I mentioned this thread over the weekend (at the Clan D picnic, pictured elsewhere) and my niece, who is currently in the Navy, had similar stories about OC training. Her description was "hot sandpaper on the eyeballs and third-degree sunburn on the face." She reacted about the way you did -- got angry, powered through all the stations, didn't break the foam baton but swung so hard that the foam sleeve came off!

OK, she's my grand-niece, but same age as other nieces and "grand-" anything makes me feel really old. . . especially as her siblings are presenting me with great-grand-youngsters. . .

Anyway, back on thread, glad you came through strong and can see the horizon of this stage in your career!