How did this happen?

People I know.  MY age, are getting promoted to General.  That feels so weird.  I'm just a poor schlub veteran of the Cold War that didn't do anything because the war ended the day after I was sworn in, it felt like.

That and I was a PT slug.  I didn't get kicked out because of PT failures, but if I was better at PT I would have overcome some challenges better and easier and not have had to resign.

Now look at me?  My nerves are so weak I punch like an 80 year old woman.  But slower.  I can never get into close quarters hand to hand without a cheat of some sort now.