Military Misdirection

And now for something completely different:

The dreams last night had me in some sort of military camp. It is snowing, and there are patches of snow interspersed with slushy puddles. I feel ridiculously happy that I finally can wear my winter boots.

I am to meet someone, and find there are a lot of people there. It appears that more than just myself have been invited to this meeting. We take our seats, when something strikes me as strange - I recognize only some of the people there, with most of them being total strangers. I wonder how they got on base and who they are. Apparently, this thought crosses the minds of others, but we can do nothing about this because at that moment, we are addressed by a general. 

I almost laugh out loud, because he's at least a foot shorter than I am, all puffed out with medals on his chest and a riding crop under his arm - he looks like a cartoon! And sounds like one, as he begins to drone on and on about inconsequential things. Suddenly, I see that there's method to his madness - all the military personnel pay strict attention, while all the others are put to sleep. "Ah, discipline comes through every time!", I think to myself, as we take them all to a more secure area.

Inside one of the tents, I am now part of an interrogation team, but this too begins to feel like a farce. The next person is brought in, and I'm shocked to see it's an old friend of mine who is very much involved with the army cadets program. Instead of acting in a professional and logical manner I'm accustomed from him, he begins to treat this entire interrogation as a comedy routine - we can't get anywhere with him, but we all begin to laugh and enjoy his antics, especially his funny voice and accents routine.

And then I snap out of it. I recognize that he's doing exactly what the "general" was doing. Touching my co-staff lightly on the shoulders also brings them to attention. Sadly, I inform my friend that we see through his game, and it won't work any more. 

The last image I remember seeing is my brother driving a large truck towards me. I get in and...wake up...