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The military branches and leave here again right to boot camp. >> housed in pendletons echo 15 unit, 24-carefully screened offenders make up the future soldiers program, but getting their prison walking papers and marching straight to boot camp isnt so simple. theres still red tape. military requirements demand offenders be out of pendleton 30 days after their release before they can officially enlist and 30 days can be a lifetime for kids like madden, who returned to drugs and gang infested nei...

Little bit. were give and taking here, okay? get some lunch in you and tomorrow, well start all over and if youve got conflict with that teacher, just let that go because youre there to get your ged, which in the end, has nothing to do with her, right? >> yeah. >> because thats for down the road. >> she was the reason i got -- >> no. you need to take on the accountability. youre here because whatever happened with you. but youre also going to get out of here because of whatever you do. so youve ...

>> i love this program. i am a vietnam vet myself. >> counselor frank sawyer is a corporate retiree. >> you are dealing with the physical parts of the program? >> like ive done 250 push-ups today alone. >> good. thats excellent. >> inside pendleton, he found the work of a lifetime with kids like madden and the future soldiers of echo 15. >> the futures soldiers program kind of breathes extra life into what im trying to do. >> attention on deck. >> when you step in there, somebodys in your face. ...

These resources in the offender while hes at the facility and returning them back to a safe environment than he was in before he came here and the idea is when they complete the future soldier program that theyll be released directly into one of the military branches and leave here again right to boot camp. >> housed in pendletons echo 15 unit, 24-carefully screened offenders make up the future soldiers program, but getting their prison walking papers and marching straight to boot camp isnt so s...

Be compliant for him to give a little bit. were give and taking here, okay? get some lunch in you and tomorrow, well start all over and if youve got conflict with that teacher, just let that go because youre there to get your ged, which in the end, has nothing to do with her, right? >> yeah. >> because thats for down the road. >> she was the reason i got -- >> no. you need to take on the accountability. youre here because whatever happened with you. but youre also going to get out of here becaus...

And i want to fight for my country. weve got a war going on right now against terrorism and so many innocent lives have been taken. i want to fight. i want to fight for whats right. it makes me feel like im redeeming myself for all the bad karma that i set up for myself. >> i love this program. i am a vietnam vet myself. >> counselor frank sawyer is a corporate retiree. >> you are dealing with the physical parts of the program? >> like ive done 250 push-ups today alone. >> good. thats excellent....

I am a vietnam vet myself. >> counselor frank sawyer is a ç corporate retiree. >> you are dealing with the physical parts of the program? >> like ive done 250 push-ups today alone. >> good. thats excellent. >> inside pendleton, he found the work of a lifetime with kids like madden and the future soldiers of echo 15. >> the futures soldiers program kind of breathes extra life into what im trying to do. >> attention on deck. >> when you step in there, somebodys in your face. >> good morning. >> g...

That teacher, just let that go because youre there to get your ged, which in the end, has nothing to do with her, right? >> yeah. >> because thats for down the road. >> she was the reason i got -- >> no. you need to take on the accountability. youre here because whatever happened with you. but youre also going to get out of here because of whatever you do. so youve got the control with that. so take her out of equation. does that work? okay? thank you. 99% of the time i would say they just want ...

>> good. thats excellent. >> inside pendleton, he found the work of a lifetime with kids like madden and the future soldiers of echo 15. >> the futures soldiers program kind of breathes extra life into what im trying to do. >> attention on deck. >> when you step in there, somebodys in your face. >> good morning. >> good morning, sir. >> attention. and they answer you, if not yes, its yes, sir. >> yes, sir. >> this bed is a train wreck. it needs to be fixed. >> yes, sir. >> when you come face to ...

>> like ive done 250 push-ups today alone. >> good. thats excellent. >> inside pendleton, he found the work of a lifetime with kids like madden and the future soldiers of echo 15. >> the futures soldiers program kind of breathes extra life into what im trying to do. >> attention on deck. >> when you step in there, somebodys in your face. >> good morning. >> good morning, sir. >> attention. and they answer you, if not yes, its yes, sir. >> yes, sir. >> this bed is a train wreck. it needs to be fi...