The Homesick

"P"  Day Week was really tired.  Unfortunately, some new recruits were decided to quit boot camp. The Petty Officer just walked in next day, and pulled out all air tickets. He was telling us, who wanted to quit and went back to home? Some new recruits stepped out, and said they were trying to go home.

   " Do you know you are garbage ? What you think about military? You think here is your fun place? You are wrong! If you choose to quit, you just a loser. You are disappointed to this country, and your family!"

  We were all shocked, and scared. I really did not know what to do. 

  I remembered the second day of "P" Day Week everyone was in NEX Shop  ( Navy Exchange) to get the hair cut. Everyone had to get a new hair cut, no exceptional. I never forgot the moment i was looking at the mirror, and saw my hair was gone and became bold head. 

  " Everyone stand in line. We are going to get some new uniforms." Petty Officer shouted. 

  We just followed the line to get all kinds of uniforms, medical shots, physical examine, and etc. " P" Day Week looks so relaxing, compare to what my recruiter said. But sooner or later, I know I was wrong. 

  Times went by fast in boot camp training, I was not even know the exactly date and time. By the time we finished all physical and other medical examine, Petty Officer was "punished" us.

  " What the hell you guys doing? Do you think Navy was a high school? Put your hands down, and ready for Push Up positions! Do it do it now!"

  We were shocked again. I believed everyone was not expecting it. We did a lot of Push Up during that night. When we were tired, the Petty Officer would walk in front of your face, and yelled at you. That night was a nightmare. Some people were crying, and begging. Petty Officer just showed no mercy. 

  " All right guys. Remember, this is called IT. It was self punishment.  Night!"

  The room was really silent. Everyone just fatigued. I still heard some crying from corners. I did not know what to do. I just wanted to go home, and enjoyed the meal with my family. 

TO BE CONTINUED......

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Before Arrived To Boot Camp

  I forgot how many hours had been in flight already. I did remember when all recruit on board, we heard the announcement from the stuff. 

" We have some new sailors are going to boot camp. Thank you for your service, and we are proud of you."

  Everyone in the plan was turned around, and gave us a welcome smile. That was my first time to realize the honor to join the military. I still remembered the feeling in my heart. As a foreigner, I had never expected I would receive this honor in the United States.  During the flight, all stuff were really nice to us. I felt really happy, and had a good time in the air plane. Most people were sleeping because the flight took a long time before it arrived. I was sleeping all the time because I knew I won't have enough sleep after landed to Chicago, IL. Whenever I woke up, I kept my eyes on my watch, and hoped the time could be slowing down. To think about the past, think about why I was here, and what I should do in the future. My roomate was next to me. He was sleeping, and I could tell he had nothing to worry too much. Of course, we joined the Navy with different reasons. One is for family, another just for himself. 

  The plane had been arrived to Chicago eventually. The first impression in my mind, Chicago was really cold although I did not visit outside yet. 

  " How about we get something to eat before we muster?" One of the recruit said that. 

  Yes, the military gave us the food voucher to buy some food in case we feel hungry. We decided to choose the McDonald as the last meal before we mustered. That was my first time to realize the McDonald's burger was so tasty. During the dinner, we were discussing the Navy. That was the first time we discussed together, although I had a broken English and they had a hard time to understand it. 

  " I feel a little bit nervous, how about you?" One of the recruits asked me. 

  " Yes, I did. Just don't know what to do." I replied. 

  " Where are you come from? What is your name?" 

  I believed that was the most questions I got asked during the service because people was curiously my nationality more than anything else. When I told them I was come from China, and I was able to speak Chinese Cantonese and Mandarin. They were surprised and getting more interested in it. They were generally asking me how to speak and write some certain characters, and most jobs I did for them were translate their name into Chinese characters. 

  We were talking while heading to destination. I remembered that day was really cold, and the muster place was the second floor of the airport. ( I think that was the waiting area) We saw so many people were siting down in front of us and kept silent. 

  " Shut the hell up and be quiet!"

  We were shocked, and one of the Navy Petty Officers yelled at us.

  " From now on, you need to follow my instructions. Just do what I say, NOW!"

  We were siting down, and just followed whatever he said. I was looking at outside, and thought this moment would be changed my life. What should I do?

To Be Continuous.......

My words:

  Since I finished the military service already, sometimes I am still missing the day during the Navy. I choose to get out the Navy because I found out something really want to do. I won't say the Navy is too bad, but it was a really good experience for me as the new immigrant. At least my English is better than used to be. I never forgot the date I joined the Navy, and the date I was in Chicago, IL. 

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The P day

about 4 months later, 9/14/2007, it was my so-called shipped day to bootcamp. before the bootcamp, i had been doing a lot of physical training to prepare for it. i did remember i said goodbye to everyone in high school and my best friends before this date. some of my friends still did not believe that i would join navy for sure. they thought i just joking around. of course, they did not understand my situation. i believed i could do it, and i hated to be a loser and lived in a poor environment. i wanted to be rich, and more successful than anyone else after graduated from high school.  in fact, i was worried about myself more than everyone else.

" am i going to war? can i make it? can i make some money to support to my family? can i finish college? can i become a good leader? can i get over the language barrier? can i ......."

too many questions in my mind, and somehow i did not want to face it at all. i never told my mum about it because i did not want her to worry about me too. the date before i went to bootcamp, i stayed with my mum. i did not go anywhere, just enjoyed the dinner with family. during that moment, i just realized my family was so warm, and the food on the table were delicious. i remembered i did not have a good sleep.

the date was finally came, recruiter came to my house and picked me up. my mum looked happy somehow had a little bit worried. i knew no parents want their children to join the arm forces, especially new immigrants. i knew why i chose it, however, i did not know how to face it. the first day i was spending at MAP, the location was in downtown Los Angeles, CA. i spent a night with my roommate, Troy. he was come from korean, and he was really nice to me. he told me he joined the navy because he did not want to run business like his family. his family was pretty rich and he did not have too much worry. i asked him why he made a stupid decision.

" i just want to see the world. i love cooking, and i don't want to rely on my family. i choose it because my family is trying to let me to run business, but i don't. i want to find a way for myself."

after i listened what he said, it just made myself more struggle than used to be.  my heart was jealous. i was jealous because he had a good family. he had a brother and both parents. his parents were running business for a while, and i thought his big brother was doing the same thing like his parents. we were in the same room, but came from different family background. i joined the navy because i wanted to help my family, but he joined the navy just for fun and get more training. i forgot how many hours i was sleeping during that night because i could not sleep at all. i feel so sad, and could not able to describe all the feelings in my heart.

we woke up at 4 am in the morning. after we finished the meal, we made a team and went to airport directly. finally, i had to say goodbye to California. i had to leave and went to my new place for training-Great Lakes, IL.

To Be Continued...........

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