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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reveal" data-source="post: 2474945" data-attributes="member: 1236">Colonel Johnsons smiles as Ashley mentions the motorcycle."Remind me to show you my car," he says.The smile leaves his face. "So, you're an over-achiever who has relied on her intellect to get by. You intimidate others because of your high IQ and prefer to work alone so no one else will get in your way. You don't like authority. You don't like people who hold you back. At least, that's what I gather from your file and what you just said."The Colonel pauses as he watches the shocked look on Ashley's face and continues. "I need to know something and I need to know it right now. If we're in the field and I give you an order, will you do it? If I tell you to walk away from a situation even though you think you're right, will you do it? Do I need to worry that, some day, you're going to start to resent my authority? These things are important, Ashley. This type of field operation is unlike anything anyone outside of these walls has ever seen. There's no GPS signal to get you back if you get lost. There's no homing beacon you can use to call in a chopper if you're pinned down by enemy fire.""It's just you and your team. And everyone needs to be willing to lay their life on the line for the others. Are you willing to do that?"</blockquote>