platoon halt right face on my command.

Chapter four.

This gentleman you hear doing the drill sergeant introductions for each chapter is Ray Christian.

Just for shits and giggles, as we used to say in the army.

Drufferman, front and center.

What the hell are you even doing here?

He's good, right?

Ray is a professional podcaster.

That's how we know each other.

He has a beautiful show called What's Ray Saying?

But he's also the real deal.

I spent a couple of years as a drill sergeant.

Like all people in my occupation, I was an infantryman.

An infantryman is a ground combat soldier.

The infantry is the foundational element of the army.

They're the ones who actually pull triggers.

When you think of an infantryman, you can think of those little green plastic army men.

But there aren't as many little green army men as

you'd think. The infantry is only 15% of active duty army. So there's only a few people

that serve in that. They are probably more policemen in New York City than they are infantrymen

than the whole United States Army.

Really?

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