Tag: basic training

• Suck Less Tomorrow

  “2004!  Ready for War!  2004 Ready for War!” We chanted this as we waved our blue, class-colored baseball caps in the air.Other classes got less terrifying chants like 2001, fire it up! Or 2005, full of pride! “2004! Ready for What the fuck…?” The more we chanted, the louder we got. A wave that never…

  melsanpietro

  November 5, 2022

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  2004, air force academy, basic training, cadet, class of 2004, female cadet, humor essay, military academy, personal essay, suck less tomorrow

• Old Grudges Die Hard

  

  Cadet Flitterman sounded like her name. She was a flighty little thing with a pointy little face, mousy brown hair and beady soulless eyes that darted around restlessly. Not much more than 5 feet, she had a high shrill voice that went up an octave or two when she yelled, which was all the time. …

  melsanpietro

  November 5, 2022

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  air force academy, basic training, cadet, cadre, grudge, grudges, hazing, military, story time, toxic leader, upperclassmen