Teal'c and Ronon met with Col. Davis on setting up a training facility.
"Teal'c and Ronon, I can't thank the two of you enough to know you will be conducting the training of our new recruits!" greeted Col. Davis as Teal'c and Ronon entered his office, "What do you all need for a training facility?"
"An area outdoors, with lots of room for setting up a training course. Lots of rope, and wood. The trainees are going to build the course, and then they will have to pass it," Ronon stated.
"Also we will need some stunners. They will need to learn to take a stun and keep on fighting as best as they can," explained Teal'c
"How large of an area do you need?" asked Col. Davis.
"The course will need to be about 2 clicks based on what Col. Sheppard calls that distance," answered Ronon.
"I was thinking the southeast pier would be an excellent training area, Col. Davis. It also offers quarters for the recruits," stated Teal'c.
"When will the recruits be arriving?" asked Ronon.
Col. Davis checked the calendar, "Next week."
Col. Davis ordered the southeast pier to be cleared for the training center. Checking the records on the facilities, enough quarters for a thousand recruits at one time, four separate gyms, a cafeteria, a number of usable rooms for classes, a medical bay, and lots of open outdoor areas.
Following week the first 100 new recruits were gathered on the southeast pier, as Teal'c and Ronon looked over them.
Ronon spoke first to the recruits, "Who here thinks they could take me in a fair fight?"
Lt. Adams, a fairly large fellow, raises his hand. No sooner than his hand was in the air, did Ronon pull his pistol and stun him, leaving him on the ground unconscious.
"Never assume your opponent is going to fight fair!" shouted Ronon.
"When in battle your greatest weakness is yourself. Never assume anything on your opponent, always assume the worst," shouted Teal'c, "Many of you will not last, but some of you will, and those that do will find that fighting skills you learn here will keep you alive, and keep you alert at all times for any attacks." With that Teal'c twirled his staff weapon into the back of the leg of the nearest recruit sending her to ground, in flash his staff weapon was pointed and ready to fire at her on the ground.
"An attack could come at any time, from anyone, or anything. You must be prepared to defend yourself," yelled Ronon.
"You two recruits take these two to the infirmary to be checked out," ordered Teal'c. The two recruits helped Lt. Adams and Lt. Marsh the recruit Teal'c had knocked down to the infirmary.
Ronon walks up to a female recruit, taking a very aggressive action stance, the Lieutenant takes a posture to defend herself, when Teal'c stuns her from behind with a stunner.
Ronon looks down disappointed as he says, "Never assume your opponent is alone. You take her to the infirmary."
"Rest of you 100 laps around the pier!" yells Ronon, "Move it now!" As the recruits stumbling over each other to start running.
Teal'c and Ronon wonder around watching the recruits. They paid careful attention when a recruit would start to fall behind the others. How they handled this was very important to them. A lap around the pier was a full 2.5 clicks, neither expected any recruit to complete 100 laps, but they needed to see how long they could last. Lt. Andrews, Lt. Adams, and Lt. Marsh came running back from the infirmary.
"Good to see you three taking your training so seriously!" shouted Teal'c.
Some had started to drop by the 3rd lap, a few more by lap 5, and now there were several packs. The lead packs were running together and if someone started to fall behind from them they were abandoned. The trailing pack was growing in size, picking up ones that had started falling behind, and encouraging them to continue. The trailing pack only dropped someone if they dropped out entirely. Teal'c nodded to Ronon, and the two separated in different directions. Each pulled out their stun guns, and waited, when a group came around the corner they were each behind they open fire. Teal'c was targeting the leading pack, their members who were not stunned were spreading like flies. Ronon took the trailing group. He didn't expect them to instead come directly at him after opening fire, several members sacrificing themselves taking the stun blasts to allow others to reach Ronon. Ronon found himself at the bottom of a dog pile with twelve recruits pinning him down. He managed to get a couple of good swipes in, that would be sending those receivers to the infirmary, but the rest brought him down and pinned him until one managed to get his stunner from him and stunned him.
Teal'c saw the trailing group come around the corner, thinner than they had been, he raised his stunner, when suddenly three runners darted to the side and behind them was a fourth with Ronon's stunner blasting him. A while later Teal'c and Ronon came too, sitting against one of the towers with Lt. Andrews, the young Lieutenant Teal'c had stunned earlier in front of them holding Ronon's stunner.
"We completed our 100 laps while you two took a nap," Lt. Andrews said, as she tossed Ronon his stunner.
"Indeed," stated Teal'c.
Ronon and Teal'c standing up to survey the group.
"Some of you have shown exceptional skill today, some even cunning, while a number of you, abandoned your teammates when they didn't keep up. That is not acceptable," explained Ronon, "Now go get some grub, we'll let you know when your next training session is."
"Lt. Andrews you have shown to be cunning today, I will be keeping an eye on you in the future," indicated Teal'c.
Over the course of the next week, the recruits built an obstacle course around the pier. For Teal'c and Ronon it was a thing of beauty, for the recruits they feared it, knowing how tough the course would be when they tried to complete it. Over the next few days, the recruits were outfitted as an SG team would be. The recruits were encouraged to work on stamina training in their free time.
A week into the training nearly every recruit had been in the infirmary at least one time. Several recruits had been forced to drop out with a broken arm or hand. Hand to hand combat training began. Ronon and Teal'c would take on multiple opponents at once until Lt. Andrews was up. She excelled in hand to hand combat, briefly able to hold her own against both Ronon and Teal'c while her comrades teamed up on them.
"Lt. Andrews your combat skills are very solid, where did you learn to fight?" asked Teal'c.
Lt. Andrews laughed, "I grew up the youngest with 5 brothers."
"Indeed," stated Teal'c.
Training was progressing, they had lost eleven recruits since the beginning. On this day Gen. O'Neill had appeared for morning grub. Looking around the room he had not seen Teal'c or Ronon having breakfast with the recruits. When suddenly from a stack of boxes emerged Teal'c from them with a stunner in each hand, indiscriminately firing at anyone moving. Jack was unfortunate enough to be the first one hit.
Gen. O'Neill woke to find Teal'c standing over him, "What was that?"
"An ambush and you were taken by surprise," said Teal'c.
"Do I look like a recruit?" asked Gen. O'Neill.
"I am sorry O'Neill," said Teal'c, "If it's any consolation Lt. Andrews managed to stun me, however, I was wearing stun armor."
Gen. O'Neill getting up, "What kind of training was that?"
"The recruits must be ready for an attack at any time. They must always be ready for an ambush," explained Ronon.
Gen. O'Neill continued to monitor their training for the remainder of the day. He noticed Lt. Andrews was showing excellent progress. While practice sparing Lt. Adams was going against Ronon, he never landed a single punch.
"Lt. that was pathetic, you landed nothing. Ten laps for everyone around the obstacle course, now!", exclaimed Ronon. A collective moan escaped from all the recruits, as they picked up their packs and headed out onto the pier. Lt. Adams was given some very dirty looks by his fellow recruits.
Lt. Andrews came up to Lt. Adams, "Run with me."
O'Neill watched from one of the towers that had been set up to monitor the recruits all around the obstacle course.
"How long is this obstacle course Teal'c?" asked Gen. O'Neil.
"Two and a half clicks, O'Neill," answered Teal'c.
"25 clicks are what they have to do, across those rope bridges, rope walls, and with you and Ronon, popping out with stunners randomly?" asked Gen. O'Neill.
"Indeed," stated Teal'c.
"How many actually complete it?" asked Gen. O'Neill.
"None, Lt. Andrews has come the closest at eight laps. She had completed 5 when we gave them one hundred to do, she has shown considerable improvement," explained Teal'c.
Gen. O'Neill continued to watch the recruits struggle, surprisingly he watched at Lt. Andrews at the rear of the group, and picking up stragglers. She was pacing herself, and not leaving her fellow recruits behind. Four recruits had dropped out by the fifth lap. Several of the faster packs had already passed Lt. Andrews growing pack. By the sixth lap, over 20 had dropped out. As Lt. Andrews was starting the 7th lap several of the faster packs starting dropping out. By the time she had completed the 7th lap, only 15 remained running. Lt. Adams was sticking with her, and she was continually encouraging him.
"That is a new personal best for him, by two laps," said Ronon.
"Looks like a storm is starting to come in," said Gen. O'Neill.
"So?" asked Ronon.
"Even in the rain?" asked O'Neill.
"Does it not rain on these other worlds?" asked Ronon.
"Fair enough, but if it there is lightning I want you to pull them all in," replied Gen. O'Neill.
"Fair enough," replied Teal'c.
Gen. O'Neill continued to watch until only 5 remained, Lt. Andrews, Lt. Adams, and 3 others he didn't know. They were just completing the 9th Lap. The storm was fully here. No lightning, but it was a downpour, sheets of heavy rain were coming down. Gen. O'Neill, continued to watch Lt. Andrews and her group. Someone started to drop out, her and Lt. Adams, grabbed him by the arm one on each side, and the 3 of them kept moving through the obstacles. Ronon grabbed a stunner and made his way down to the pier. Waiting near the end of the course, as Lt. Andrews group came over the last wall.
"Now!" shouted Lt. Andrews, she and Lt. Adams and the recruit they were nearly dragging, dropped to the ground, as the other two recruits had stunners out, firing on Ronon, who went down from two stun blasts. After Ronon was down they stood up and completed the course.
Teal'c came out smiling, "Congratulations to all 5 of you. You have persevered where others have not. Your fortitude and instinct have served you well."
"Well done recruits. Clean up, the five of you will report with Teal'c and Ronon to the command conference room tomorrow morning at 0800. We will discuss some off-world time for all five of you," ordered Gen. O'Neill.
Teal'c raised an eyebrow, "Indeed!"
Ronon getting up from the stun blasts smiling "Next time Lt. Andrews"
"That was an obvious ambush sir," stated Lt. Andrews.
Gen. O'Neill stated, "Teal'c and Ronon excellent work, but let's try for fewer broken bones? I don't want to lose any more recruits if we don't have too."