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Private Hays' Diary"Now I'm in Kuwait, 358 miles away from Baghdad."By Aaron Hays Aaron Hays is a former Youth Radio intern who is now a private in the U.S. Army and stationed in Kuwait. He sent us this slice of his life.
Every day I’ve questioned why I made the decision to be in the military. I’ve asked God to help me through the rough times, like passing my P.T. (physical training) test. If I didn't pass I would have been discharged from the military for not meeting the standards. Since day one in boot camp, the Drill Sergeant told me and my fellow privates that we would end up in the big sand box (Iraq) to play. They loved to scare us sh**-less with reality. It’s like they get a kick out of it. It wasn’t just war that made me think the military was not for me, but it made me question what I was doing. Now I'm in Kuwait, 358 miles away from Baghdad. I have been here for four weeks now, working hard at getting our vehicle ready to be shipped back to the States. Just like any other job, you have down time, a little time to chill — or try to chill — in my case. While the low ranking, E-4 and below interns are talking, I'm off to the side reading a magazine. I see one soldier laughing in a blushing type of way. A group of guys is rolling around on the ground while the ring leader keeps talking about how the blushing soldier has a abnormally big penis. Eight and 1/2 inches in the blushing soldier’s own words. I don't know how they got started talking about someone’s penis, but they were in deep conversation a good 30 minutes, just talking about how big it is and how he can't find condoms to fit him. Oh yeah, he’s a virgin. Just a taste of a private’s life… PFC Hays signing off over and out. |
June
20, 2003| youthradio@youthradio.org | ©copyright 2008, Youth Radio |