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>> hes always followed my orders. hes never questioned me. >> i was a new guy. brand new on his unit and he never gave me an ounce of trouble. >> as the interviews continue a familiar face walks through the door. >> pick your head up, man. >> im trying, know. >> dont be nervous. you know us all. >> this impulsive teen was kicked out of program once before. >> why do you want to come back to the unit? >> i cant do anything positive because of my actions and just getting mad all of the time. i was...

>> one, two. >> one time. >> one unit. >> the question is, permission to walk the line, sir. >> walk the line. >> whos house is this? >> our house.ç >> ohh-wa. >> ohh-wa. >> ill miss you all, man. >> yes, sir. >> as madden gets ready for his final graduation ceremony, just steps away, his mom prepares to see her son for the first time in two years. >> its very hard on your emotions. i hate to say it, but after a while you kind of get used to him being gone, but i could come across a sock that ...

Hes a natural leader. hes ever fortunate enough to get in the military, hes going to be a superstar. theres no doubt about it. >> one, two. >> one unit. >> unfortunately for madden, though, going straight into the military is no longer an option. superintendent mike dempseys plan to release him directly from pendleton into the navy wasnt as easy as he had hoped. >> for the navy to pursue him, he needs to be out of department of corrections for 30 days. so what we need to do is get him out of her...

>> i did that before i decided to come over here. and i folded my flag because being in a gang doesnt get you nowhere. and i will prove to you by coming over here, and you wont be seeing me throw up those gang signs that i throw. >> ive been talking to your officers, your school, ive been basically investigating on you to see if you are real serious and not just trying to play me. right now, im going to say yes. >> one of the first things you said when you sat down is that you felt like you were...

>> so you want to go work on the ged. were not going to school today, because theres some tension, but what can we work on today? >> i need goat out to get out o. >> but its not about the jed, youre getting stir-crazy. if you could agree that if we get you something to work on the ged here today and you chill out with the behavior, maybe we can work something different out for tomorrow. >> okay. >> they are kids, so, you know, even though they do commit crimes and some of them are violent, and s...

All three spots will be filled. >> i could see him doing good on this unit. im concerned about a lot of the manipulation thats in his background. >> you look at the pool of recruits that we have, you know general recruiter on the outside, you know they go to high schools and recruit. we go to general population and recruit. a lot of guys are coming to e-15 they really want to improve themselves. >> we want the ones that really want to change. >> yeah. >> one, sir. >> the officers of echo 15 foun...

Familiar face walks through the door. >> pick your head up, man. >> im trying, know. >> dont be nervous. you know us all. >> this impulsive teen was kicked out of program once before. >> why do you want to come back to the unit? >> i cant do anything positive because of my actions and just getting mad all of the time. i was never mad over here. i just didnt feel that i was really ready to be over here. >> then why did you get taken off the unit? >> i battered somebody. >> why did you batter him?...

>> one, two. >> one time. >> one unit. >> the question is, permission to walk the line, sir. >> walk the line. >> whos house is this? >> our house. >> ohh-wa. >> ohh-wa. >> ill miss you all, man. >> yes, sir. >> as madden gets ready for his final graduation ceremony, just steps away, his mom prepares to see her son for the first time in two years. >> its very hard on your emotions. i hate to say it, but after a while you kind of get used to him being gone, but i could come across a sock that bel...

Its been two long days since john madden took the biggest test of his life. >> we took cadet madden to the military entrance processing station. and he took his asfab, and thats a placement exam. and he cut an 83, which is outstanding. normal is around 40. so he did twice the norm. >> i felt proud of myself. i mean, i didnt really realize the severity of it until they told me most people in indiana only score about a 35 or a 40. and i was like, wow. but, i mean, i dont know. it made me feel good...

>> i pledge of allegiance -- >> 150 of pendletons 300 inmates applied. currently, theres only room for three more. >> its a tight unit. we have to be very careful who we let into the unit. today is the selection interview process. were going to do our best to screen out any people that might be detrimental to good order and discipline in the unit because we have to protect that. >> why are you requesting to join e-15? >> i would like to get away from negative peers. a lot of negative peers on th...