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dary position, which is.... 15 km from here. We also
need double the guards for the next two days in case the enemy sends
reconnaissance patrols after us. We have only 5 minutes time to collect our
stuff and be underway. ACTIOOON!" As a result, the men were in a triple hurry
throughout the rest of the exercise because of the wasted time. So, the rest
of the men REALLY thanked the one who caused that. The group leaders made
sure the "guilty" was not the one who slept first...
Very few cracked physically, if so, they got right out and into a bed. All
of the incidents he saw were mental, the tough guys just couldn't live with
the idea they have to a) obey b) be where they would not like to and c) were
not able to affect the situation in any way. They couldn't live with the idea
they weren't free any more and that there were others to consider, not just
themselves. When they were exhausted physically, it only made the situation
worse. It wasn't the physical, but the mental strength, that mattered then.
The 'tough guys' invariably lacked the latter - was that why they have to
play such a hard play, he wondered.
Newt was a dashing little blond ball of life. She
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