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The Planet Ohio

행성 오하이오


I joined the Army in 1975. It was actually something I had wanted to do for years, but only got around to it when I was 24 years old. Basic Combat Training was at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I was pumped. I knew I was going to love it, and I did. But a few of the guys seemed a bit overstressed about it, especially one guy whose bunk was directly opposite mine.

난 1975년에 육군에 입대했어. 원래 더 일찍 지원하고 싶었는데 24살이 돼서야 입대하게 되었지. 기초군사훈련은 포트 녹스, 켄터키에서 받았어. 난 매우 들떠있었어. 난 내가 군생활을 좋아할거라는걸 확신했고, 실제로도 그랬어. 근데 훈련병 가운데 몇명은 상당히 긴장되보였어. 내 바로 맞은편 침대에 배정된 한놈은 특히.


There we were, in our brand-new uniforms standing in our barracks room for the very first time, having just arrived and been assigned like lost ducks to our individual bunks. All of a sudden, our Drill Sergeant (DS) bellows out "At Ease!" Of course we hadn't a clue what to do with this command (it's basically "Shut up, assume the position of parade rest,") so we just continued to stand there awkwardly. In comes the Senior Drill Sergeant (SDS) of the training company. Our DS takes him down the platoon bay, and the Senior Drill looks at us newbies, and does a meet-and-greet, like "How're you doing, trainee? Where you from? What MOS will you be training for?" and things like this. Everyone responds more-or-less appropriately until he reaches the guy across from me. He asks "Where you from, boy?" No response. The kid looks like he's scared to death.

우린 새삥 군복을 입고, 살면서 처음 들어와본 병영 생활관 안에서 각자 배정된 침대 앞에 멀뚱멀뚱 서있었어. 그러다 갑자기 우리 교관이 “쉬어!”라고 고함쳤지. 당연히 우린 뭘 해야할지 몰랐어. (그냥 입 다물고 열중 쉬어 자세 취하라는 뜻이야) 그래서 그냥 뻘쭘하게 서있었지. 그 순간 중대의 선임 훈련교관이 들어왔어. 우리 교관은 그를 우리 구역으로 안내했고, 선임 훈련교관은 훈련병들을 하나하나 쳐다보며 간단한 인사와 질문을 건넸어. “반갑네. 어디 출신인가? 훈련받게 될 특기가 뭔가?” 등등. 다들 대체로 정상적인 답변을 했지. 결국 그는 내 맞은 편에 있는 훈련병에게 다다랐고, “자넨 어디 출신인가?”라고 물어보았어. 정적. 걘 겁에 질려서 죽을 듯한 표정이었어.


After a few moments of silence, the SDS tries out "What state are you from?" Nothing. After a few seconds more, he widens out the search with "What country are you from?" Nothing again. "What planet are you from?" He finally asks. At this point, the question about his state seemed to have finally reached his brain, so he responds "Ohio!"

몇초 간의 정적 뒤, 선임 훈련교관은 다시 물어봤지. “자네는 어디 주 출신인가?”. 정적. 잠시 기다린 뒤 그는 질문의 범위를 좀 더 넓혔어. “자네는 어느 나라 출신인가?”. 또다시 정적. 그 다음은 “자네는 어느 행성 출신인가?”였어. 그제서야 출신 주를 물어보는 질문이 훈련병 뇌에 닿았던 것 같아. 훈련병은 대답했지. “오하이오입니다!”


The SDS nods in satisfaction, "The Planet Ohio!" He then proceeds to walk out the front door of the barracks and we hear him loudly saying to our DS "This is quite an occasion, Drill Sergeant! I've finally met a man from the Planet Ohio!"

선임 훈련교관은 만족한듯이 고개를 끄덕였지. “행성 오하이오!” 그는 병영 밖으로 걸어나가더니 우리 교관에게 크게 말했어. “교관, 오늘은 참 특별한 날이군! 드디어 행성 오하이오에서 온 사람을 만났지뭔가!”


Our DS comes back in and starts reaming the man from Ohio: "You haven't even been here ten minutes and you've already pissed off the Senior Drill Sergeant! Get down and give me twenty!"

우리 교관은 곧바로 들어오더니, 오하이오에서 온 훈련병을 갈구기 시작했지. “온지 10분도 안돼서 선임 훈련교관님을 거슬리게 하는 것도 재주다. 엎드려 뻗쳐! 20개 실시!”


I don't think anyone laughed at the time -- and certainly not the poor trainee -- but darn it, that was funny.

당시에 아무도 웃진 않았던거같아. 불쌍한 당사자 훈련병은 더더욱. 근데, 솔직히 진짜 존나 웃겼음.


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