndi / kapena matelofoni.
- Musati muike mapazi anu mmwamba pa mipando. Ndikudziwa, watopa ndipo mukufuna kupuma, ndipo mwinamwake "mwaiwala." MUSACHITE! Mudzayamika patapita nthawi.
Kuphatikiza pa malamulo awa awiri, ingogwiritsani ntchito luntha. Ndi nyumba yomanga. Musatengere zida zilizonse (zomwe zikuphatikizapo mpeni wa mthumba), musagwiritse ntchito chiyankhulo (simulinso pamsasa wa Marine boot pakali pano), ndipo ndithudi musamavutitse abwenzi anu achikazi (kapena mosiyana). Panali amuna atatu (okwana) amene "analowa nane" ku MEPS, poyerekeza ndi amuna pafupifupi 40. Ine sindinayamikire kwenikweni pamene mnyamata wina, wazaka 17 wa punk, yemwe anali ndi chiyembekezo cha Marine anandiuza momwe anyamatawo ankalankhulira za momwe ine ndinaliri "wokhoza." Ngati wina wofunikira akumva iwe wakhala ukuwongola mtundu uwu, mwayi wokonzekera kudzera mu MEPS.
Salola zinthu izi mopepuka. Lucky kwa mnyamata wa Marine, ine sindinauze apamwamba-ups. Komabe, ndinamulakalaka mwayi wake pamsasa.
Dipatimenti Yoyang'anira Dongosolo
Main Control Desk (Ndikumva kuti izi ziyenera kukhala dzina loyenerera, motero likuluzikulu) ndi kumene ndinalandira kukoma kwanga koyamba kwa MEPS . Malangizo anga oyambirira kwa inu sikuti aziwombera anthu abwino pa desiki. Panalipo Petty Officer (Navy), ndipo sanali wachifundo kwambiri pamene anapempha paketi yazomwe ananditumizira olemba ntchito. Anatenga zomwe anafunikira kuchokera pakiti ndipo anandipereka kwa ine.
"Kodi mukufunikira kugwiritsa ntchito chimbudzi?" iye anafunsa.
Ngakhale ngati sakupereka kuti mulole, pitani, PITA! Muli pafupi kutenga mayeso ofunika kwambiri, choncho yesetsani kukondana ndikufunsani ngati mungapite. Ndinachita zimenezi, ndipo pamene ndinabwerera ku Control Desk, Miss Congeniality anandilowetsa ku chipinda kuchipinda choyesera.
ASVAB
Mukawona chizindikiro chomwe chimati, "zitsani mafoni onse ndi apagulu," chitani nokha chisomo ndikuchichotsa. "Silent" sichiwerengera. Ingochitani; Mnyamata mkati mwa chitseko amakukondani. Mukalowa mkati pakhomo, mudzauzidwa kuyika chikwama chanu, ndipo akuwonetsani makompyuta. Apa ndi pamene mudzatenga ASVAB - Zida Zogwiritsira Ntchito Zopangira Zogwiritsa Ntchito Zida . Mayesowa ndi ofanana ndi a SAT, kupatulapo akuphatikizapo madera ena monga magetsi ndi kukonza galimoto. Ndikuganiza kuti mukhoza kuphunzira zinthu izi, koma ndiye kuti mutha kumaliza ntchito yanu simudziwa chilichonse. Kotero, pokhapokha mutakhala chidziwitso chathunthu, musadandaule za kuphunzira kwa ASVAB. Sindidziwa zambiri zokhudza kukonzanso galimoto komanso zochepa zogwiritsira ntchito magetsi, ndipo ndili ndi zaka 91, zomwe zimatengedwa kuti ndizopambana. Mchemwali wanga - yemwe sanayambe atayang'ana ngakhale mafuta ake - ali ndi zaka 94, ndipo ali ndi zaka 17 zokha. Koma, ngati mumadziwa kuyendetsa nyumba ndikusintha, koma simunathe kusukulu ya sekondale Algebra, mukhoza kuchita bwino, komanso. Kumene simukusowa kumalo amodzi, mukhoza kupanga wina. Monga ine ndinati, musadandaule!
Chinthu chimodzi chimene muyenera kuyamba kuchita nthawi yomweyo ndi kumvetsera malangizo omwe mwalandira. Osati pa mayesero awa, koma kuchokera kwa anthu omwe akuyang'anira. Sergeant yemwe amayesa mayeso angakupatseni zowonjezereka zomwe mungachite ngati mukufuna thandizo. Khalani tcheru!
Kumapeto kwa Tsiku
Titawatha, a Miss Missing (Woyang'anira Petty wochokera ku Control Desk) adatipachika pamutu ndikutiika pamsewu. Chabwino, mwinamwake osati ndendende. Anatiuza za zomwe zikanachitike ngati titagwidwa akumwa tikakhala ku hotelo ndipo adatiuza kuti tisatope. (Icho ndi njira yabwino, yofotokozera kuti ikunena izo). Mukakhala pa hotelo ku hotelo, mulibe anthu a MEPS. Samasulani! Pangani bwenzi. Lankhulani ndi anthu omwe akuzungulirani, ndipo mwinamwake mungakhale ndi wina woti mukakhale naye pa chakudya chamadzulo.
Mukafika ku hotelo, tangolankhani anthu omwe akupita kutsogolo kuti ndinu ankhondo, ndipo adzakutumizirani komwe mukuyenera kupita. Mudzalemba pepala kuti simudzasula chipindacho, pita chakudya chamadzulo, ndipo mutenge chipinda chanu. Mwinamwake mudzakhala naye wokhala naye. Mukafika ku chipinda ndipo muli nokha, muyembekezere kubwera mchipindamo mutatha kudya ndi kuwapeza komweko. Sangalalani nthawi ino. Simungamuwonenso munthu uyu, koma ngati akutumiza, onetsetsani kuti mumawafunira mwayi. Iwo mwina amawopa kunja kwa malingaliro awo, ndipo iwo akusowa kulimbikitsidwa konse komwe angapeze.
Pita ukatenge chakudya chamadzulo, sangalalani kucheza ndi anthu omwe ali pafupi nawe, ndipo ugone. Ma 4:30 amwadzuka mwamsanga adzabwera mofulumira kwambiri. Komanso, kumbukirani kuti ngati mutenga mlandu uliwonse, muli ndi udindo wolipira. MEPS amangotenga tebulo pa chipinda, osati mafoni ndi mafilimu.
Tsiku # 2
Pa tsiku lachiwiri, muyenera kukhala wokonzeka kuti mutseke ku MEPS pasanathe nthawi ya 5 koloko m'mawa. Adzatha pa 5, ngati pasachedwe. (Izi zikhoza kusiyana ndi sitima ya MEPS. Muyenera kukhala mutcheru musanayambe kupeza!) Musamayembekezere kufuula, khalani ndi alamu. Ndibwino kuti mupite kumsika ndikudya chakudya cham'mawa pa kadzutsa kanyumba komwe hotelo imapereka chifukwa chakudya chamasana sichiri mpaka 11:30 kapena kuposa. Ndilo tsiku lalikulu ngati muli ndi njala!
Mukafika ku MEPS tsiku lachiwiri, iwo adzakhala ocheperapo kwambiri kuposa oyamba. Adzayendetsa aliyense kumalo olowera, akutsutsankhani za kulowa mu nyumbayo, ndipo kenako-mafayilo, aliyense adzalowamo zitsulo. Khalani chete. Ngakhale mutadziwa chizoloŵezi ndipo mwakhalapo kale, khalani chete. Inu simukufuna kuti muzitha kupha Sergeant ya Marine pa 5 koloko Sikoyenera! Mwinamwake iye amangonena kuti atiopseze ife, koma mwachiwonekere tsiku limene ine ndinali kumeneko, iye anachotsa osungira atatu kunja, ndipo iwo amayenera kuyembekezera miyezi isanu ndi umodzi kuti atumize chifukwa cha khalidwe lawo.
Kulumikizana
Zidzakhala zoyamba zogwirizana ndi ofesi yanu yothandiza pa MEPS. Mudzayang'ana ndi nthambi iliyonse imene mukulowera. Sgt Heronimus anandiyang'ana (ndine Air Force). Mukusindikiza pepala pang'ono, kupeza nametag wamng'ono, ndipo ngati mwamunayo ali wozizira ngati "Hero," amakupatsani chidziwitso chaching'ono pamaso pa thupi, kuti mutsimikizire kuti simunaiwale kalikonse.
"Kodi mumakonda kumwa mankhwala osokoneza bongo?"
"Ayi."
"Kodi wakhala akudwala?"
"Ayi."
"Kodi ndiwe wosinthira yankho lanu lililonse kwa dokotala?"
"Ayi."
"Wopambana."
Monga mukuonera, anyamatawa ali kumbali yanu! Kuphatikizana, aliyense wothandizira amene ali ndi Pulezidenti wa Mudd "Amandida Ine" pamakompyuta awo amafunika kukhala ozizira.
Thupi
Kuyezetsa thupi ndikofunikira kwambiri monga ASVAB. Ngati simudutsa izi, simungalowemo. Tsopano, sizikutanthauza kuti palibe zochotsera matenda ena, koma kumbukirani kuti izi ndi zofunika bwanji. Mayankho anu ayenera kukhala omveka bwino "inde" ndi "ayi". Yankho ngati, "chabwino, ndiloleni ndiganize ..." kapena "mtundu" amatanthauza "inde." Onetsetsani kuti simunagwiritse ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo m'masiku 45 apita chifukwa simukufunikira nthawi yoti mupite kumeneko ngati muli nawo. Ndiyeso yowona bwino kwambiri imene mungatengepo moyo wanu wonse. Sitikulankhula za masewera a masukulu apamwamba, pano.
Mayiyo akuyendetsa masewerawa sanali abwino kwambiri. Iye sakuyenera kukhala. Adzayesera kukuopsezani kuti muwononge chinthu china chilichonse ndikukuuzani za $ 10,000 kapena nthawi ya ndende, koma kwenikweni, sakuwopseza monga momwe wandilembera wandilembera. Kumbukirani kuti chirichonse chimene mungayankhe "inde" chidzafuna zolemba zachipatala, ndipo imachedwetseratu. Muyenera kudziwa izi kutsogolo, ndipo zolemba zamankhwala zilizonse ziyenera kuperekedwa kwa olemba ntchito pasadakhale. Kudikira mpaka MEPS apite kukachita izi si zabwino. Izi zikungowonjezerani kusayenerera kwanu mpaka zolembedwa zachipatala zitha kupezeka ndikuwonanso.
Adzayesa kumva, masomphenya, kuzindikira kwakukulu, ndi kutenga magazi. Muyeneranso kupereka mkodzo ndi wina akukuwonani. Inde, izi zikutanthauza kuti mudzayang'ana patsogolo pa wina. Anyamatawo adanena kuti anthu awo akuyang'ana, koma kwa ife atsikana, mayiyo adangoyima pafupi ndi ife, koma akuyang'ana pamwamba pathu. Mudzakhala ndifupipafupi ndi dokotala wina yemwe angakufunseni ndikufunsani ngati munayamba mwachita mankhwala osokoneza bongo kapena china chilichonse.
Gawo lomaliza la zakuthupi liri mu skivvies zanu. Onetsetsani kuti mumavala zovala zachidule, atsikana! Ngati muvala nsalu, muyenera kupita kumalo anu ogwirizana ndikupempha awiri. Adzakupatsa zodula zatsopano ngati mutero - granny panties! Pambuyo pake, aliyense akukuchepetsani, fufuzani kutalika kwake, ndipo yang'anani pazitsulo za mapazi anu. Ndiye dokotala wina adzabwera ndikukuwonani kuti mukuchita masewera osiyanasiyana monga mabwalo a mikono, kuyenda kwa bakha, ndi kuyenda pa tiptoes. Sindikudziŵa zomwe zimachitika kwa anyamata - ndikuganiza kuti ndi "kutembenuzira mutu wako ndi chifuwa." Atsikanawo amapita kamodzi pang'onopang'ono m'chipinda chochezera ndi dokotala ndi NCO wamkazi (Wopanda ntchito). Dokotala angakupatseni kafukufuku wamfupi, fufuzani kupuma kwanu, muzimva thupi lanu, ndikupangitseni mapazi anu. Adzakuyang'anirani mwachidule. Sizoipa kwenikweni.
Ngati mutadutsa chilichonse, mwatha! Air Force ikufunanso kuti mutenge zolemera kuti muone momwe mulili olimba. Sizovuta, koma yesetsani kuti asiye kukufulumizitsani! Tsopano, nonse mwathedwa, ndipo mukhoza kutenga zolemba zanu ku Main Control Desk. Ngati simunapezepo zomwe mapu anu ASVAB anali, funsani tsopano. Iwo adzakhala nazo patsogolo pawo.
Uphungu wa Job
Mudzabwerenso ku chiyanjano kuti muwadziwitse kuti wadutsa kuyang'anitsitsa thupi, ndipo iwo apitirire ndi uphungu wa ntchito pomwepo. Zomwe zimangokhala kuti ndine yekhayo amene ndikugwiritsidwa ntchito ku Air Force tsiku limenelo, kotero ndinali ndi nthawi yochuluka yoyang'ana ntchito . Yesetsani kupeza lingaliro la ntchito zonse musanapite ku MEPS. Mukapeza zomwe mukuyenerera, simukufunsanso mafunso ambiri. Mukhoza kuthera nthaŵi yambiri kusankha ntchito zomwe mumazikonda kwambiri, ndi kuziika pazomwe mukufuna. Zikuwoneka ngati nthawi yofulumira kwambiri, koma musasankhe ntchito zomwe simukufuna kuchita. N'zotheka kuti alembe zomwe mukufuna. Kumbali ina, khalani otsegukira ku mwayi watsopano. Sindinaganizepo ndekha kukhala mbali ya EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (mabomba omwe amawombera omwe sanawombere nthawi yoyamba), koma poyambirira ndinakhazikitsidwa ntchito. Ndikanakondwera kwambiri ndi ntchito imeneyi, ndipo sindinadziwepo kuti kulipo! Ichi ndi chifukwa chake muyenera kukhala ndi ntchito zingapo m'maganizo musanakwere. (Pamene zidachitika, ndinadutsa mayeso ena ( Bungwe la Chitetezo Chakumapeto kwa Chitetezo ) chimene ndinatenga kuti ndikhale chilankhulo , kotero pondipempha, anandipatsa ntchito yatsopano tsiku lotsatira. Ndinafuna ntchito ya malirime makamaka. )
Adzakutumizirani chakudya chamasana, ndipo ndikukhulupirira kuti mutatha, alemba ntchito yanu ya maloto! Ngati sichoncho, musadandaule. Mudzaikidwa pa mndandanda wa Q & W (woyenera ndi kuyembekezera) mpaka ntchito yanu itsegulidwa. Mukapeza ngati ntchito yanu idasindikizidwa kapena ayi, mudzakhala mukuyenda ndi woyang'anira, kapena dikirani pa shuttle.
Kudikira Kumapeto
Tsiku litatha, ndipo mulibe chochita, mudzatopa kwambiri. Simukuloledwa kugona pa MEPS. Kodi simukukhumba kuti mutagona kale usiku watha? Ndinayenera kukhala tsiku lachitatu kuti nditenge DLAB (Ntchito ya Chitetezo Chakumapeto kwa Ntchito). Ndinayenera kuyembekezera tsiku lonse kuti ndiyese mayeso omwe anatha maola awiri. Ndikukulonjezani, ngakhale patatha maola 8 usiku wonse, ndinkafuna kugona kwambiri. Koma izi ndi pamene ndinazindikira kuti MEPS sichinthu chowopsya ngati Sgt Daugherty, wolemba ntchito wanga, adatero.
Ndinatenga utsi wa utsi ndi asilikali a Naval Petty Officers, ndipo ndinalemba mapepala a Air Force Sergeants ndikuwombera pamodzi ndi asilikali a Sergeant ku Control Desk. Chifukwa chakuti ndinawalemekeza ndikutsatira malangizo, iwo anali achifundo kwa ine. Ndipotu, MSgt Eakins, mnyamata wa mutu-honcho-USAF-wothandizira anandigulira ine Coke ndi bar a Snicker kuti ndiwathandize! Mudzazindikira kuti malumikizowo ali kumbali yanu. Poganiza kuti simuli a punk, iwo akusangalala kuti mwasankha kulowa mu Air Force (kapena nthambi yanu), ndipo amamvetsanso thandizo lanu ngati simukuchita china chirichonse.
Tsono, achinyamata, olemekezeka, omvera, kutsatira malangizo, osamangapo mapazi anu, musagone, kupereka mayankho olimbitsa thupi lanu, khalani okonzeka, ndipo MEPS idzakhala yabwino kwa inu. Sichiyenera kukhala chowopsya monga momwe wolembera wanena! Panthawi imene ndinachoka, sindinali "hey, inu," ndinali "Msungwana Elmore". Zingakuchitikireni, inunso! Zabwino zonse.