CNN 2010-04-02

For the last several months, CNN has followed the path of a young man from his small town to his coming of age in the U.S. military. Today, in the sixth part of a soldier's story, we check in at a very pivotal point of his young military career, a weigh station that could well lead to war.

CNN's Jason Carroll joining us now with a closer look. I mean, we don't often get chances to follow somebody for such a long period of time. Have you watched him grow up?

JASON CARROLL, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I have. I've watched him grow, watched him change in just a short period of time. It's been fascinating to watch his transition. You know, what we want to do now is show you what happens to a private once the training wraps up. What happens? Where do they go next? Will McLain and the others are about to find out.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go, go, go, get down faster.

CARROLL (voice-over): Urban warfare¹ training.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, what your shooting at?

CARROLL: One of a series of crucial exercises soldiers like will McLain undergo at Ft. Lindenwold Missouri to become army combat engineers. Learning how to secure buildings and hostile regions is key.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Come on son. Get in the fight.

CARROLL: Nearly 13 weeks into his training, Will is beginning to learn how to become a leader.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Brother is coming out.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go, go, go go.

CARROLL: But on this day, it's hard for all of them to stay on top of their game.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get from behind this corner, son. You can't shoot around corners. You're not superman.

CARROLL: Why is this day a distraction²?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One. Go, go.

CARROLL: Now that Will has completed basic and is wrapping up specialized³ training, he and the others will get orders for their first station. It's where the army will send new soldiers for more training before many are deployed⁴ to Afghanistan or Iraq.

(on camera): We're actually talking to Will now before he's actually gotten his orders. How are you feeling about that?

WILL MCLAIN, U.S. ARMY RECRUIT: It's kind of like I'm anxious to see what I'm going to get because I know of so many places.

 

1 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

2 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。