Reservations of the Crippled

[azurite]

Okay, maybe not an accurate title, but for those of you with sharp eyes, you can see the embedded acronym: ROTC. Yes, the dreaded acronym for RESERVE OFFICER'S TRAINING CORPS. Okay, I take it back. Maybe not dreaded. It's just li'l ol' me, here where I am ^^; not liking RO for perfectly good reasons. I mean, some ROs are nice, they let people be themselves, and others make people go nuts. I seriously mean that. People have had mid-life crises when they're 16 or 17 and in ROTC. It demands quite a bit from you where I am, and I myself experienced a good deal of stress. While I only "bad-mouth" (and that is in quotes for a very good reason) RO to people I know would take it for the wrong reasons, and be as miserable as I was this year, I don't hate it. I encourage people to be in it if they are military-inclined, or think that they don't have enough credits to get into a cood UC or university with what they've got. Then again, most people enjoy their first year, and my outlook was the same as theirs: see if you enjoy it, get out if you don't. Problem is, you get sucked back in like a dust bunny into a vacuum. *schlup*

The top reason why *I* myself don't like it is because they told me to my face that I wouldn't get anywhere-- not in RO, not in life. Talk about a slap to your face. I mean, I appreciate people who are honest and straightforward to the point of being brutal, but I know that is really not true. I've maintained good grades, I have a positive (semi) outlook and personality, and a great GPA. I've gotten one or two Fs in MY LIFETIME, and as weird as it sounds, I'm proud of that. I hate to be busted down. I'm the kinda girl who goes around with a shirt proclaiming: Pluto or Bust! =)

So, no offense to any military personnel, JROTC people/cadets. I like RO to a point, just not MY RO. Sorry. =)