It’s 5:55 a.m. on a Thursday morning and some students are still fast asleep, recovering from a long night out at Taylor’s infamous Dollar Beers. But for James Cooper 5:55 a.m. is when he is getting ready for his morning PT. At the University of Oregon students participating in ROTC wake up at this time every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to go to morning PT.

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