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soldiers across U . S . Army , Japan

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began a week long test for the expert

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soldier badge . On the first day , they

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were tested with a physical fitness

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assessment and land navigation . So the

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expert soldier badge is all of the

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basic level tasks that any soldiers

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should be able to do . I feel like

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everybody should get out here and try

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it at least once . Um , I'm the

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commander , my first turns out here .

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So if we can get out here and do it ,

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then I believe that any soldier should

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be able to get out here and do it this

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year marks the first time that soldiers

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can test for this badge in Japan .

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Obviously I'm hoping for success . The

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armies Go rate right now of those

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individuals who earned the expert

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soldiers badges 21% . So I would like

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to surpass that number . But regardless

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of whether a soldier earns the expert

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soldiers badge or not , at the end of

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this week , every soldier that started

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this training event will leave better

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trained Staff Sergeant Samuel Burns

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Sagami Depot Japan