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where he would get into trouble whether he replied or not. He remained mute, eyes focused somewhere
beyond WarhurstтАЩs left shoulder.

тАЬGive me an answer, recruit!тАЭ Warhurst bellowed. тАЬIs that understood?тАЭ

тАЬYes, sir!тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ

тАЬYes, sir!тАЭ

тАЬSecond of all, for your information my name is not тАШSorry.тАЩ So far as you putrid escapees from a toilet
bowl are concerned, I am sir!тАЭ He turned away from Garroway and strode up the line, bellowing. тАЬIn
fact, so far as you mudworms are concerned, I am God, but you will always address me as тАШsir!тАЩ If you
have permission to address me or any of the other drill instructors behind me, the first word and the last
word out of your miserable, sorry shit-hole mouths will be тАШsir!тАЩ All of you! Do I make myself abundantly
clear?тАЭ

Several in the line of recruits chorused back with, тАЬSir, yes, sir!тАЭ A few, however, forgot to start with the
honorific, and most said nothing at all, or else mumbled along.

тАЬWhat was that? I couldnтАЩt hear that!тАЭ

тАЬSir, yes, sir!тАЭ

тАЬWhat?!тАЭ

тАЬSir, yes, sir!тАЭ

Warhurst turned again to glower into GarrowayтАЩs face. тАЬThird! Recruits will not refer to themselves as
тАШIтАЩ! You are not an I! None of you rates an I! If for any reason you are required to refer to your
miserable selves, you will not use the first person, but you will instead say тАШthis recruit!тАЩ That goes for all
of you! Is that clear?тАЭ
тАЬSir, yes, sir!тАЭ

тАЬFourth! If I give you an order, you will not say тАШsir, yes, sir!тАЩ You will reply with the correct Marine
response, and say тАШSir, aye, aye, sir!тАЩ You are not Marines and you may never be Marines, but by all the
gods of the Corps you will sound like Marines! Is that clear?тАЭ

тАЬSir, yes, sir!тАЭ came back, though it was made ragged by a few shouted тАЬSir, aye, aye, sirs.тАЭ The recruits
were all looking a bit wild-eyed now, as confusion and sensory overload began to overwhelm them.

Garroway thought Warhurst was going to explode at the company for using the wrong response.
Reaching the left end of the line, he spun sharply and charged back to the right. тАЬIdiots! I ask for recruits
and they give me deaf, dumb, and blind idiots!тАЭ Turning again, he charged back to the left, raw power
and fury embodied in a spotlessly crisp Marine dress black-C uniform. тАЬGet the shit out of your ears! If I
ask a question requiring a response of either тАШyesтАЩ or тАШno,тАЩ you will say тАШsir,тАЩ then give me a тАШyesтАЩ or a
тАШno,тАЩ as required, and then you will again say тАШsir!тАЩтАЭ Stopping suddenly at the center of the line, he turned
and bellowed, тАЬIs that clear?тАЭ