Is That You Again?

When I was a young soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II, I had no problem with alcohol. But in the postwar years my drinking progressed. I had stayed in the army and I soon began to be disciplined for my conduct while under the influence. The military told me I was a "sloppy" drinker, which I now understand to mean I was sloppy in dress, sloppy with time, sloppy with other people's money. Eventually they called me an alcoholic. I was introduced to AA by an army commanding officer on July 15, 1956 and have been sober ever since.