Chapter 1: Reception
Recruit Henderson waited in line at the chow waiting patiently for his turn to get food. He stood at a perfect position of attention holding his tray straight in between his thumbs at the top of his tray. He had arrived just a couple of days ago. Tomorrow will be the infamous black friday were recruits learn the name and face of the Drill Instructors that would be training him for the next five months of there life. Henderson was a curious person he started to look around in the chow hall examining the different murals and paintings within the build. Big mistake since the Drill instructors were not too far away. They never were.
"DID SOMEONE SAY LOOK AROUND!" The drill instructor barked at the recruit.
"No sir!" Henderson replied in horror.
"YEAH RIGHT SCREAM BOY!" The Drill instructor yelled.
"Aye Aye sir!" Henderson again replied. He cursed himself. How could he have been so stupid as to look around. Knowing that there were DI's around.
"OH YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE ME VOLUME. TIGHT. END OF THE LINE NOW!" The DI ordered.
Henderson was hesitant at first. Was he being for real he thought to himself. His hesitancy only made the drill instructor furious.
"YOU STUPID BITCH!" The DI screamed as he got on Henderson's face. " WHEN I GIVE YOU AN ORDER YOU DO IT WITHOUT HESITATION! END OF THE LINE NOW!"
Henderson felt humiliated. He was getting his ass handed to him in front of his peers. He felt that they would toy with him once they got back to the barracks. He obeyed the DI's order and started to make his way to the end of the line.
"YEAH RIGHT GET BACK!" The DI commanded.
Oh my god what could he possibly want now.Henderson cursed in his head.
"when I tell you to do something YOU OPEN YOUR FAT MOUTH! AYE AYE SIR!"
"AYE AYE SIR!" Henderson screamed. He walked to the back of the line now the second to last in his platoon. He felt humiliated and was beginning to think that perhaps joining the Marine Corps was bad a idea. He wanted to make his family proud sense most of his relatives both fought and died in the Human-Covenant war. Though his father who had been a Marine in war wished for his son to reconsider. Henderson went against his wishes and signed the dotted line. Boy did he regret his decision upon arriving at MCRD Camp Omega.
When Henderson got his chow he took a seat with the rest of his platoon. He had only been there for four days so Henderson didn't really know any of the other recruits. He looked around at the other recruits. Most of them had their eyes fixed on the tray in front of them. Henderson continued to eat his chow when at the corner of his eye he saw tall silhouette approaching where he was seated.
"OH MY GOD. EAT FASTER! EAT FASTER!" The drill instructor demanded as he started to pound the table Henderson was seated in. Henderson did what he was instructed to do. But still that wasn't good enough.
"RESPOND RESPOND" The DI yelled in Henderson ear. Henderson felt that his soul was leaving his body of how scared was. He continued to eat faster and faster while responding in between each spoonful until there was almost nothing left in his tray.
"GET UP GET OUT!" The drill instructor yelled. "HURRY UP STOP TAKING YOUR SWEET ASS TIME!"
The recruits were practically running at this point dumping their trays off. They headed outside in front of the chow hall. It was evening now and this long day was about to be over. Tomorrow they would actually begin to make progress on earning the title of Marine but most importantly leaving this hell of a depot.
The platoon was now formed up. The drill instructor took his spot in the outside center of the platoon.
"Cover and align now." The drill instructor ordered.
"Aye Aye sir! The platoon responded in unison. The recruits got aligned with their respective squad leaders as best they could. This whole week when the recruits weren't at dental, medical, or supply, they would practice all little bit of drill so they could have a very basic understanding of the fundamentals of drill. The Drill instructor seemed a little pleased with their alignment.
"Platoon atten'hut! Right face!" The drill instructor barked in his authoritarian tone. The platoon obeyed and made a 90 degree turn on their heel and face to their right.
"Forward March! Left left left right left." The instructor started to sing cadence so the recruits would stay in step. And it worked, well somewhat.
"Column Right, March!" The precession of recruits started to execute the drill movement except the guide made a mistake and turned to the left leading his platoon. Upon seeing this obvious mistake the drill Instructor went haywire.
"ZERO, YOU STUPID FUCKING RECRUITS, GET THE FUCK BACK!" The recruits started to head back. Some of them complained which only made it worse for the rest of the platoon.
"OK ZERO, YOU WANT TO ACT FUCKING STUPID!? SPRINT!
The recruits started to all run in the same direction for about 12 meters when the drill instructor yelled at them to stop.
"ZERO. SPRINT THAT WAY NOW!"
The recruits then proceeded to run in the opposite direction. The instructor continued making them run back and forth until he finally stopped after the five minute mark. They then marched to the barracks to get some sleep but before they could go to bed the drill instructor had them stand online for some motivation.
"You disgusting things are the worst recruits I have ever processed and that is saying something. Tomorrow things are going to get real stupid with your new drill instructors. Don't worry I already let them know how garbage you recruits are. Boy do I wish I was there to see it. Go to bed now!"
"Yes sir good evening sir!" The recruits replied. Henderson was ready to start training. The sooner he started the sooner he would get out of here. But he was also nervous that new drill instructors would make life a living hell for them. As let his mind slipped as he began to dose off and let his tired body rest.
A/N: Hey guys thank you for ready my story. So far this story is planned to only contain OC's but if you can find a way to make a lore character in here, feel free to drop the suggestion also, if you have any character ideas, feel free to drop that suggestion as well. I have an open door policy so all suggestion will be considered. Thank you and have a nice day.