In the following video the guide is the one with the guidon or the flag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3f-JPZWYN8
I attended Beaver High School half of my freshman year and lived with my father but hated it because I got bullied by the Beaverite kids so I moved down to St. George, Utah for the remainder of that year and my sophomore year. In St. George I became very wild and had lots of rebellious fun. This included running over garbage cans, pooping in vending machines and lighting bags of poo on fire on one particular doorstep. I had to do work ours for the last two. I was having fun but lacked discipline.
The summer before my junior year I decided I needed a male role model and so I moved back with my father to Beaver, but I also brought the fun with me which threw the small town of Beaver for a loop. People, teachers and students alike soon learned who Troy Gent was and the kids in the high school loved it. I went from being bullied to being loved by the Beaver, Beavers. So much in fact that I beat the most popular girl in school, Macy Gillians, for the role of Student Body President.
The principle knew that he was in for a long year starting after summer break. He already had a long year dealing with this now infamous kid who yelled in the hall, without warning would kiss girls he thought were "hot," threw wet toilet paper at teacher's chalkboards, would act like Happy Gilmore when he got angry, and just made the whole school excited about being there. I definitely had the most school spirit.
With a leadership role I tended to give up some of my personality freedom and was stressed out somewhat. I was lectured by our principle a few times on the importance of setting a good example. The sad part was that I never did anything terribly wrong at Beaver High School. I was just an energetic, fun kid. I liked everyone, got along with everyone, never drank alcohol in high school or did any drugs.
I liked girls of course. So much so that I attended a nude bar in Las Vegas after a Metallica concert in January of 1997, but besides that and the occasional drive by moonings and toilet paperings, I never did anything terribly wrong. I just loved having fun.When it came down to it, I just did not know what leadership felt like and it's a weight I had to get used to bearing.
About 2 weeks into boot camp the drill instructors made us sit down at our foot lockers to fill out a leadership questionnaire on how we would lead if given the responsibility. Apparently I filled out the paperwork better than 88 other recruits or at least it was what they were looking for. I thought boot camp had been pretty stressful so far but I had no idea what was in store for me as I accepted the guide billet.
Quote of the Day:
Sir Winston Churchill said, "Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
