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Olivia stopped, her eyes following the scraps as they fluttered away. She looked at Kyle, her face blank, and said, \u201cHope you know your way back.\u201d Then she turned and kept moving, her pace unchanged.<\/p>\n

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Kyle\u2019s laughter faltered, but his group kept jeering, their voices echoing through the trees.<\/p>\n

The rifle disassembly drill came that afternoon, and it was a wake-up call. The cadets had 2 minutes to take apart an M4 carbine, clean it, and reassemble it. Most struggled, their fingers fumbling with the pins, swearing as parts slipped. Lance finished in a messy 1:43, grinning like he\u2019d aced. Tara scraped by at 1:59, her hands shaking as she snapped the last piece in place.<\/p>\n

Then Olivia stepped up. She didn\u2019t rush, didn\u2019t hesitate. Her hands moved like they were following a script\u2014pin out, bolt free, parts laid out in a perfect grid. Fifty-two seconds. Not a single mistake.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Pulk, the instructor, stared at the timer, then at her. \u201cMitchell,\u201d he said, his voice low. \u201cWhere\u2019d you learn to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Olivia stopped, her eyes following the scraps as they fluttered away. She looked at Kyle, her face blank, and said, \u201cHope you know your way back.\u201d Then she turned and kept moving, her pace unchanged. Kyle\u2019s laughter faltered, but his group kept jeering, their voices echoing through the trees. The rifle disassembly drill came that…<\/p>\n

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