Saturday, July 12, 2008

Crazy from the Heat

"I wrote this while smoking a La Aroma de Cuba.

This will take some time. I open my travel humidor and select a La Aroma de Cuba Sixty. That will last about two and a half hours. Just the time I need to counsel 80% of my platoon on their physical fitness (APFT) failure.

Only one other NCO, Cpl Blade (OPSEC) in my platoon passed the APFT. I spoke with him as I watched the final runner cross the 2 mile finish line: at 36:06. Thirty six minutes to run two miles. I could have walked faster.

I am depressed. This is my fault. I haven't pushed the soldiers hard enough. To top it off, my first sergeant already cast me the evil eye. Tonight's training meeting will be a hell on earth. I have the highest percentage of APFT failures in the company at 80%. Even my lieutenant failed and this too is my fault.

I sat down in the dirt at the finish line, too depressed to go and eat breakfast."
Big Tobacco

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