"PT - physical training"

Capt. Dale Dye: Look at that. I don’t believe in omens, but I think I see one.



Time to exercise, two minutes. Standby. Go!

Probably day five, six, something.
Captain Dye brought out these extraordinary exercises that, I guess, he invented.
With colorful names like the “Atomic Sit-up,” the “Caterpillar Press-up."

Damian Lewis “Winters”: You’ll put your right arm over the left arm of the person to your right. Do it now. Right arm over the top, left arm…

Both of these things only work if everyone’s in sync with each other.

Capt. Dale Dye: Mr. Compton says he’s gonna call the rhythm for you. Listen to Mr. Compton. His will be the nest voice after I say "go."
Ready! Go!

- Down! Up! Down! Up!

They only work of you sit in the right order. If you have a guy that’s too big next to a small guy, you can’t do it.

- Randleman. Randleman.
- Come on, Webster, you fuck!

- Yes! Easy Company!

Capt. Dale Dye: Your whole body should go rigid, and it should go rigid instantly. There must be a snap and surge of power.

Donnie Wahlberg “Lipton”: Bollocks!

Capt. Dale Dye: You have three tries to make it happen.

In addition to the physical challenge, there’s a little bit of an organizational thing: “Okay, you gotta get up here.”

Capt. Dale Dye: If you can do this, it is a new record. You have two more people than the current record.

- Get up!
- Down in the center.
- Down.
- You didn’t make it!

I think it was kind of a test for the leaders as well, to go: “Okay, organize this thing and make it work.”

- Who didn’t make it? We’ll switch you to a lighter man.
- Who did not make it? Raise your hand.

E Company, let’s do this! Let’s do it right!
Last try. Give it all your heart now. Ready!
Is it up?
It’s up!
Down!
Yeah!
All right, get on your feet.
Yes! All right, Easy! All right!

The Caterpillar Push-up probably isn’t as hard as it looks and the sit-up thing is a lot harder.