Chapter 199
Chapter 199 Episode 027: In Trouble (5)
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Hearing the faint murmuring, Becca Reyes, drenched in sweat and bent at the knees, thought that the routine Glenn Hutchinson had arranged for them wasn’t much different, just a few items were omitted. Back then, they were forced to complete everything within an hour. Now, without him standing next to them and threatening them, they took things slower, otherwise...
On second thought, the potential of human beings truly seems endless.
"Attention!"
In the midst of the growing murmuring, a stern shout from Nathan Foster suddenly overpowered all other sounds. With a loud "pat" sound, all personnel promptly stood at attention.
Taking a few steps towards the center of the two formations, Nathan Foster looked at the ranks that had been emptied of several rows, his expression turning extremely serious.
If they couldn’t even complete such a simple task, then they were surely a bunch of useless soldiers!
After giving the troops several cold glances, the voice of Nathan Foster suddenly rang out loud and clear-Walk in the ’duck step’ to the dining hall as a target!"
As soon as Nathan Foster finished speaking, wails from the two formations could be heard immediately. The weary new soldiers, on the verge of collapsing, almost fell to the ground right then and there.
The ’duck step’ is a training they dread the most after each morning exercise. Whether to practice it or not always depends on Nathan Foster’s mood since it’s not a mandated part of the training.
The ’duck step’ isn’t difficult in principle. Place your hands behind your back, squat down, and extend one leg sideways, slide it quickly to the front, and then slide the other leg from the back to the front, and repeat. During this movement, your upper body must not sway.
This training is torturous, tiring, and painful; it’s essentially torment. It also might cause some damage to the body. However, it does serve to cultivate the soldiers’ perseverance. Thus, although it’s uncommon in most forces, it would occasionally be seen in a brutal place like the Marine Corps.
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Thus, this time, Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes just so happened to be ’fortunate’ enough to participate.
"Do we have to do that too?"
Becca Reyes stepped closer to Flossie Wright and asked in a low voice.
During her time in the cooking class, she’d seen new soldiers practicing the ’duck step’ a few times. She could bear watching their movements, but seeing their mangled faces of distress let her know just how painful it was for them. It gave Becca Reyes chills just looking at them, let alone attempting it herself.
Just thinking about it was already painful enough!
Flossie Wright glanced over to see a few squad leaders leading the ’duck step’. Without any hesitation, she said.
The ’duck step’ doesn’t contribute significantly to physical training. Running a few dozen kilometers would be more beneficial.
Furthermore, there are many ways to build up one’s perseverance. Flossie Wright could think of dozens of methods off the top of her head. The so-called ’duck step’ was just a way to torment people. Nathan Foster likely devised this as a means of punishing them for failing to complete the mission on time, but that didn’t concern Flossie Wright in the slightest.
Anyway, there were many things in the forces that Flossie Wright did not agree with.
Anywhere, you find both light and darkness; that’s just the way things are. Flossie Wright never thought to change that. But, no matter how aggressively you push, she would never accept what she was unwilling to accept.
"Alright, I’m with you."
Hiding her astonishment, Becca Reyes looked carefully at Flossie Wright, touched her nose as she decided, and declared her stand with a ’companion till the end’ attitude.
— End of Chapter 199 —