A Year Almost Over

In the Corp, there is this drill competition called Eager Squad. It’s sort of a big deal for the freshmen. Basically, you train in drill and Corp of Cadets knowledge only to compete for a total of 3 minutes. We have been training for two months. It’s funny because we all did not want to partake in this competition because of the time commitment to practice.

I was supposed to be an alternate because I hate drill, but this morning, I was told that I would be performing. There are no words to describe how poor I am at drill. I have little to no coordination and still hit my face with the rifle when moving from position to position. Unfortunately for me, I am not the worst at drill, so I was picked over some of my other buds.

At first, I did not take it seriously at all, but I was just thinking more about what my buds and I have accomplished this past year. We have been training all year to become sophomore cadets, a job that we do for little over a semester. All this preparation for only a brief moment of execution. Then again, I would like to think that I am prepared for almost anything and would prefer to be over-prepared than under.

It’s weird to think that we are going to be “upperclassmen” in exactly seven days. Soon, we will be taking care of the freshmen and we will have responsibility. My buds and I have been through so much together; it’s going to be surreal when we aren’t all together anymore. The Corp splits all the freshmen up in a shuffle and move you to a different company. Of course, most of us will still be in the Corp, but we won’t be screaming across the hallway to ask for paper towels or any of the ridiculous nonsense that we usually get into. It just kind of puts it into perspective for me. Although a lot of crappy things happened this year, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.