One month into Marine Corps training we were preparing for a ten-mile march in 100-degree weather when a jeep drove up with a large radio in the back. “Who knows anything about radios?” our drill instructor asked. Several hands went up, and anticipating a ride in the jeep, recruits began listing their credentials. Everything from a degree in communications to a part-time job in a repair shop was declared. The DI listened to all the contenders, then pointed to the most qualified. “You,” he barked. “Carry the radio.”
參加海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊特種部隊訓練已經一個月。我們正準備在華氏一百度的氣溫下進行十英里行軍。一輛吉普車開上來,后面裝著一臺好大的無線電臺。我們的訓練指揮問:“誰懂一點無線電?”指望能夠坐上吉普車,好幾只手舉起來,新兵們開始列舉他們的資格,從通訊學位到業(yè)余時間在修理鋪工作,都報出來了。訓練指揮傾聽了所有的資格,然后指著最有資格的人大吼一聲:“你!把無線電臺背上?!?