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I feel like the discipline they're trying to instill is merely subjugation in the guise of order. It's not that we're not accomplishing very much, itвЂ™s that it takes so much time for us to just do nothing. The Army calls this вЂsoldierizationвЂ™, but I question whether itвЂ™s really necessary. The fear of punishment looms heavily over anyone considering the possibility of breaking the silence. They seem to expect us to become accustomed to and enjoy the silence, but it seems like a process that would be better accomplished by a firm, rather than draconian, hand. The inability to even converse with the recruits around you is frustrating and incredibly boring. Maybe they seem to think itвЂ™ll make the time pass more comfortably (for them, not us). The drill sergeants seem to have an obsession with silence. It certainly seems like IвЂ™m missing out on world events. Having an information blackout and internet disconnect is an odd and uncomfortable feeling. The humidity is really whatвЂ™s taking a toll.ДЄlso, IвЂ™m so used to feeling connected and knowing whatвЂ™s going on in the world with the latest news always a few clicks away. The weather has been worsening with the heat rising to вЂcondition blackвЂ™ (Heat Category V). Whether or not the items they give you are a good fit depends on how nice the person working feels like being at the time. You're herded into a stuffy basement to get yelled at for no reason other than that the people have been working there for far too long. Some people extoll the idea of military-issue or government-issue gear/supplies. After these handful of days in Reception, she looks broken and miserable now, just going through the motions. SheвЂ™s joining the National Guard, and looked like she was 12 years old when I first saw her, bright and hopeful. ThereвЂ™s a girl I recognize from when we landed at the airport in South Carolina. Although, if this is what I should expect in the Army, Basic Training will probably just be worse. The prospect of Basic Training seems that much more appealing just because it means IвЂ™ll no longer be in Reception. ItвЂ™s almost impressive how much time is wasted here and how miserable they make the situation. The oppressive heat, verbal abuse from the Reception staff, and unclear instructions are manageable, but the fear that IвЂ™ll fail out by getting injured or sick due to something as silly as insufficient recovery time is the worst part. The lack of sleep is both miserable and pointless, since weвЂ™re being woken up to do next to nothing all day. We are expected to arrive at our positions 15 minutes before weвЂ™re actually supposed to be there. The worst part is that it feels like nothing is getting done and thereвЂ™s no sense of progress at all. ItвЂ™s been four days that have felt like a month, IвЂ™m still not in Basic Training, and I have no clue when IвЂ™ll finally finish processing. Without further ado, welcome to Kilroy Joins the ArmyВ вЂ“ Part IIВ вЂ“ Reception.

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Plus, with Kilroy still in the Army, the journal is far from complete.ДЄll entries in the Kilroy Joins the Army Series can be found here. To avoid making KilroyвЂ™s experiences one giant wall-o-text, the journal will be broken up into an ongoing series of articles where it makes sense to do so. If thereвЂ™s large enough demand for it, we will post the full, unedited, version of KilroyвЂ™s journal. IвЂ™ll also be adding comments of my own in bold brackets to provide some extra context when necessary. Kilroy tends to write his personal journals with pretty purple prose, so with his permission, IвЂ™ll be editing and paraphrasing his journal a bit to make it an easier read, with the help of my other friend and fellow Not Operator author, Michael. He agreed to keep a journal of his time, and that we would publish it to Not Operator. We realized that his experiences would make for an interesting read, especially when there are so few online writings about what it is like, emotionally and physically, to experience modern basic training and beyond. My friend and fellow Not Operator author, Kilroy, said he was joining the US Army last year. Kilroy Joins the Army вЂ“ Part II вЂ“ Reception