THUG ( 6 )

THUG      (chapter  6 )

 

Leaving Butte, Montana and a lot of hopes and dreams behind, Tom
and Billy sat side by side in silence. What they had done slowly sinking in. They were on an adventure neither of them had considered, but one that had been chosen by fate.  It would be four years before they would once more call their lives their own.

The Greyhound rolled West stopping at every small

town, climbing the Rockies, dropping in to small valleys and always West and South.    Tom and Billy  were told nothing, now they were in the Navy and thier soul belonged to God, but their asses belonged

the United States Navy.

 

As they rolled in to the U.S. Naval Training station in

San Diego, California the two fighters were wide awake, wide eyed and slack jawed.   They had never

seen such sights, thousands of sailors working and

training, everything involved a maze of activity of which neither young man had the slightest knowledge.

Formalities over,  Tom and Billy were fed and assigned to a company, then assigned sleeping quarters in that company.

 

Boot camp involved unending calisthenics, which to

both Tom and Billy were funny in their basic simplicity.   In a very short time they were both given

athletic instructor assignments which they carried out

with little difficulty.

The two boys were excited when the word came down

that a boxing tournament would be held in two weeks

and all companies aboard the training station would compete.

Tom and Billy were in superb physical condition and

easily won the preliminaries in their respective weights.  Then each man won the company championship in his weight class, Billy fighting Lightweight and Tom fighting Light Heavy .

 

Tom and Billy each won the U. S. Naval Station Championship.   Their expertise and experience far

exceeded anything from the ranks of recruits.

 

Graduation day from boot camp

 

-----Eagle Cruagh

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Ok, this is difficult to follow, the story I mean. This must be a new slice from the story but way further on from the previous write so I will look at this as it is presented. The writing is masculine in form and completely suits the subject matter. There is a good clip to the passage, no fuss and no detail. The imagery is gritty, capturing the brutality of the situation. I am guessing this is a trimmed down version of the original write and given the limitations here, to be expected as such. Great writing and keep it up.