"We are going to break you down boys to make you into navy men" shouts my drill instructors at basic training. I quickly found out the true meaning of forged through adversity. The term "uniformity must prevail" was seared into my conscience. I walk into Navy RTC an eager boy and came out a formidable man.
The shared hardship and teamwork that fostered comradery amongst men of all different parts of the country was one of the greatest experiences of my life. At the beginning we were complete strangers and in the end we all bled blue and gold. That type of unity is what our nation is in desperate need of today. The adage "iron sharpens iron" is a quality most eminent in the military. To level up in life you have to be willing to pay the price of admission.
It's common knowledge that suffering is an unavoidable part of existence and the harder you are on yourself the easier life will be on you. I believe that a person should seek out voluntary hardship to fortify them against the challenges ahead. Change is a constant variable within all our lives, so in order to be congruent with it you must break to build...
