The Duke Chronicle reported Thursday that the inspiration for Plumlee’s interest in joining the military was the Oct. 2012 trip to Fort Bragg that Mike Krzyzewski organized for the Blue Devils. The former West Point cadet, player and coach had his team go through a day of physical training before holding an open practice in front of a few hundred soldiers.<\/p>\n
Duke players spent a night in the barracks before waking up at dawn, marching to physical training and tackling an obstacle course that left each of them caked in dirt and mud. Plumlee, ironically, could not participate since he was on crutches and wore a walking boot on his left foot, but the experience apparently rubbed off on him anyway. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I guess he needed a waiver because he exceeds Army standards by four inches. I’m guessing that he won’t be a tanker. My Bradley platoon leader during Desert Story was about 6’6″ tall and when he was in the turret and buttoned up, there was nothing but legs everywhere. But best of luck, Cadet Plumlee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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