Blake Cook

Dude, those dudes will beat you down and treat you like shit, physically hit you and treat you like shit. Then expect for you to have morale. And then the squad leaders would come down after doing nothing all day long. Instead of like going to do training, five o'clock comes around, it's time to go home. Hey, we gotta go do area beautification. That's just not what I signed up for.

Dude, those dudes will beat you down and treat you like shit, physically hit you and treat you like shit. Then expect for you to have morale. And then the squad leaders would come down after doing nothing all day long. Instead of like going to do training, five o'clock comes around, it's time to go home. Hey, we gotta go do area beautification. That's just not what I signed up for.

I would have signed up for it all. This is ridiculous. I was like, I can't. Because at that point, I was like 20 years. I can do 20 years. Retire at 40 years old. Yeah, I could do that. At this point, I'm like committed. I'm in this. I'm like, man, I'm the type of people I want to be around. But man, that... I was very prideful wearing my maroon beret in my 82nd patch.

I would have signed up for it all. This is ridiculous. I was like, I can't. Because at that point, I was like 20 years. I can do 20 years. Retire at 40 years old. Yeah, I could do that. At this point, I'm like committed. I'm in this. I'm like, man, I'm the type of people I want to be around. But man, that... I was very prideful wearing my maroon beret in my 82nd patch.

I would have signed up for it all. This is ridiculous. I was like, I can't. Because at that point, I was like 20 years. I can do 20 years. Retire at 40 years old. Yeah, I could do that. At this point, I'm like committed. I'm in this. I'm like, man, I'm the type of people I want to be around. But man, that... I was very prideful wearing my maroon beret in my 82nd patch.

But it was like every day, bad leadership was sucking the morale out of me. I'm like, I want to do this, but I got to get out. I got to go maybe try out for something else. And that was when I saw my first SF guy. We were in a gym and he was walking in and had a green beret. And I was like, man, what is that? He said, special forces. I looked it up. I said, man, I got to get there.

But it was like every day, bad leadership was sucking the morale out of me. I'm like, I want to do this, but I got to get out. I got to go maybe try out for something else. And that was when I saw my first SF guy. We were in a gym and he was walking in and had a green beret. And I was like, man, what is that? He said, special forces. I looked it up. I said, man, I got to get there.

But it was like every day, bad leadership was sucking the morale out of me. I'm like, I want to do this, but I got to get out. I got to go maybe try out for something else. And that was when I saw my first SF guy. We were in a gym and he was walking in and had a green beret. And I was like, man, what is that? He said, special forces. I looked it up. I said, man, I got to get there.

That's what I want to do. I want to go to ranger school. I wanted to do this. And I had a horrible staff sergeant at the time. I mean, he was just a redneck from Louisiana that just was, he had failed selection like three times, failed ranger school, didn't want any of his guys going anywhere. Because if I pass ranger school and I have a tab, what does he look like? Jealousy.

That's what I want to do. I want to go to ranger school. I wanted to do this. And I had a horrible staff sergeant at the time. I mean, he was just a redneck from Louisiana that just was, he had failed selection like three times, failed ranger school, didn't want any of his guys going anywhere. Because if I pass ranger school and I have a tab, what does he look like? Jealousy.

That's what I want to do. I want to go to ranger school. I wanted to do this. And I had a horrible staff sergeant at the time. I mean, he was just a redneck from Louisiana that just was, he had failed selection like three times, failed ranger school, didn't want any of his guys going anywhere. Because if I pass ranger school and I have a tab, what does he look like? Jealousy.

He didn't want any of us going anywhere. Dude, I was smoking the MMPT. They would punish me by stupid punishments by trying to smoke me. I looked at it as a workout. Smoked me out for hours. That just means I don't go to the gym after this. I enjoy it. I'm working out. I enjoy working out. I was taking all that hatred that we had talked about and I would put it into working out. I enjoyed it.

He didn't want any of us going anywhere. Dude, I was smoking the MMPT. They would punish me by stupid punishments by trying to smoke me. I looked at it as a workout. Smoked me out for hours. That just means I don't go to the gym after this. I enjoy it. I'm working out. I enjoy working out. I was taking all that hatred that we had talked about and I would put it into working out. I enjoyed it.

He didn't want any of us going anywhere. Dude, I was smoking the MMPT. They would punish me by stupid punishments by trying to smoke me. I looked at it as a workout. Smoked me out for hours. That just means I don't go to the gym after this. I enjoy it. I'm working out. I enjoy working out. I was taking all that hatred that we had talked about and I would put it into working out. I enjoyed it.

Push-ups, front lean and rest, whatever. Because guess what? You're not going to do it until I die. Eventually, you have to stop. And I just got to outlast you. And I can. But it was just all the time there. Just there was no training. I think I did CQB like twice. Like the rest of it was walking around Area J in the woods, acting like we were taking contact. Like there's no real training.

Push-ups, front lean and rest, whatever. Because guess what? You're not going to do it until I die. Eventually, you have to stop. And I just got to outlast you. And I can. But it was just all the time there. Just there was no training. I think I did CQB like twice. Like the rest of it was walking around Area J in the woods, acting like we were taking contact. Like there's no real training.

Push-ups, front lean and rest, whatever. Because guess what? You're not going to do it until I die. Eventually, you have to stop. And I just got to outlast you. And I can. But it was just all the time there. Just there was no training. I think I did CQB like twice. Like the rest of it was walking around Area J in the woods, acting like we were taking contact. Like there's no real training.

I'm like, man, this is not, it's got to be something better than this because my motivation, I've been there for eight months and I'm like ready to leave. I'm like, this sucks. I'm getting treated like shit every day just for being good at PT or like not being able to take the machine gun, like the 240 at a certain time while people are yelling at me and Well, I'm doing jumping jacks.

I'm like, man, this is not, it's got to be something better than this because my motivation, I've been there for eight months and I'm like ready to leave. I'm like, this sucks. I'm getting treated like shit every day just for being good at PT or like not being able to take the machine gun, like the 240 at a certain time while people are yelling at me and Well, I'm doing jumping jacks.

I'm like, man, this is not, it's got to be something better than this because my motivation, I've been there for eight months and I'm like ready to leave. I'm like, this sucks. I'm getting treated like shit every day just for being good at PT or like not being able to take the machine gun, like the 240 at a certain time while people are yelling at me and Well, I'm doing jumping jacks.