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So today , the recruits came out , they

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conducted fast rope operations as well

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as the repel tower . When the recruits

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come out and they conduct fast rope

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operations . After that , they'll get

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their ropes and they'll tie their seats ,

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we walk them through , step by step on

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how to tie their seats . And it gets

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verified by a black shirt , we tie the

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final knots and it gets verified again

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by a different black shirt . Once they

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get up on top of the tower , we tie

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them into the system , using the rope

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in their carabiners . And we go ahead

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and walk them through how to get down

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that tower and get them down safely

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is conducted throughout boot camp

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because it's one of the first major

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obstacles and fears that the recruits

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have to overcome at the very beginning

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of the boot camp . And as they overcome

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that fear , they overcome the obstacle .

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It gives them confidence that they can

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accomplish anything they face

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throughout boot camp as well as their

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Marine Corps career .

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When the recruits come up , they see

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how high the tower is and then as

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they're getting on top of it , it puts

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a little bit more fear in them because

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they see how high they've gone up to

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get on top of the Repel tower . And

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then once they're on the edge of the

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tower about to go down , they see how

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much of a drop off it is as they look

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over the right shoulder . So that puts

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a little bit more fear into them . But

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they putting their trust into the black

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shirts and their drill instructors at

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the bottom of the tower . As a man , it

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gives them that confidence to do it

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successfully . One piece of advice , I

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give a pool coming into the Marine

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Corps boot camp or a recruit coming up

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to the repel Tower would definitely put

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your trust and your confidence into the

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black shirts as well as listen to them .

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We're the subject matter experts for

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the repel tower . So we will make sure

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you get out safely and successfully .