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The

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So just look to the guy in front of you

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and just try to reel him in or stay

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with him . You'll be done with this in

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2 hours and I'll have a really cool

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award that many people might wait 20

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years to even get to try for . Uh , so

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thank you to the , the Germans for this

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opportunity for everyone . The

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German Armed Forces proficiency badge .

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So it basically is a once a year event

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that every German army soldier has to

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do , and it consists of multiple

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disciplines . So you have a shooting .

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You have a swimming where you swim in

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your gear .

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The toughest part was probably the

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swimming because I'm not a great

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swimmer and just like once I got done

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with that second lap , I was just

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exhausted and then you have to take off

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your clothes in the water .

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It's pretty crazy .

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You have a basic fitness test .

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21 , go .

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1st rank is 1st heat , 2nd rank is 2nd

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heat . Oh

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Like competing with the best of other

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nations to push us push each other ,

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push the Americans , Germans , the

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Latvians , like cheering up for one

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another . I feel like that's just just

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just a like amazing metaphor to what

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NATO is doing that we're as countries

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we're pushing each other forward and

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having that like support with one

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another . And then finally you have a

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12 kilometers , so 8 mile rock .

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Section 9 . Perfect

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Everyone , while being competitive ,

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also it brings us together as one force ,

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which is pretty great .