[Draco771]

Originally Posted by Peregrino

Desiderata - Lord grant me the strength to change what I can, the patience to endure what I cannot change, and the WISDOM to know the difference.

1. You can't save someone from themself. After "doing your duty" further effort just means both of you drown.
2. SF requires a different mindset and better than average intelligence. Obstacles in your path are part of the selection process.
3. Negotiating enlistment hurdles is the FIRST step in a very long process. Success is not guaranteed.
4. Failure to successfully complete the entire process is not necessarilly failure at life. The 82nd needs quality soldiers too.

Understood