WARNING: This story contains words that may be offensive to some readers. As they are not the author's point of view, such words were used liberally in basic training, especially back in the seventies. And I assure you, oh savvy reader, the story is fictional. All characters are over 18.
This is basic military training of a very different kind.
"How's the meal? Peas and carrots crisp? How about the muffin? Soft?" my Drill Sargent asked with surprising interest.
"Well, the Salisbury steak was a bit tou--"
"Get your goddamn ass up, stow that tray, and get on the goddamn bus!" Drill Sargent shouted. He shouted me out of the chow hall and onto the bus; he even shouted me off the bus and into the dormitory. In fact, Drill Sargent was gonna stay on my ass for the next six weeks in more ways than one.
"Un, un, stop right there," he said with delight. I stopped in my tracks while other recruits moved from me as if I was a leper. "This is an example," he said, walking toward me, "of how not to fall out for reveille."
The fear and shame steamed my neck as I stood at attention.
"Let's start with the cap. Make sure the lining is tucked in all the way round," he said, snatched the cap from my head, and flung it behind a hedge. Pointing to my blouse (Uniform shirts are called blouses), he said, "Make sure you match each button with its corresponding loop." He unbuttoned my blouse and jerked it to the floor. "Off," he said, pointing to my pants. "Make sure your boots are laced properly and your pants are pulled over them." Finally, with much frustration, he said, "Just take it all off, faggot."