In the Sep 2017 Rant, “The Ego”, I wrote about my near disastrous performance on the 5-mile force march that kicked off the Winter Mountain Leaders Course (WMLC). Here I am again, sharing yet another painful, life-altering experience from the same course. It is the reason we (Marines) posses a cult-like belief that we are the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen. Life in the Corps is a never ending series of trials and tribulations, each miserable in its own uni