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Army Enlistment Reflections Highlight HumbleReturns
A soldier contemplates re-enlisting before November 21 to keep his current rank and recalls how the army trained him. He jokes about bed-making, wall-climbing, snoring bunkmates, long underwear, dishwashing with sand, and self haircuts, while praising army education and fears only army cooking.
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