Wally's Index

 

INDUCTION CENTER -FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA

 

Issued new army uniforms & gear (including itchy Winter long-johns)

A cursory physical - (We needed men badly)  An interesting psychological

exam - part of which is, do you have a girlfriend?  I was tempted to say

that he is home and promised to wait for me, but I didn't want to hang

around for an hour until they discovered that I was being facetious, plus

the fact that I was stark naked. That was my introduction to zero personal

privacy for the next three years.  Their transient cooks led to guaranteed

regurgitation.  Some of the meals were unrecognizable. Glad to leave.