The Army brings out the best in you

I’ve never been there type of person that can say ‘no’ to someone. All my life the people around me have used this to their advantage and gotten me to do things that I didn’t really want to do, but I just didn’t have the courage or confidence to so no to them.

That’s all changed since the last time I said yes to something I didn’t want to do however. It was only a week ago that I was approached by an army recruiter and asked if I wanted to enlist.

The army is never really a career that I felt would ever suit me. After all, I was a small, skinny 18 year old, with no confidence. Not really what anyone would call army material by any means. There was no way I would even last through basic training and it would have been obvious to any recruiter that I was not the right fit.

Not being able to say no however meant that I agreed and the next thing I knew I was the army’s newest recruit. Safe to say my parents were shocked and tried everything to get me out of it, but I had signed the enlistment papers and was now stuck having to follow it through.

A few days later, after packing up my life I was stood outside the barracks, with a rather large and intimidating drill sergeant looking down at me. I was slightly confused there didn’t seem to be any other recruits around, only what seemed like long time soldiers. The sergeant explained that this was part of the government’s new plan, to take the weakest in society and turn them into fighting fit soldiers, ready for battle. Every one of the large muscular soldiers around him had been small and meek just like I was.

The next few days were hell, I was pushed to my very limits physically and mentally. All the while being injected with various different substances. I didn’t even notice the changes at first they were that subtle. But soon they became more obvious. I mean, it would be hard not to notice that you had woken up almost a foot taller, or that the shirt that was loose on you this morning was now skin tight, but that’s exactly what happened to me.

In just one week I had well and truly changed beyond recognition. Gone was the short and skinny boy, now standing in his place was a tall muscular man. It wasnt just height or muscles that have grown, my whole body had become more mature and manly. I was always mistaken for being younger than 18 before, now somehow I don’t think that will happen. And with all these physical changes, of course there would be some mental ones as well.. I mean how could you not ooze self confidence and cockiness with a body like this?

They say that the army brings out the best in you, and I can say that it has done that and more for me. They’re still looking for a few more recruits for the program, so maybe they might stop you and ask you to enlist, you won’t regret it.