It is the body s way of trying to escape a difficult task. That is why our society has so many couch potatoes in its midst. A Young Marine should never find themselves alone at any time. The buddy system should be more than just being paired up with some other person out of convenience for the rules of the program. To summarize the aforementioned, the individual Young marine should always keep in mind that fear is a normal reaction for any person in an unfamiliar environment.
Fear influences a person s behavior and thus the chances for success, or even failure.
You must always remember that there is always something that can be done to improve your situation. Usually the timid, more anxious persons respond in a more cool, calm and collected way of handling stress with better results thereafter. The worst attitude that a Young Marine could ever have is an it won t happen to me point of view.