Baby Sister
I hate it when I don't live up to what I know I'm capable of. I hate having no one to blame but myself for wasting my time and myself. God... dammit... all.
Forgive me for the emo.
My parents are going to pick me up later today so I can watch my sister at her Final Review in the Corps at A&M. I promised her a month or so that I would be there, it's going to be her proudest moment of the year. She's worked so hard to be the best and it's paid off (Corps-wise anyways). She got named Cadre (which is kind of like, the best of the fish and that's what they are for next year), and she was the only girl in her outfit to get that. Which is cool, because I think this is the first year that outfit has been integrated with females. She has yet to find out her position for next year. I think the highest you can get as a fish (besides guidon) is Assistant Squad Leader, so I hope she gets that.
Despite what I might have said to some people, I think Tania has changed for the better this year. She's had her moments of instability and loopiness, but to be fair most of us do our freshman year, and most of us don't also join something as stressful and demanding as the Corps of Cadets. She's shown a lot of determination and love for the Corps, and she's worked so hard to become one of the best. She definitely didn't slack off in the Corps. She's sprained an ankle, been awarded for having the best military bearing, gotten up at five or even four in the morning for PT, she was the first and only girl to compete/train to become the guidon (and the physical training for that was extremely hard), she made Cadre, and earned the trust and respect of her upperclassmen and her buddies. She's serious about her responsibilities in the Corps and doesn't take it at all lightly.
I hope she knows how proud I am of her. That's my baby sister.
Forgive me for the emo.
My parents are going to pick me up later today so I can watch my sister at her Final Review in the Corps at A&M. I promised her a month or so that I would be there, it's going to be her proudest moment of the year. She's worked so hard to be the best and it's paid off (Corps-wise anyways). She got named Cadre (which is kind of like, the best of the fish and that's what they are for next year), and she was the only girl in her outfit to get that. Which is cool, because I think this is the first year that outfit has been integrated with females. She has yet to find out her position for next year. I think the highest you can get as a fish (besides guidon) is Assistant Squad Leader, so I hope she gets that.
Despite what I might have said to some people, I think Tania has changed for the better this year. She's had her moments of instability and loopiness, but to be fair most of us do our freshman year, and most of us don't also join something as stressful and demanding as the Corps of Cadets. She's shown a lot of determination and love for the Corps, and she's worked so hard to become one of the best. She definitely didn't slack off in the Corps. She's sprained an ankle, been awarded for having the best military bearing, gotten up at five or even four in the morning for PT, she was the first and only girl to compete/train to become the guidon (and the physical training for that was extremely hard), she made Cadre, and earned the trust and respect of her upperclassmen and her buddies. She's serious about her responsibilities in the Corps and doesn't take it at all lightly.
I hope she knows how proud I am of her. That's my baby sister.