Was in the army for a few years and before I even swore in and signed the papers the recruiter gave me my first lesson in covering shit up. I couldn't legally join bcuz I was smoking weed and you have to be clean to get in. He repeatedly asked me if I could pass piss test and I said no. Finally he got pissed off about it and said look you're going to have to lie about this. My first experience with how they cover your ass from day one.
Training exercise is just a different way of saying because of national security…..