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that I had better not let it fall on the command inspection, I was on my out a weapon and begin your
floor. The first sergeant followed way to see the 25th infantry division firearms training. This will make you
the commander’s order and threw chaplain. By this time the whole a better soldier.”
the rifle at me, the rifle hit me in division knew what had happened After the visit with the division
the chest and fell to the floor. When at my unit the day before, and all chaplain, which was a waste of
I was told to pick it up I answered eyes were on me to see what would time, I was called to my battalion
with a “No Sir!” The commander happen to me. The chaplain was commander’s office. When I got
got into my face and shouted that a civilian Baptist pastor, but after to the office he informed me that
he was going to put me in jail talking with him for over an hour, he did not like me and would be
and that he would see to it that I I knew that he did not understand backing up the recommendation of
would be out of the Army, and he my convictions as a Seventh-day my unit commander, and would do
ended by shouting, “Get out of my Adventist Christian soldier. I was everything in his power to put me
office!” looking for someone who could out of the Army.
As I left the commander’s office help me get out of this infantry The battalion commander and I
I knew that he would try to do just unit and into the hospital, but this did not like each other at all. When
what he said he would, but I knew chaplain informed me that the job I first got to the unit the battalion
that God would take care of me. I of the Army was to protect the had appointed me to be the unit
could not see how He would work country, and to protect the country drug and alcohol officer. About
things out for me, so I set out to might mean that I would need to eight weeks before the division
take care myself. kill people to protect my homeland. inspection I conducted a urine test
He advised me, “Why don’t you for my unit, and this test exposed
Twenty-four hours after the just go back to your unit and sign a large number of people, among
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