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Show MORGAN HALL 1 B R20 So I transferred up to Salt Lake. Initially, I didn t like it. I was hurt a lot. I br k my hand snowboarding, so I never really got to mesh with the people. And because of th experiences in Las Vegas, I didn't trust anybody and I didn't open myself. But it turns out that the Salt Lake kids were a lot more trustworthy and accepting. JCW: So how did you come to find out that you could trust the people in that unit? MH: I kind of let myself ... like I said, I was hurt, so I spent a lot of time with the I&I [Inspector/Instructor] staff. They did a lot to help me get over the UA's. They talked to me, like, "it's not that big of a deal, it's not going to impact your promotion" and stuff like that. So they set my mind at ease. From there, the I&I staff down in Vegas, all they did was tell me how bad it was and that I'm going to be a private forever. Just the entire atmosphere in Salt Lake was completely different. The squad leaders were more demanding of me, which goes back to the order. In Vegas, it was just a free for all, "let's get this done so we can go out and get drunk." In Salt Lake, it's "this is your job for this weekend." So they had a more, "let's be prepared, let's actually be a military unit." [brief interruption] JCW: So, your experience in Salt Lake, was it more rewarding for you? Did you feel like you were actually accomplishing something? Was it more enjoyable to go to drill? MH: The drills weren't enjoyable, but, yes, it was more rewarding in that I was held accountable for my own development. So if I couldn't perform, they had ways of demanding more of me to get me up to speed. I can't really remember who was my squad leader at the time. The first one I remember was a guy named Sergeant Spencer. He just got off of active duty, so he was kind of in that mindset of active duty. I really didn't like him because he was very 10 |
