WRITING 2 Hi Marta, How’s it going? It’s been a long time since I don’t hear from you. Are you still studying for becoming a military psychologist? I hope so, because it could be the best decision of your life. After three long years of hard study, I’ve finally made it! In 2020 I joined the Armed Forces as a Lieutenant and I couldn’t be happier. If I were you, I’d try my best in order to enjoy this experience too. In the last three years, as a part of my training, I’ve been living in four different academies such as AGM (Zaragoza), ENM (Marín), AGA (San Javier) and ACD (Madrid). Many of the recient anecdotes I have come from this period. Did I tell you the time I was punished in the ENM because I returned a little bit late to the duty officer’s office? Just two minutes late! You should have seen the way he leered at me. If only I had been given the opportunity of express myself… the taxi I had booked picked up another person. He changed the order of the calls! But the officer was stubborn and he said that the timetables were to be followed. I spent the next week coming back to the academy fifteen minutes before my colleagues. I was never late again. This is not the only life lesson I learnt while I was a Cadet. Despite the fact that bad events had happened to me before joining, I wasn’t aware of my (high) resistance limit. During my training year I have experienced complicated situations as a partner evacuation, an academic failure and the extreme fatique. None o f this setbacks could have been overcoming without the support of my military colleagues. They were always by my side. How I wish you were one of them… After all this incredible anecdotes, my job seems less exciting today. Nowadays I’m mostly sitting in my chair assessing men and women from different vessels. I miss the little talks in the cafeteria, the academy student life and even the field trainings until early morning. It’s a pity not to be a Cadet anymore. I’m pretty sure you will become one of them soon. Don’t stop trying. Several experiences are wainting for you too. See you soon. Love, Andrea.
