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2010 Tryouts

Tryouts Week 7: Final Thoughts and Jackets

November 2, 2010

As we, the nine remaining candidates, laid down to sleep on Wednsday evening, we knew that jacket day was soon. However, the exact time and experience was still an unknown. We all had our thoughts on when and how our coveted jackets would be presented. None of us could have guessed what the devious Cadre [...]

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Tryouts Week 6 get a Special “Smoke” session

October 26, 2010

Six weeks have elapsed. Seems an eternity to us as candidates. No doubt even the Cadre are feeling some wear. The good news is we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We know the next week should yield our jackets. We also know many of the things we are doing now [...]

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Tryouts Week 5

October 21, 2010

Week five has come and gone. As always, the tasks get tougher and the standards increase. It’s a formula we now know well. That doesn’t make it any easier. We have moved on to Mass Formation training. This involves all candidates (the ten of us that remain) and a cadre jumping in one large formation. [...]

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WEEk 4 feeling like Week 40

October 12, 2010

Week Four continued to challenge us in every way possible. More tasks to complete and higher standards to deal with. It seems just as we get used to the heat that is poured on, the Cadre find a new way to turn it up. In particular was learning how to deal with a crowd of [...]

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