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>> drill instructor monsaurat ponse sees his job as a task master. hes been here for ten years. most of the jails drill instructors have been through a special three-week boot camp with the u.s. marine corps. >> what little i can provide them here, a little structure, give them an opportunity, just that one thought at that one time before they make that fatal mistake of either getting high, picking up a gun, or violating their parole, or better yet, just doing something wrong. >> why are you loo...

Ponse sees his job as a task master. hes been here for ten years. most of the jails drill instructors have been through a special three-week boot camp with the u.s. marine corps. >> what little i can provide them here, a little structure, give them an opportunity, just that one thought at that one time before they make that fatal mistake of either getting high, picking up a gun, or violating their parole, or better yet, just doing something wrong. >> why are you looking at me? im not your girlfr...

Years on armed robbery and kidnapping. so i decided to come to boot camp instead of facing 15 to 30 years. >> there is a criteria to come here and not all of them may meet that criteria. theres the physical aspect of it and psychological aspect and they must pass these tests in order to qualify to come here. >> age is also a criteria for acceptance into the program. all inmates must be between 14 and 28 years old. >> when you get somebody thats new to the system, somebody that is not familiar wi...

If you want to go to school, getting a job if you want to get a job and preparing yourself for the outside world. >> james august was found guilty of burglary and grand theft, but because of boot camp, his sentence is only six years of probation. >> a lot of these people, they come here and they dont know that they can work. and they think, well, the only way im going to get money is if i sell drugs, if i rob, if i steal. you know, theyve never really had a sense of pride in anything that they d...

And they have to complete our program or they will be sentenced to whatever it is for the crime, whether it be 5, 10, 15 years, or sometimes even life. >> i would be facing 15 to 30 years on armed robbery and kidnapping. so i decided to come to boot camp instead of facing 15 to 30 years. >> there is a criteria to come here and not all of them may meet that criteria. theres the physical aspect of it and psychological aspect and they must pass these tests in order to qualify to come here. >> age i...

Offenses that these troops were fired over? >> they ranged from alcohol related offenses and k450i8d abuse and some cases sexual assault. >> serious claims here. earlier this year a report found an simtd 26,000 troops have been sexually assaulted in 2012. 35% increase since 2010. do you think actions like those that are taken now will help address this problem long-term? >> right. this action is a direct outgrowth of that report. chuck hagel came out after that report and said we need to recerti...

Table. the sainted salad mix came from taylor farms in new mexico. the fda says it doesnt believe the bagged salad was sold in any grocery stores. the ceo said the company has no evidence of the bacteria in their products and have distributed 48 million servings of salads. at the whitey bulger trial, the 83-year-old former mob boss told the judge he would not be taking the stand and called the trial a sham. that didnt sit well with the widow of one of his alleged victims who called him a cow...

The ceo said the company has no evidence of the bacteria in their products and have distributed 48 million servings of salads. at the whitey bulger trial, the 83-year-old former mob boss told the judge he would not be taking the stand and called the trial a sham. that didnt sit well with the widow of one of his alleged victims who called him a coward in court. after order was restored, the defense rested. closing arguments begin on monday. an army official says 55 soldiers have been suspende...

Their products and have distributed 48 million servings of salads. at the whitey bulger trial, the 83-year-old former mob boss told the judge he would not be taking the stand and called the trial a sham. that didnt sit well with the widow of one of his alleged victims who called him a coward in court. after order was restored, the defense rested. closing arguments begin on monday. an army official says 55 soldiers have been suspended from their duties as sexual assault counselors and drill i...

Juvenile boot camp. i was under law enforcement special soimpervices and it was really unique opportunity to work with kids. >> what do you do during that part of your career? >> the time that i was assigned to the juvenile offending training center, i started as a drill instructor in the boot camp. and because of my background and experience, within a short period of time, i was asked to take over the training responsibilities for the program, where i helped develop training programs for ongoin...