"pe.rhodes" wrote in
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Reading this puts me in mind of a brief experience in Marine Corps boot
camp, San Diego, 1964, a Drill Sgt reads off a list of names, saying
"Sound off when you hear yours" and it was for the MARCad (Marine
Aviation Cadet) Program. Unbelievably, I hears my name! I stands up, and
for an instant, I was gonna fly jets off of carriers! And the Sgt looks
up, sees I'ma wearing glasses, and yells, "SIT DOWN"! But just for one
brief instant..... and it was a short list.

Phil

Gee, amazingly similar to GLakes, 1969. My CC told me to get my ass over to
some classroom NOW, "since you're already late". I got there just as they
were turning out the lights to show "Ring of Gold", narrated by Robert
Taylor. I watched it, for the umpteenth time, and when the lights came back
up, I went over to check in.

The PO2 at the desk looked up and asked, "What are you doing here?" I
responded that I had been sent by my CC and would he check my name off on
the list. He asked if I knew why I was there, and I responded, "probably
some Academy offer", followed very quickly by "I already know my glasses
are disqualifying, so check me off and I'll go back to my company." He
complied, and we were done. My CC was slightly amused by the story.

Dave in San Diego