Civil Air Patrol! A Dream Come true!

I've been trying for 3 years to get in and finally, before I'm almost too old to fly solo, I get to go! The good news is that I can skip the "mandatory" three meeting to see if I "like" it. I know a lot of people there and a majority of them are officers. Yes, I do have to take orders from them because I'm a cadet and yes, it is a pain because most of them, if not all of them, are younger than me. The other good news is that I won't have to pay for my uniforms because we are sponsored by the Air Force. I have to learn all these drills and I still have yet to master the "about 'hace" with out falling flat on my face. So...yeah, I'm drilling with two other Cadets...we make a funny trio! I'm in the middle and the right wing man (at least I think that's what he's called) is only up to my waist and the guy on my left is huge! I am barely past his waist! The officer that was drilling us the "airman" who was teaching us how to march was almost llaughable. He was freaking the "airman" out and I couldn't figure out why until later when The called him up for Officer Testing. Poor kid, he didn't make it. I really do feel sorry for him we most likely were not helping his standing any, we just were not getting the drills. Anyway, it is a lot of fun and I can't wait for next Wednesday. (It's my new Tuesday!) Pray that everything works out!