Soldier; Kincaid Style Essay
Shauna Crawford
Mr. Meadows
ENG 102
20 January 2014
Soldier
Do not speak unless spoken to; always begin and end your sentence with “Drill Sergeant;” stand up straight; lace up your boots tighter; blouse your pants like this; do not say sorry, try harder; curl those damn fingers; thirty inch steps precisely not baby ones; just look forward to chow time; lights out is at 2100 sharp; wake up is at 0400; quit making excuses; this is how you shine your shoes; this is how you make a bed; this is how to display your uniforms; iron those trousers again; you have fire guard again tonight; you only get five minutes to eat; this is how to make a proper bun; never let your hair down; always have a change of socks on your person; there is not time for laughing; you need to run faster; this is how to do a proper push-up; AR 670-1 is the bible; always carry pen and paper; is chow ready yet?; the patrol cap goes in the left pocket; Sunday is your only day for family time; training may run late today; always be ready fifteen minutes prior to the time posted; always be ready fifteen minutes prior to that fifteen minutes; this is how you clean a weapon; this is how you zero it; never leave a weapon unattended; is it chow time yet?; four hours of sleep every night is enough; deny the enemy everything; sit through this six hour power point session; always turn your paperwork in on time; scratch that, always turn it in early; do not be a blue falcon; annual training actually means you must do it four times a year; your certificate was lost do it again; you have to earn your rank; take the trash out every morning; this is how you clean the latrines; wear the PT belt at all times; eat more protein; run faster; front leaning rest position, MOVE; still not fast enough; have your asked yourself why you’re here yet?; do you still want to be a soldier?; can you handle it?; do not prove it to others, prove it to yourself.
Mr. Meadows
ENG 102
20 January 2014
Soldier
Do not speak unless spoken to; always begin and end your sentence with “Drill Sergeant;” stand up straight; lace up your boots tighter; blouse your pants like this; do not say sorry, try harder; curl those damn fingers; thirty inch steps precisely not baby ones; just look forward to chow time; lights out is at 2100 sharp; wake up is at 0400; quit making excuses; this is how you shine your shoes; this is how you make a bed; this is how to display your uniforms; iron those trousers again; you have fire guard again tonight; you only get five minutes to eat; this is how to make a proper bun; never let your hair down; always have a change of socks on your person; there is not time for laughing; you need to run faster; this is how to do a proper push-up; AR 670-1 is the bible; always carry pen and paper; is chow ready yet?; the patrol cap goes in the left pocket; Sunday is your only day for family time; training may run late today; always be ready fifteen minutes prior to the time posted; always be ready fifteen minutes prior to that fifteen minutes; this is how you clean a weapon; this is how you zero it; never leave a weapon unattended; is it chow time yet?; four hours of sleep every night is enough; deny the enemy everything; sit through this six hour power point session; always turn your paperwork in on time; scratch that, always turn it in early; do not be a blue falcon; annual training actually means you must do it four times a year; your certificate was lost do it again; you have to earn your rank; take the trash out every morning; this is how you clean the latrines; wear the PT belt at all times; eat more protein; run faster; front leaning rest position, MOVE; still not fast enough; have your asked yourself why you’re here yet?; do you still want to be a soldier?; can you handle it?; do not prove it to others, prove it to yourself.