No, it's a sauna here.
When it reaches a certain temperature and humidity in the summer months, the real Army uses a colored flag system to tell troops how hot it is, how much water they need to drink, and how much work they can safely accomplish while outside in the elements. The flags range from green, to yellow, to red, and finally to black. We at the U.S. Army Cadet Corps utilize the same system.
Everyday before 11am, the black flag has been hoisted for the last two weeks.
"It feels over 100 degrees," said Cadet Recruit Lauren Bishop of Santa Barbara, CA.
Cadet Recruit Jake Edwards of Pembroke, NH doesn't seem to mind too much. "It's not too bad. I don't like it but I can stand it to a point."
"I love it!" exclaimed Cadet Recruit Mustaffa Ali from Damman, Saudi Arabia. "This is heaven." And he should know; Saudi Arabia and it's neighbors wrote the book on hot.
Needless to say, training continues, and our Recruits are downing the water in quarts. After all, as the Recruits say when told to drink: "Hydrate or die!"
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