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Well I've been in some trouble lately... I won't bore everyone with all the details except what I'm actually getting punished for. Two days ago I went into work an hour early (I'm in the army). Why so early? Well I wanted to go to sick call to see why I've been having so much pain in my chest and all those other symptoms I talked about in another topic.


I left my room as quitly as possible, I live in a barracks. I was trying not to wake my room mate up because I thought he might be mad, besides I thought he needed the sleep. He shows up late, I get punished for it. Now me and him today and tomorrow have to go to another building every thirty minutes to sign in from 9 AM until 11 PM. It really bites. I don't feel like I did anything wrong, I've never been late before, and he was the one that was late. I don't understand why I get punished, they say I wasn't looking out for him. But in my view I was trying to let him get that extra sleep and I was looking out for him. I don't understand, I'm tired of the army. I hate getting punished for other peoples problems...

I hate to say it, but from what you've said, and from what I've heard from other people in the military that I know / have heard about, that's the military. They for whatever reason have decided that you have to babysit this other guy. If they haven't officially given you that order, they're trying to drill it into you with these bogus punishments. If anyone falters, everyone loses. That's one of the reasons I could never be in the military, if someone else can't get their act together, well, that's their problem, but in the military one person's problem is everyone's problem. (That, and a problem with authority, and...etc...etc...)

I wish I had any advice, or anything comforting to say, but I really don't. Are you close to getting out, or is getting out a reasonable possibility, or are you stuck there for a while still?