I Don't Have Time

I could write a book about OCS! My first two weeks were hell, but by the last week it was hard to let go and leave.

OCS was one of my most rewarding experiences and has played a key role in my entire life. I can attribute a lot of my successes to OCS.

My favorite time was the day I decided to skip lunch because I got caught up on some other details. Since we were required to sign in for every meal, I worked my way up the line to the head count table and signed in. After signing in, I skipped out a side door and then went to the cleaners, barber shop, and worked on my command voice. Guess what? Many other candidates decided to do the same thing that day, however, they didn't take time to sign in.

Someone slipped my name to my TAC officer, so I received a message to report to his office. After trying to talk my way out of trouble city by advising him that I signed in, his only comment was, "Why did you skip lunch?" My answer was, "I didn't have time." Wow, was that a wrong answer. After a good lecture, I received two weeks restriction and an order to write a military letter, "There is no such thing as don't have time."

Ever since OCS, I have been an expert on time management and setting priorities and I teach classes on it every day. My children would use "don't have time" as an excuse and all kinds of internal alarms go off. My ears burn whenever I hear anyone say, "I don't have time."