Engineering ‘Boot Camps’ Boost Competitive Spirit - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction

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For U.S. military engineers, it is never too early to start training new recruits. This summer, 140 high-school students got an early immersion into engineering and a heavy dose of military precision at week-long boot camps run by the three services and the Society of American Military Engineers. Awakened at 06:30 each day, campers were immersed in an engineering bubble, with a jam-packed schedule that included lab experiments, offsite facility tours and scores of hands-on projects. Organizers even scheduled, down to the minute, Ultimate Frisbee games and how long it would take students to cross camp grounds.

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