for the most part people come out of the military just fine but there are some that just get freaky. My son's PE teacher for instance. She runs her class like boot camp and degrades the kids to get them to do what she wants. Once when my daughter was in 5th grade she wanted them to jump rope and juggle at the same time. When most of them were unsuccessful she told them it was a 2nd grade skill! Oh come on, I can jump rope and I can juggle...uh 2 balls tee hee...but there is no way I can do both and I am an athletic sort of person. Funny thing is they have never seen HER jump rope and juggle at the same time. I wonder why. I have had several meetings with her to no avail. Now I am teaching my kids how to deal with jerks in the real world. You may have to be around them but you don't have to believe what they say. I am not sure this is a good thing, my daughter is getting quite adept at picking out the inconsistancies in adult communication. She has taken me down a couple of time with her wit and her sharp thinking. LOL. So cool.
Zen

<font color=blue>that I would be good even if I did nothing, that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down, that I would be good if I got and stayed sick, that I would be good even if I gained 10 pounds-- Alanis Morissette