Mass shooting in Las Vegas. 50+ dead

[Brian37]

(Generic "you" used throughout.)

There's this about boot camp. If you can't handle the stress when nobody's actually shooting at you then you'll never make when people ARE trying to kill you. Nothing personal, just the way it is. One of the problems with the Vietnam-era Army was just about everybody finished boot camp, even those that should have been ASMO'd.

The DIs wanted people to pass, we need people. But if you can't follow instructions on how to fold your underwear we shouldn't give you a gun.

Correct me if I missed something.

I am GLAD I failed, not one bit ashamed. I wanted to follow orders, in fact one time a DI complemented me for polishing my boots really well. But, I didn't respond correctly in saying thank you because you are supposed to respond with, "Sir, Airman Joe Blow reports, thank you SIR!" All I said was "Thank you,". He pulled a demerit out of my pocket, again, you have to take into account I took everything personally and had no clue that it was just a test. I cried for hours over things like that.

I did do something right, once I had guard duty at the dorm, and you are instructed, NOT to let someone in if they don't give you proper ID the first time. So our DI knocks on the door, I see him through the window, and with the proper response ask him for his ID. IF I am remembering correctly the only thing I was allowed to accept was his MILITARY ID, he produced his drivers licence. In that case, producing the wrong ID you direct them to command office above them. I got that correct, but it shook me to my core and I was scared shitless. 

All I am saying is why would it be a good idea to let me have a weapon? I wont even have one now, precisely because I accept I cant handle stress.