Her |D.P.|

2.

There has not been a single day that hasn't been difficult for me during the past five weeks. Of course, I knew it was going to be hard, I knew that it was going to be difficult, but it's just like being subjected to torture at this point.

It was yesterday that I completed the last day of my training program. It was almost like being in a prison cell at the base, where I would eat, sleep and train away from the men, but now that the training has been completed, I will be put in a platoon like everyone else here.

"Before you get assigned to your units, we're going to pick military specialists,"

"Yes, sir!" We all say in unison.

"Show of hands if your major is related to animals?" There's a brief silence. "Show of hands if you've worked at a vet." There's still no response. "Show of hands if you've worked at a zoo!"

"Recruit number 285, sir! Is it ok if I worked part-time sir?" A guy raises his hand.

A chuckle escaped me as I found the question quite humorous.

"Where did you work?" The captain asks.
"At aqua planet in Everland, sir!"

While I did have a burning urge to burst out into hysterical fits of laughter, I was able to restrain myself from doing so by looking at the ground.

"That's just fish," He mutters rolling his eyes.

"Recruit number 271, sir! I managed bumper cars in Honeyland, and there were a few animals there sir."
"What animals?" The captain seemed desperate at this point so he was willing to take any claim he got.
"Rabbits sir."
"Good. You'll work at the canine unit," The guy looked a bit taken aback at his sudden assignment.

"Next. Show of hands if your height is over 175cm." Many raised their hands to this. "Those who raised their hands, take a step forward. You're going to be the military police. Remember that. Next-" He is about to continue but he is interrupted.

"Sir?"

"Yes?"

"Isn't the military police tough?" Some nerve this guy had to ask the captain that.

"Of course it's tough. Do you think you joined Boy Scouts, of course it's tough. Did you think it'd be fun?"

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Eventually, I was also assigned to the military police as well, and that meant I would have to live in a unit with other military police privates and a few corporals and sergeants who were also in the military police.

"When we joined the special duty team! My heart was beating right out of my chest!" We all marched through out the court.
"Louder!" Captain Cho shouts.
"Then when I received airborne training, that the time where I lay in the dead,"
"One! We, the military police, shall value honour and condemn injustice! Two! We, the military police, shall set an example and fulfill our duties! Three! We will do our service and protect the rights of the soldiers! Four! We will kindly take the lead in doing our service for civilians!"
We all stood side by side as we chanted.

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Today, we didn't really do much apart from our vows towards the military police.

"Right so you'll be in platoon three, which is just up the hall and it's on your first left, your things are already in there, good luck," Corporal Choi says.
"Thank you, sir!" I nod following his directions. I could already hear a tv blasting from within the room.

"You stupid bastard. I just don't like how you look." I heard someone say as I open the door.
"Uhh sir?" Another says pointing to me.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" The guy takes his focus off the boy he was tormenting before I'd entered.
I heard a couple cat calls, as he approached me.
"Well this is new, we've never had a girl before," he looks me up and down.
I barge past him not even acknowledging him for a second.
"Woah we've got a feisty one on our hands boys." He laughs and the others join in. "So are you not going to speak then bitch," He follows me over to where my bed is.
"What-" I start but immediately, I feel his hand connect with my cheek.
"Fucking whore, listen to me when I'm talking to you!" He grabs my chin so I can face him. "Look at me!" He towered over me to almost make me feel belittled.
"Yes, sir!" I respond with a small hint of sarcasm. I wasn't about to have his shit, I've only just met the guy so I'm not trying to get into his bad books but looks like I already am.
"Fucking know your place bitch." He spat.
"Attention all personnel, there will be a hygiene inspection in the barracks in ten minutes," he let go of me with a wide smile forming on his face,
"We can continue this later," he winks as I roll my eyes.

I think I underestimated how hard it is really going to be living with men for the next two years.