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Being prepared doesn't much matter. I've taken some quotes off a USNA thread because this is NROTC's plebe summer...
Trying to help the plebes through this is not good for their development and believe me, the stress of being the Officer of the Deck on a dark and stormy night, flying the ball for a night approach, etc are MUCH more intense than the "kid stuff" of plebe summer but that building block of plebe summer stress is part of being able to handle it later.
The stress IS the point, not the knowledge. Do what you will with this.The stress of Basic training, either in the Big services or an SA is by design. All the breaking down of the once civilian to building up of a future Cadet, Mid, Soldier, etc..is stressful. The challenges both mentally and physically are different for everyone who has experienced it, but everyone is challenged and pushed to a limit. Most will come out the other side and graduate, but some will not, and that is good.
That stress has now become manageable.....
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