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| | --- Reply above this line to comment on this post --- Eager recruits excel in boot camp all the time — but most aren't middle-aged mothers like Sgt. Sandra "Grambo" Coast Last week, Army Sgt. Sandra Coast graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, notching some of the highest physical fitness scores in her company. What makes this particularly remarkable: At age 51, Coast is 222 percent older than the average newly minted Army grunt. Nicknamed "Grambo," Coast enlisted because she has a special place in her heart for troops — her son is Marine Corps Pfc. Jeff Coast — and a strong desire to serve. Still, "everybody in the world thinks I am a total nutcase," she says. A look at Coast's inspirational story: View slideshow at The Week. Photo: U.S. Army/Melissa K. Buckley All the top stories from The Week. | | | |
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