Phone Call From Sam

Talked to Sam Today.

Her voice was very hoarse -- she said it came on her this afternoon. She said things were going very well. The last couple of days was spent doing bayonet and unarmed combat. The DS had the women raise their hands if they had any problems with anyone else in the unit. Sam raised her hand as did some others. She thought it would be a time to have everyone work things out and emphasize the unity of the group. Instead (as I knew while she was telling me), they had them fight each other. The girl same called out had to fight her. Sam beat her and she said that it made all the difference with the girl's attitude. When they got back to the barracks, the girl made it a point to announce to everyone that she respected Sam because she was willing to call her out and then beat her. It really is like high school (at least what boys experience in high school).