stop taking shortcuts. >> no, no, you cheat. you cheat. >> if you are going to stand-up in a professional army you have to act like a professional and there are certain disciplines you have to have. they are brave as heck, the technicallities of the whole thing. >> reporter: after three months of training these afghan soldiers have improved considerably but defending their country without american help, that say the marines is still very much a work in progress. cbs news, southern afghanistan. >> mitchell: just ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news", a crash course in runnaway education spending earmarks