Duci,
That reminds me of my bro-in-law at Army boot. The recruits were all seated at desks. This was after the first off the bus screaming and ordering deal you see. The Sgt asked if anyone felt they should not be here at Fort Benning boot camp. My bro-in-law thought he and a few others would raise their hands. Well...he was the only one. So you can imagine the Sgt was screaming at him saying he was going to be his special project for the next 6 weeks. Something to the effect of being his biotch
My bro-in-law was shaking in his boots. The Sgt was extra hard on him.
And, to make matters worse his sister would write a letter to him everyday. For some reason she was addressing the letter incorrectly. As a result of the extra effort of the superior to find him to deliver the letters he got in trouble. At chow time he had to eat by himself with his head down. This went on for two weeks before he could call home and tell his sister to stop writting the wrong address!
She felt bad about that.
He made it through boot and it was a great experience for him.