Military Hopefuls Hit the Pool to Get a Jump on Selection
Lysander Caligo (R), owner and senior instructor at Deep End Fitness Scottsdale, leads the way to the bottom of a 14-foot-deep pool at the Eldorado Aquatic Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 21, 2026. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Lysander Caligo (R), owner and senior instructor at Deep End Fitness Scottsdale, leads the way to the bottom of a 14-foot-deep pool at the Eldorado Aquatic Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 21, 2026. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
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Military Hopefuls Hit the Pool to Get a Jump on Selection

‘Most of the time, students arrive very young, not fully in shape, and they’ve never really faced much hardship,’ the owner of a fitness center said.
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By Allan Stein
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Connor Schutza broke the surface of the pool, breathing hard, his muscles burning after another deep-end drill designed to test more than physical endurance.

Each descent had a purpose for the 22-year-old Scottsdale resident. He wasn’t training for a race or fitness competition.

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