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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 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 found their star soldier when madden walked through the door. before he can officially graduate from t...

Familiar face walks through the door. >> pick your head up, man. >> i'm trying, know. >> don't 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 can't do anything positive because of my actions and just getting mad all of the time. i was never mad over here. i just didn't 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? >> i heard some stuff that he did about me so i just took my anger out at that time. >> you hav...

>> one, two. >> one time. >> one unit. >> the question is, permission to walk the line, sir. >> walk the line. >> who's house is this? >> our house. >> ohh-wa. >> ohh-wa. >> i'll 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. >> it's 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 belonged to him or walk back past something that his favorite or something and just, you know, break...

It's 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 that's 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 didn't 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 don't know. it made me feel good. >> we knew he was intelligent. he's a natural leader. he's ever fortunate enough to get in the...

>> 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 lot of negative peers on the unit i'm on now. so i know if i come here i have an opportunity to go home. >> we get up at 4:...