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Down a little bit. because i'm pretty irritable when i'm hungry. >> if i can go work on my ged. >> so you want to work on your ged. if we're not going to school to do it and we can look at doing that today, what can we do today to work on the ged here? >> i need to get out of my room. >> so really -- so really it's not about the g.e.d. right now, you're getting a little stir crazy. you're stir crazy. need a little space? >> yeah. >> let me talk to some people and if we get you to agree to work on the ged today and chill out in the behavior and maybe work out something different for tomorrow. >...

>> we knew he was intelligent. he's a natural leader. he's ever fortunate enough to get in the military, he's going to be a superstar. there's no doubt about it. >> one, two. >> one unit. >> unfortunately for madden, though, going straight into the military is no longer an option. superintendent mike dempsey's plan to release him directly from pendleton into the navy wasn't 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 here, get him home for 30 days and then he can go in and he can ta...

Their hands full interviewing other offenders who want a shot at being in the future soldier program. >> cite the pledge. >> i pledge of allegiance -- >> 150 of pendleton's 300 inmates applied. currently, there's only room for three more. >> it's a tight unit. we have to be very careful who we let into the unit. today is the selection interview process. we're 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 l...

She quickly, but carefully, breaks down his issues. >> so if we get some lunch in you, will that help calm you down a little bit. because i'm pretty irritable when i'm hungry. >> if i can go work on my ged. >> so you want to work on your ged. if we're not going to school to do it because there's tension today, we can look at tomorrow to do that, what can we do today to work on the ged here. >> i need to get out of my room. >> so really -- so really it's not about the g.e.d. right now, you're getting a little stir crazy. you're stir crazy. need a little space? >> yeah. >> let me talk to some pe...

>> it was -- they didn't like it. they could respect that i was trying to do something different for myself and i made the decision on my own. i came here by myself and i wasn't going to leave by myself. >> after hours of interviews and debate the team has narrowed its search but there's no guarantee all three spots will be filled. >> i could see him doing good on this unit. i'm concerned about a lot of the manipulation that's 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 ge...