ORAC
5th May 2015, 20:51
Exhausted female US soldier refuses to give up (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11582788/Exhausted-female-US-soldier-refuses-to-give-up.html)
This video of an exhausted female US soldier giving everything she has to finish a 12-mile road march has gone viral
In the final 50 metre stretch of an arduous 12-mile road march at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Army Capt. Sarah Cudd looked down and out. She fell to her knees from exhaustion and could not pull herself back to her feet. Soldiers watching on shouted "Come on get up! You've got it!" After a few seconds on the floor Capt. Cudd managed to pull herself to her feet using her rifle to prop herself up. She then made nine more stumbled steps before the combined 70lbs weight of her backpack and rifle collapsed her tired legs again. At this point other soldiers gathered around to encourage their struggling comrade. Eventually she rose again and made the final 20 metres or so to the finish line as her colleagues cheered her on. The time it took her to complete the march was 2 hrs 46 mins 53 seconds.
The march was the last required event to earn the Army's Expert Field Medical Badge and less than 25 per cent of those who attempt the course are expected to pass. Ms Cudd completed the task and earned the badge along with 45 other soldiers on the same day - but a staggering 80 per cent of those who attempted the course fell short.
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This video of an exhausted female US soldier giving everything she has to finish a 12-mile road march has gone viral
In the final 50 metre stretch of an arduous 12-mile road march at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Army Capt. Sarah Cudd looked down and out. She fell to her knees from exhaustion and could not pull herself back to her feet. Soldiers watching on shouted "Come on get up! You've got it!" After a few seconds on the floor Capt. Cudd managed to pull herself to her feet using her rifle to prop herself up. She then made nine more stumbled steps before the combined 70lbs weight of her backpack and rifle collapsed her tired legs again. At this point other soldiers gathered around to encourage their struggling comrade. Eventually she rose again and made the final 20 metres or so to the finish line as her colleagues cheered her on. The time it took her to complete the march was 2 hrs 46 mins 53 seconds.
The march was the last required event to earn the Army's Expert Field Medical Badge and less than 25 per cent of those who attempt the course are expected to pass. Ms Cudd completed the task and earned the badge along with 45 other soldiers on the same day - but a staggering 80 per cent of those who attempted the course fell short.
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http://armyedspace.com/userfiles/image/Cpt%20Sarah%20Cudd.jpg