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(1) According to the former recruit Chelsea’s outbursts were really a way of saying
I’m gay.
I want to go home.
Please help me.
Leave me alone
(2) Basic training for the US Army normally lasts
ten days
ten months
ten weeks
one year
(3) According to the former recruit, Chelsea
definitely did not have the potential to become a good soldier
possibly had the potential to become a good soldier
probably had the potential to become a good soldier
definitely had the potential to become a good soldier
(4) In her pre-trial statement Chelsea said after arriving at Fort Leonard Wood she realized she was
afraid of guns
really a racist
perfectly suited for the army
unprepared for basic training
(5) The drill sergeants started calling Chelsea “General Manning” because she
told everyone she would be a general one day
criticized their work
yelled back at them when they yelled at her
sometimes gave “orders” to other recruits
(6) Chatting on line after basic training Chelsea complained about how the other recruits
snored
spoke
smelled
swore
(7) When Chelsea was in basic training, gays were allowed to serve
if they didn’t engage in sexual activity
as long as they told their superior officers that they were gay
if they didn’t tell anyone they were gay
if they agreed to see a psychiatrist
(8) One reason Chelsea suffered during basic training was that she was
very fat
very thin
very short
very tall