Try not to piss off the First Sergeant 🙂 Serving in the US Army was an abrupt disruption to my University education because I was drafted in April 1968, trained as an artillery grunt, and sent to serve overseas.

The overseas camp loudspeaker announced “Rainy Day Schedule“. Stress lowered, and a smile began on my face. I had not pissed off the First Sergeant yet so I was not assigned special work details. I love to read, and I had been sent some historical novels, so I settled in on my Quonset-hut bunk and peacefully read for several hours, breaking only for a trip to the mess hall for lunch. A good day 🙂