MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISES wait for no man. Ready or not, they had to proceed. Andy and Banjo put their own worries aside, ready to face the start of the week. Week three of training would focus on SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape). The elite fliers had been through these drills as recruits, but the intensity of this training would take it to another level. Night Stalkers were precious scalps to the enemies—a prized catch. Though the chances of one such person being caught alive were minimal, they would still need to be prepared and trained for such an eventuality. At the commencement of the exercise, their instructors congratulated the ten women who were selected for the program. Training leader, Bryce Mabo Cameron said, ‘You’re the first batch of female Special Forces p

