My life at the first boot camp(the Navy)

On March 18, 2013.
After the farewell with my parents, I got into the boot camp. and We recruits had a statement ceremony. As it was done, a very loud sound buzzed across the training field. That's the beginning of my life at the training camp.
The whole courses of the training to convert us into soldier are comprised of these things:
CBR exercise
Military song
Ranger training
Running
Swimming
March for 8 hours
Close-order drill
Shooting exercise
Roll-call at night
Disciplinary punishment upon a group
Night watch
Etc.

We always had to sleep at 10PM and wake up at 5:30 AM in the morning. It was pretty hard for me to get used to it. Being forced, i turned and changed my life habit.
So many punishments crushed us. Even we did something wrong but very minor, D.I(Drill Instructor) and A.D.I(Assistant Drill Instructor) didn't let us go. push-ups, sit-ups, putting a gun 'M16' over one's head for a long time, etc. No time to take a rest. But i could bear it. Whenever harsh things came down to me, I said to myself ' Hey, You are a soldier! and this is exercise. you have to get over it. You can do it'. over and over. Almost all of recruits seemed mentally and physically depressed.
In my case, the most severe thing I had during this time was a CBR training.  In the mt, we went inside a small room surrounded by only wall. no window. We were wearing gas masks and Drill Instructors were wearing them too. All of a sudden, poison-smelled gas flew out toward us.(Later, I heard that it was actually harmless. of course!!). As soon as it came out, we were forced to take off our gas masks. we all screamed and yelled out to survive. So poisonous and suffocating, salty. Tear, snot, saliva automatically came out from all of us. Coughing so toughly, we had physical trainings and sang military songs. I thought I could die. I couldn't breathe. some trainees were crying looking for their mom. They said ' Sir!! please let us out. I don't wanna die..'. Instructors yelled at them to be quiet and to follow their order. After about 20 mins, we got out and tried to breathe deeply. I realized I got it over finally and it made me more stronger.
About swimming, I didn't have a hard time learning swimming cuz i could swim. But procedures of learning swimming in the training camp was overwhelmingly crazy. There were full of assistants who were from UDT(Underwater Demolition Team), SSU(Ship Salvage Unit). They didn't just let us go as well. We had a harsh group punishment without reason for exercise and many physical trainings.
As 5 weeks at a training camp had passed, my parents visited me at the training completion ceremony. My mom cried and I was sad but pretended not to cry.
Now, I'm taking a ship 'Frigate' and still have hundreds of days to finish my military service. I'm so proud of myself. It could be hard to bear things at that very moment. But after it gets done, that's it. Nothing to get scared anymore. 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. this sentence got me encouraged and touched. I will really miss my life at the boot camp. That moment never comes back...  I should keep it in my heart. It's time to go forward.