I got déjà vu from all the activity and noise happening around me. The actual training in the constructed fields had the same busyness as its construction—but instead of suffocating and overwhelming me, I thrived in all of it. I was thrilled at the sight of the same recruits I had trained on day one, now finally nearing the end of their instruction and well on their way to becoming full-fledged soldiers.
The soldiers retained their original platoons along with their officer cadets. Those who had been deployed with Capitan Roque to Mogpog were still under Cadet Roque's command. Those sent to Santa Cruz with Pedro remained under the leadership of Lorenzo Madrigal. The platoons left in Boac were still led by Mario Nepomuceno and so was the younger Madrigal. These four platoons would train side by side, cycling through the seven stations during the two-week exercise, with four stations operating simultaneously each day.
