Pre Orentation Jitters

I find this pretty funny now, so I guess I'll share an, "update".

On the first day of orientation we were taking our physicals and when I had to pee in a cup I couldn't because I had just previously used the restroom after lunch, so the doctor gave me like a gallon of water and I sat there and drank the whole d*mn thing, which I thought was pretty funny until I reached the required amount in the cup and had to sit there in awkward silence for almost a minute thirty as I finished using the restroom. After losing a nice chunk of my hair for the "hair follicle" test and doing various exercises with another doctor to make sure I wasn't in terrible shape, we proceeded outside to get suited up for climbing the tanker trailer as part of our physical (we put on safety glasses, vest, hard hat with a visor and if you didn't bring "slip resistant" boots with you, you were given a pair for $50 which would be taken out of your first check). When it was my turn, I started to climb the ladder as instructed, but when I got to the top and had to stand up I couldn't straighten out my legs immediately, so the instructor who was up there with me basically told me I could quit if I wanted to, that it "wasn't for everyone", but I wasn't having any of that and proceeded to make my way around the narrow ramp that leads to the left side of the "crash box" I believe it's called; I got down on one knee to touch this cap inside the crash box, had a bit of trouble with my right foot before I tried to stand up (it was a bit off the platform, but I realized my mistake and scooted over before standing back up), and finally I made my way back the way I came, down the ladder and looked on both sides below me before getting off the ladder. Although I did everything correctly, the doctor pulled me over to the side and once the last 2 people were finished he and the other instructors discussed whether or not I should continue and they concluded I should not, so they failed me. Even though I did everything correctly, they thought I was too nervous to continue (granted I am afraid of heights) and even though I was pretty p*ssed off, I get the ruling and I'm currently working on going right back and trying again in a few weeks.

 

Ah it's not a big deal, never got this far until now and a little ladder isn't much of an obstacle