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A Drill Instructor waits for recruits to fall in to position for a "smoke session," a disciplinary tool triggered by a messy barracks.
- Before one can say they serve in the US Coast Guard, they must overcome myriad challenges of boot camp, located in Cape May, New Jersey.
- There, recruits face physical and psychological tests meant to harden their resolve and prepare them for a future of service.
- They must meet physical fitness requirements, pass a three-part swim test, and withstand eight weeks of yelling ... lots and lots of yelling.
- Business Insider's Graham Flanagan spent four days embedded at Training Center Cape May to produce this video, an inside look at their arduous training.
- Here are some of the more challenging moments of Coast Guard boot camp.