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A U.S. Army recruit negotiates the confidence course during the white phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on June 14, 2006. The training is nine-weeks in length and is divided into red, white and blue phases. Soldiers in the white phase are in their final three weeks.

A U.S. Army recruit negotiates the confidence course.

A U.S. Army recruit negotiates the confidence course during the white phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., on June 14, 2006. The training is nine-weeks in length and is divided into red, white and blue phases. Soldiers in the white phase are in their final three weeks.

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