They also mandated vigorous physical exercise, something that is pretty standard for most ROTC schools. Honestly, I didn’t have an issue any of that. I liked sports and have ever since I was a little kid. Hitting the weights five times a week, plus plyometric exercises, was right up my alley. Part of the reason I enrolled in this particular college was because of their athletic program. That and the school had a good reputation for military officer training.īut at my college, the guys took sports – and winning – to a whole new level. I’ll save you all of the jock talk and just cut to it. I’m shorter than most players, standing only at 5’10.
Back then, my weight hovered around 190 lbs., which is a much different size than you see from guys who go on to the NFL.īut because I was lean and scrappy, that’s the position the coach assigned me. And over the course of time, I had proven myself enough to get put on the first string. When we won games, it was all high fives from most of my teammates. But when we lost, a couple of the guys could be complete assholes – and bullies.
