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Old 11-09-2007 | 09:12 AM
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My apologies that this article has nothing to do with aviation, but I find it a heartwarming story worthy of sharing. I have a lot of respect for these kids. I know this bag (me) would not last 10 minutes with the Corps.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...ck=1&cset=true

CAMP PENDLETON - A Marine recruit stumbled from the ranks and collapsed on a dirt trail. A corpsman, her medical bag bouncing in the dust, hustled over to the fallen man. The recruit was bathed in sweat, his face clammy and sickly green.

As the troop column marched on, the drill instructor cried out, "Here comes the silver bullet!"

The recruit was about to receive the ultimate indignity -- a shiny rectal thermometer to check his body temperature. It happened on the trail for all to see: Pants down. Buttocks bared.

The column kept moving.
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