Brothers in Arms
July 13
(C-Note: the actions portrayed in this
program are carried out by professionals under proper supervision. Do
not attempt to duplicate.)
Four of the deadliest humans on the
planet enter the field of battle. They will be tested in the realms of
strength, speed, and intelligence. After each test, one will be
eliminated until there is only one. That one will win $10,000 and the
title of One Man Army.
Let's go hot.
Robert C.
41
Air Force Rescue
Delta Force
married father of three |
Kevin H.
41
US Marshal
married father of three |
James Y.
40
SWAT team
military contractor
owns over 100 weapons |
Jeff B.
28
weapons instructor
got his first gun at 12 |
SPEED CHALLENGE: Dead Heat
Operatives will traverse 150 feet on a
line into the urban obstacle course, then race uphill through the
quarter-mile course that is live with mines. At the end, there is a
firing range, where you will have to shoot a box off of a ledge using a
SIG-P220 .45-caliber pistol. That will stop the clock.
TIME IS CRITICAL; the slowest time will
be extracted from the game.
Rob: 2:55
Jeff: 2:24, having just beaten a Delta Force op - SAFE
James: 2:48 - SAFE
Kevin: .... a very winded 7:33
EXTRACTED: Kevin
STRENGTH CHALLENGE: The Breach
Operatives will have to breach three
doors and two walls.
- Barrier #1: Deadbolt; breach using a
hoolie
- Barrier #2: Door reinforced by 2x4 boards; breach using a Jersey boot
- Barrier #3: Cinder block concrete wall reinforced by half-inch steer
rebar with a water hose; breach using a sledge
- Barrier #4: Stucco wall reinforced by 2x6 boards, plaster lath, flex
conduit, insulation, and cement board; breach using a fireman's axe
- Barrier #5: Door; breach using nothing but sheer brute forced and body
weight.
TIME IS CRITICAL; the slowest time will
be extracted from the game.
This will be won or loss on how the tool
is used.
Jeff... with ZERO breach experience.. is
through first. "Are you not entertained!" Second is Rob. Jeff and Rob
want James to finish even though he knows that he's lost.
EXTRACTED: James
INTELLIGENCE CHALLENGE: Cell Service
Locked in a jail cell, the two remaining
operatives must improvise an escape using whatever is inside the cell to
retrieve a key placed nine feet away. The first person to escape the
cell will be named the One Man Army and go home with $10,000.
And you know what they say... in the
beginner's mind, there are multiple options. In the experienced mind,
there are few.
Rob's looking around in his cell
formulating a plot. Meanwhile, Jeff is already acting on his plan of
attack. The key to success in this challenge: creative problem solving.
No one owns that, so this is a true test of dynamic intelligence.
Both operatives are going to use the bed
frame to try and retrieve the key using a projectile method. Rob is
using the bed. Jeff is using the headboard and his shoes.
Rob knocks the key down first. Jeff
knocks his... then Jeff uses his headboard to retrieve the key from the
mattress... It falls, he uses the headboard... and Jeff is free.
EXTRACTED: Robert
Jeff B wins the $10,000 and is the first
person to be named One Man Army, and that's important to him because of
circumstance. He wanted to join the Army, but he couldn't because he
disclosed that he was gay. He had everything to prove to himself and
others, and that's what gave him the edge today. You are a warrior.
Four more operatives next time...
... END TRANSMISSION
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