How My Military Training Helped Me with The Dreaded Quarantine

Originally posted on Color My World :
The President just extended the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for Metro Manila, the country’s seat of power, as well…

How My Military Training Helped Me with The Dreaded Quarantine

The extensive military training I got from my previous life has helped me adjust to the restrictions and rules imposed without so much of a hoot. All I have to do is think of the 1-year of plebe training in the Academy and the month-long ‘confinement-to-quarters’ suddenly looks bite-size. I think of the Ranger training in Tanay, and the sparse rations and supplies look puny. I remember the taps and reveille bugle calls, and the curfew restrictions seem right out of the ordinary.

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