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	Rotator Cuff Exercises How to exercise your Rotator Cuff for military fitness.
	How To Avoid Getting Cramps Avoid getting the cramps by ingesting the right amounts of potassium.
	How To Stay Out of Trouble at Basic Training Trouble is the last thing you want at boot camp. Here are some tips on how to stay out of trouble.
	How To Eat MRE Food It may not look like it but the MRE food is edible and sometimes good.
	Military Covers and ID Tags Dog tags and your head gear. Taking care of you from the neck up.
	Contents of an MRE What comes in an MRE? What is this goop? Is it safe to eat?
	Quick Tie Laces Quick tie your laces for easy on/off of your boots and to impress your Drill Sargent when you get to boot camp.

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