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"Your progress has begun to decline," said the doctor. I told you before, but appears not to understand. Pain is a signal that the body sends to the brain saying that something is wrong. The fact that a sore knee meant no need to try harder. Means that you must loosen. Sit. Take a break. If still exceeds well, Lieutenant, in August will be in a wheelchair.

"I'll never be in a wheelchair, sir, though he used the word" sir " the tone and attitude gave Zac understand a word completely different and much less promising.

"If you do not want to spend the rest of his life sitting, you better stop penalizing a joint that is sufficiently damaged," said Dr. Ho-Rowitz. Then he sighed, took a deep breath and lowered his voice again. Look, Zac, I will not argue with you. Why does not conform to stand up? You can walk. With a cane, of course, but ...

"I'll run," said Zac. I will not give up until you can run.

"You can not run," said Steven Horowitz bluntly. Knee that can not handle the weight of his body. Can not even stretch altogether. At best, get jump on one leg, and awkward.

"Then I need another operation.

-What you need is to go ahead with your life.

"My life requires to run," said Zac vehemently. I know many active duty SEAL, going around with a cane. Do you own? .

Dr. Horowitz shook his head and looked at Joe for help. But Joe did not say a word.

"It takes five years in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation centers," said the doctor Zac. It is no longer a boy of twenty years, Zac. The truth is that SEALs are no longer needed. There are kids right out of the courses training that would give a thousand laps but could run. Do you really think that the commanders will want to return an older guy with a torn knee? Zac

carefully kept his face expressionless.

"Thanks, man," replied in a voice tense while looking out the window without seeing anything. I appreciate your vote of confidence. Joe

shifted in his seat.

"What Steve says is hard to accept ... and not entirely true, "he said. We old, who have over thirty years, we have an experience that is lacking in the novice, and usually become better SEAL. But you are right about one thing: you take half a decade out of service. No only you would have to overcome physical handicaps, as if they were not sufficient. You'd have to catch up on technological progress, learn the new guidelines ...

-Take a breath, 'said Dr. Horowitz. Prisco turned and looked him straight.

"No," he said. Also looked at Joe. Nothing breaths. No, until you can walk without a cane. No, until you run a mile in six minutes.

The doctor raised his eyes to heaven, exasperated, he rose and walked toward the door.

- Two miles in six minutes? Forget it. It is impossible. Zac

looked back for window.

Captain also said you would never walk.

turned Horowitz.

"This is different, Lieutenant. The truth, believe me or not, is that the physical stresses to which they are submitting, rather than doing good, are hurting his knee. Zac

not returned. He was silent, looking at the flowers gently swaying in the breeze.

"As SEAL, can focus on other things," said the doctor with more finesse. There are office work ... Zac

turned abruptly, furious.

"I am an expert in ten different ways to combat," and wants to become a kind of pen-pushers?

-Zac ...

Joe stood up.

"You have to take at least some time to weigh your options," he said. Do not say no until you've thought you well.

Zac looked at him with barely disguised horror. Five years ago, used to joke with the possibility of being injured and end up forming part of the administration. It was a fate worse than death, or so they said then.

- Do you mean that I think if I want to become an official? "He said.

"You could learn.

Zac shook his head, full of disbelief.

"It's perfect, man. Do you see me writing on a board? He shook his head again in disgust. I thought you better than anyone would understand why I can not.

-would still be a SEAL, 'said Joe. Your only option is that, or accept the permanent retirement. Someone has to teach these kids survive. Why can not you be?

"Because I have been in action almost screaming," said Zac. I know how things are. And I want back there, I want to be there. I want to act, not teach. Damn!

"The Navy does not want to lose you," Joe said quietly intense. It has been five years and he has not had one in the units that exceeds your strategic combat. You can go, of course. You can spend the rest of your life trying to recover what you had, lock yourself in your house and feel sorry for yourself. Or you can transfer your knowledge to new generations of SEAL.