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3.44sTraditionally, the academy tested these virtues...
3.54sby pitting you against each other in a two-day battle royale.
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2.05sThat was prior to 1957.
2.95sThank you very much, state supreme court.
3.8sConsequently now, no cadet can receive a passing grade for the academic year...
2.92swithout first conquering this.
1.72sMeet the Eliminator.
2.7sThat's a 150-foot hand-over-hand crawl...
3.27sacross a 60-gauge hemp-jute line with a blister factor of 12.
2.52sThe rope is suspended a full 40 feet...
4sover a solid British acre of old-growth Connecticut Valley thorn bushes.
3.17sGentlemen, welcome to flavor country.
1.8sThis wasn't in the brochure.
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2.54sHey, Bart, come on over here. There's plenty of room.
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2.9s"Meet me at the Eliminator after lights out.
3.87sP.S. The cadets are planning to throw their meatballs at you."
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