Man In Black - Season 1 - Episode 30

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Man In Black - Season 1 - Episode 30

She sat down and placed her tray on the table, then looked at them.

“So, how’s your field training?”
Chuks spoke up.
“First of all, that field instructor is too harsh. I’ll never forget our training with that AK-74. Shegs, don’t you remember, almost none of us completed those two thirty-metre bulls-eye shots.”

Segun would probably have answered immediately, but he had the look of blank amazement he usually got when his head was reeling from hearing Chuks speak so many English words at once. When he did answer, it was not as smooth as it should have been.

“Yes, I do. . .I remember. . .yes, yes.”
The stare he got from their class instructor made it clear she was wondering what was wrong with him, but Chuks wasn’t about to make it obvious he had any idea what was wrong with the guy, so he just gave him an identical look.

“But, apart from that, we’re totally good with the AK-47 now. And, whether I believe it or not, sometimes merciless training is the best type of training.”
“I agree,” said their class instructor over a half-mouthful of pasta. “You may not see it now, but in the future, you’ll be glad you had a stern field instructor. And trust me, it gets harder than this. We’ve got a whole lot of training lined up for you guys starting from your next class. We’ve got grenade launchers, sniper rifles, maybe even some machine guns. By the time you carry all that weight around for three whole months, trust me, you’ll need a trip to the spa.”
Both Segun and Chuks stared with mouths slightly open. This time Segun found his voice first.

“Wow, and to think I thought trying to hit a target from thirty metres was extreme,” Segun said.

Maryanne’s fork slipped from her hand, some pasta still on its tines, dropping to her plate with a clatter. She stared at them in disbelief.

“You’re telling me he made you people complete two bullseye shots from thirty metreswithouta sniper rifle? How on earth did you pull that off?”

“The truth is, we didn’t, which means we had no break for a whole day, and. . . ” Segun flicked his eyes to Chuks. “He was just fronting about us being pros. We haven’t even completed assault rifle training yet.”