After joining the 506th PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment), the recruits had to undergo brutal training to for the position. The soldiers had to run up a hill of 1000+ ft., and were eventually conditioned to  do so six times within 50 minutes. Those who had ate before attempting to do so would vomit, and would ride in an ambulance tailing the soldiers in order to be shipped backed to base. “You would take one look at them and know they wouldn’t make it. Some of these guys were so awkward they didn’t know how to fall”. Once issued their weapons, they were told to treat them gently and with care. The recruits started their transformation from boys to men, and their language had shown this. Many had taken up cursing as a form of expressing their opinions, but they were assured that they were not men because they did so. This chapter was mainly about the training and conditioning of the soldiers. They were to be battle-ready in a short period of time, as why the training was so rigorous. The weak were weeded out, and only the strong were left to participate.