Shaffer
11-21-02, 09:12 AM
In case anybody forgot that the Marines had taken over our training, the slogan above the classroom was a reminder: "Retreat, hell. We just got here." Then there was the stocky general from Jersey City, N.J., standing in front of the lecture hall, who seemed to relish what lay ahead for the group who had just finished three days with the Navy. "Your days of clean sheets and hot meals will be over for you," said Brigadier Gen. George Flynn, commanding general of the Marines' training command. They spared us the angry drill sergeant banging on a trash can, but we did get a loud rap on our barracks door at 5 a.m.
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