It began really with the WORK-UP. Time passed quickly during the work-up and much has been omitted in this account. This is generally agreed to be all to the good.
Arriving at Portland after the SHAKE-DOWN, we commenced the SHAKE-UP, followed by the CRACK-DOWN, and then the WORK-UP. Seven weeks, twenty nervous breakdowns and a general feeling of nausea later we were put to the test in our passing-out exercise