It isn’t often that I get a chance to help a fellow NCO anymore, so I think about this soldier’s request. I look over at my wall locker and see a pile of useless gear.

“You want to know what my problem is?” He says. “My problem is I don’t like you. You are the only person here who drives me crazy. I can’t stand you. And a lot of other people on my team can’t stand you either.

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I lay in the prone. The Earth leaches heat from my body. My frigid fingers grip my M-16. Private Kim lies next to me on the ground.

I watch as the formation scatters. Soldiers take off running in all directions. I imagine that this would be the view inside a hunk of uranium as a neutron is introduced, splitting the company

It’s 0600. My first sergeant and I are on the drill floor stretching out on the mats. We are preparing for a four mile run through the cold February air. My first sergeant is a former Airborne Ranger

#1. Always have a pen, a notepad and a watch. One day, you will be in combat. You will be tired, cold and hungry. You will be told things, but your fatigue will make you forget those things