Phoenix Military Academy

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0:00:02 > 0:00:06What happens when eight kids who misbehave in class...

0:00:06 > 0:00:08Aw! That hurt, Ibbi!

0:00:08 > 0:00:13..sign up to enrol at one of the world's most extreme schools?

0:00:14 > 0:00:16Charlie, sit up.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19No talking, no moving!

0:00:19 > 0:00:22Will it be the making of them?

0:00:22 > 0:00:24- Urgh!- I don't get it.

0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm not talking to you.

0:00:27 > 0:00:33- Today...- Move!- ..two London kids with a bad school reputation...

0:00:33 > 0:00:36Who told you to put that sweater on, cadet?

0:00:36 > 0:00:38..are off to a US military academy.

0:00:39 > 0:00:41There's no-nonsense discipline.

0:00:41 > 0:00:43One, sir. Two, sir.

0:00:43 > 0:00:45Three, sir.

0:00:45 > 0:00:47And tough challenges.

0:00:47 > 0:00:49Do I have to do it?

0:00:49 > 0:00:52- Can they survive a week... - Let's go, get up!

0:00:52 > 0:00:54..at this extreme school?

0:00:56 > 0:00:58It's like...mental.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24Do you think school's a waste of time?

0:01:24 > 0:01:28Do you talk back to your teachers or rarely do your homework?

0:01:28 > 0:01:31If this is a familiar sight, then five days at one of the world's

0:01:31 > 0:01:35strictest schools could be just what you need to get back on track.

0:01:40 > 0:01:43Today, I'm at a school in the Big Smoke, London Town.

0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm about to surprise a couple of kids

0:01:46 > 0:01:48who are in need of a wake-up call.

0:01:50 > 0:01:53# We have got the power. #

0:01:53 > 0:01:5613-year-old Ibbi loves an argument

0:01:56 > 0:01:59and his mouth is always getting him in trouble.

0:01:59 > 0:02:03Last term, I had quite a lot of detentions.

0:02:03 > 0:02:06I did up to 15 in one month.

0:02:07 > 0:02:1114-year-old Keziah runs away from her teachers when things get

0:02:11 > 0:02:14tricky and has already had one exclusion from school.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18I like to get out of my seat, walk around the classroom.

0:02:18 > 0:02:20Sometimes walk out of the classroom.

0:02:20 > 0:02:23Their school lives are going nowhere fast.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26But before I meet Keziah and Ibbi, I need to gather some

0:02:26 > 0:02:29evidence for my Extreme School Dossier.

0:02:29 > 0:02:31Ibbi is really argumentative.

0:02:31 > 0:02:35He will argue with his players, the other team, himself, the ball.

0:02:39 > 0:02:42What's Keziah's biggest problem in the classroom?

0:02:42 > 0:02:45If something happens she doesn't like, she'll walk out.

0:02:45 > 0:02:47Keziah is a regular in detention.

0:02:50 > 0:02:53So what happens when you put these two in the same class?

0:02:53 > 0:02:57Ibbi and Keziah together, they are a nightmare.

0:03:00 > 0:03:04The biggest distraction for me is Keziah.

0:03:04 > 0:03:06Aw! That hurt, Ibbi!

0:03:06 > 0:03:10Ibbi is one of the most annoying people in my class.

0:03:10 > 0:03:14I've got the file. The evidence is overwhelming.

0:03:14 > 0:03:17This is definitely a case for Extreme School.

0:03:17 > 0:03:23It's time for Ibbi and Keziah to swap their schoolbags for suitcases.

0:03:23 > 0:03:26Hello! I'm Susan Calman from Extreme School.

0:03:26 > 0:03:29- CHEERING - I'm looking for Keziah and Ibbi.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32I'd like you to come and join me at the front of the class.

0:03:32 > 0:03:35CHEERING

0:03:38 > 0:03:41Ibbi, I've heard that arguing is your favourite hobby.

0:03:41 > 0:03:43What's that all about?

0:03:43 > 0:03:47I try and get my point across from time to time.

0:03:47 > 0:03:50Keziah, I've heard you just can't keep quiet.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52Yeah, I like to talk a lot.

0:03:52 > 0:03:55I don't think there's any doubt that both of you could do with

0:03:55 > 0:03:58a spell at one of our extreme schools.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01OK, before I tell you where you're going,

0:04:01 > 0:04:04I've got a few key facts about your extreme school.

0:04:06 > 0:04:12At this school, your day begins at 6am.

0:04:12 > 0:04:15LAUGHTER

0:04:16 > 0:04:196am?!

0:04:19 > 0:04:22At this school, you have to salute your teachers.

0:04:24 > 0:04:26Oh, my God!

0:04:26 > 0:04:30At this school, if you plan to step out of line,

0:04:30 > 0:04:33you'd better be good at press-ups.

0:04:36 > 0:04:42You are off to the Phoenix Military Academy in Chicago, USA.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45LAUGHTER

0:04:47 > 0:04:50Cadets...move!

0:04:53 > 0:04:56One, two, three...

0:04:56 > 0:04:58Cadets...hup!

0:04:58 > 0:05:03- Keziah, Ibbi, come on. It's nearly time. Good luck.- Good luck!

0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Ten-shun!- Attention!

0:05:08 > 0:05:12- It's not "attention" it's "ten-shun".- No, it's "attention".

0:05:19 > 0:05:23Ibbi and Keziah will be touching down in Chicago, USA,

0:05:23 > 0:05:27nearly 4,000 miles from the UK.

0:05:27 > 0:05:32Known as the Windy City, it's home to nearly three million people.

0:05:32 > 0:05:37It's here you can find the Phoenix Military Academy,

0:05:37 > 0:05:39run by Lieutenant Colonel Harris.

0:05:41 > 0:05:45The discipline at our academy is much tougher than a regular public school.

0:05:45 > 0:05:50The Academy is one of the most respected schools in Chicago.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53Dedicated students come from some of the poorest areas in the city

0:05:53 > 0:05:58and only the best are accepted as cadets.

0:05:58 > 0:06:00To survive at Phoenix, they must show...

0:06:00 > 0:06:03self-discipline...

0:06:03 > 0:06:05determination...

0:06:05 > 0:06:08and respect for authority.

0:06:08 > 0:06:12Those who don't face the consequences.

0:06:12 > 0:06:16- Go!- One, sir. Two, sir. Three, sir.

0:06:20 > 0:06:24The Phoenix Military Academy is a fantastic opportunity for Ibbi

0:06:24 > 0:06:27and Keziah to turn their education around.

0:06:27 > 0:06:30But how will they cope so far from home?

0:06:30 > 0:06:34I'm feeling excited, nervous, a little bit scared.

0:06:34 > 0:06:37I think the school's going to be very strict.

0:06:37 > 0:06:40And we'll just take it from there.

0:06:45 > 0:06:46For the next five days,

0:06:46 > 0:06:51Keziah and Ibbi will be pupils at the Military Academy.

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Wow! It's big!

0:06:53 > 0:06:57To graduate successfully, they must...

0:07:06 > 0:07:09Wow! That metal detector is scary.

0:07:09 > 0:07:12The tough regime starts as soon as they enter the school building.

0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Good morning.- Morning.- Hello.

0:07:14 > 0:07:17Put your belongings in the X-ray machine.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20Take your coat off and come through.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22One at a time.

0:07:22 > 0:07:23There's no turning back now.

0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's time to meet the man whose job it is to make sure

0:07:27 > 0:07:31they stay on track, Lt Colonel Harris.

0:07:31 > 0:07:33A little bit scared.

0:07:33 > 0:07:36I will try and manage to behave, but if I can't, I can't.

0:07:36 > 0:07:37No-one's perfect.

0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Good morning.- Good morning. - Good morning.- Please stand.

0:07:42 > 0:07:45The protocol is that you stand up upon my entry.

0:07:47 > 0:07:49Have a seat.

0:07:49 > 0:07:50As new pupils at the academy,

0:07:50 > 0:07:54the Colonel will be watching Keziah and Ibbi's every move.

0:07:54 > 0:07:58Can they convince him they're capable of changing their ways?

0:07:58 > 0:08:01I'm Colonel Harris, I'm in charge of discipline

0:08:01 > 0:08:04and ensuring that cadets toe the line while they're here.

0:08:04 > 0:08:09What is it that you guys would like to be when you finish school?

0:08:09 > 0:08:15I would like to be either a football player or a sports scientist.

0:08:15 > 0:08:20When I'm older, I would like to be a police officer.

0:08:20 > 0:08:23A police officer, good. There are three things that

0:08:23 > 0:08:27you'll have to do in order to be successful here.

0:08:27 > 0:08:29One, you have to work on your discipline.

0:08:29 > 0:08:32Two, you have to work on your leadership.

0:08:32 > 0:08:35Three, you have to exhibit a great deal of pride in your country.

0:08:35 > 0:08:39This is going to be a very challenging week for you.

0:08:39 > 0:08:43Very nerve-racking. He looked quite intimidating.

0:08:43 > 0:08:46I don't think we'll get in trouble.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49We won't try to get each other into trouble either.

0:08:49 > 0:08:53If they do not abide by the rules then they will be subject to

0:08:53 > 0:08:56the same punishments that any other cadet is subject to.

0:09:00 > 0:09:03Cadets at the Academy have a strict dress code,

0:09:03 > 0:09:07which involves four different uniforms.

0:09:07 > 0:09:11In fact, it's so complex there's a manual to help you get dressed.

0:09:11 > 0:09:15These are the uniforms that you'll be wearing while you're here.

0:09:15 > 0:09:19Uniforms are very important because they establish discipline and order.

0:09:19 > 0:09:23How come there's like three pairs of trousers?

0:09:24 > 0:09:26I hate hats.

0:09:28 > 0:09:30THEY LAUGH

0:09:30 > 0:09:32They won't be laughing

0:09:32 > 0:09:35when they meet the infamous First Sergeant Powell.

0:09:35 > 0:09:39Cadets, right, step, move.

0:09:39 > 0:09:41Right, step.

0:09:41 > 0:09:45Sergeant Major, are these cadets prepared?

0:09:45 > 0:09:48Where are these cadets? Look at this!

0:09:48 > 0:09:51My, my, my. We're going to first teach you the position of attention.

0:09:51 > 0:09:54You understand? No talking, no moving.

0:09:54 > 0:09:59When Sergeant Powell came in, he was very loud and very intimidating.

0:09:59 > 0:10:05Stop looking at me. I'm ugly, I'm not pretty. I have a big head. OK?

0:10:05 > 0:10:11- Who told you to put that sweater on, cadet?- Um, myself.- Yourself?

0:10:11 > 0:10:15Ibbi normally loves an argument, but he's completely lost for words.

0:10:15 > 0:10:18OK, you're going to do push-ups. So guess what, remove your beret,

0:10:18 > 0:10:21squat down, squat down, there you go.

0:10:21 > 0:10:24Put your hands where they're comfortable, extend your legs out.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Now, you go down, there you go.

0:10:26 > 0:10:33- Outstanding! One, sir, two, sir, three, sir.- Four.- Sir.- Sir.

0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Five, sir.- There you go.- Six, sir.

0:10:36 > 0:10:38Cadet Ibbi, when I first looked upon him,

0:10:38 > 0:10:40he didn't really know what he was doing.

0:10:40 > 0:10:45Present arms. Forward, march.

0:10:45 > 0:10:49Left, right, left. Left, get in step.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52Left, left, right, left.

0:10:58 > 0:11:00As if behaving like model pupils wasn't hard enough,

0:11:00 > 0:11:04Colonel Harris has one more surprise for the new students.

0:11:04 > 0:11:06Halt.

0:11:06 > 0:11:09At the end of the week, you're going to have to do a drill routine

0:11:09 > 0:11:11that we're going to demonstrate for you here today

0:11:11 > 0:11:14and you're going to do it in front of the entire school.

0:11:14 > 0:11:16I want you to watch our cadets now.

0:11:16 > 0:11:18They'll take you through the routine. OK?

0:11:18 > 0:11:19Yes, sir.

0:11:23 > 0:11:26The drill team are practising for an end-of-week performance

0:11:26 > 0:11:31and Colonel Harris wants Keziah and Ibbi to headline the show.

0:11:31 > 0:11:33In the drill process you have to be able to give orders

0:11:33 > 0:11:37and follow orders and you have to be able to do various

0:11:37 > 0:11:39movements at an exact standard.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45I think if I take a wrong turn, or mess up,

0:11:45 > 0:11:48it will ruin the whole routine.

0:11:48 > 0:11:50The pressure is on, thumbs up.

0:11:54 > 0:11:57Agnostics believe in what? Something.

0:11:57 > 0:12:01Phoenix is a stark contrast to Keziah and Ibbi's UK school

0:12:01 > 0:12:05and so far there's no arguing or walking out of class here.

0:12:05 > 0:12:07Why are there so many beliefs?

0:12:07 > 0:12:08SCHOOL BELL RINGS

0:12:08 > 0:12:12And Colonel Harris wants to throw them right in at the deep end.

0:12:12 > 0:12:16You turn to page one in your book and it's the Cadet Creed,

0:12:16 > 0:12:19so go through it, practise with each other, rehearse it,

0:12:19 > 0:12:21because tomorrow you're going to say this entire Cadet Creed

0:12:21 > 0:12:24in front of the entire corp of cadets.

0:12:24 > 0:12:26So you probably need to be up studying,

0:12:26 > 0:12:27you need to do it from memory.

0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Think you can do that?- No. - I think you can. Right, let's go.

0:12:32 > 0:12:33By 6am tomorrow,

0:12:33 > 0:12:38Keziah and Ibbi must memorise the 100-word school creed.

0:12:38 > 0:12:41Are they ready to face their first test?

0:12:45 > 0:12:49In the UK, Keziah and Ibbi start their school day at 8:30am,

0:12:49 > 0:12:52but for Phoenix cadets, school begins in the dark.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59Six o'clock in the morning and it's really cold,

0:12:59 > 0:13:01as you can see my breath.

0:13:01 > 0:13:05And assembly consists of a full military formation in the hall.

0:13:05 > 0:13:06Order.

0:13:08 > 0:13:11New cadets must recite the school creed from memory and today,

0:13:11 > 0:13:14it's the turn of the new British recruits.

0:13:14 > 0:13:21I've just gone over the creed and I'm confident because I've got it right.

0:13:21 > 0:13:24But Keziah has disappeared.

0:13:33 > 0:13:35Don't be nervous, don't be nervous.

0:13:35 > 0:13:37Don't be nervous. Sh. It's OK, it's OK.

0:13:39 > 0:13:40Do I have to do it?

0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Five minutes.- OK.

0:13:47 > 0:13:49Back in London, Keziah often does a runner

0:13:49 > 0:13:51if the going gets a bit tough in class.

0:13:51 > 0:13:56- Will she be able to stick this out? - I don't want to do it.

0:13:56 > 0:13:57Oh...

0:13:59 > 0:14:04I don't think I can. I learnt it, but I just keep stumbling up.

0:14:06 > 0:14:10We'll have everyone help you, so you're not going to be alone.

0:14:10 > 0:14:14They're all going to recite it with you so that you can get through it.

0:14:14 > 0:14:17OK? No worries, you'll do fine.

0:14:19 > 0:14:25With all eyes on the late arrival the pressure is on.

0:14:25 > 0:14:26Good morning, Phoenix. How are you?

0:14:26 > 0:14:30- CADETS: Good morning, sir. - I'd like to welcome two individuals.

0:14:30 > 0:14:33Come out here, give them a round of applause.

0:14:33 > 0:14:36APPLAUSE

0:14:36 > 0:14:39All right, we also have Cadet Keziah. Come on, Cadet Keziah.

0:14:39 > 0:14:40Come on.

0:14:42 > 0:14:44They're going to do something special for you.

0:14:44 > 0:14:48We gave them an assignment last night, to memorise something.

0:14:48 > 0:14:51OK, are we ready to say it? We're ready to say it? OK, here we go.

0:14:51 > 0:14:54DRUM ROLL

0:14:57 > 0:14:58I am an...

0:14:58 > 0:15:01BOTH: ..Army Junior ROTC Cadet.

0:15:01 > 0:15:04I will always conduct myself

0:15:04 > 0:15:09to bring credit to my family, country, school.

0:15:12 > 0:15:14I will work hard to improve...

0:15:14 > 0:15:15I will work hard to...

0:15:15 > 0:15:17..improve my mind and strengthen my body.

0:15:17 > 0:15:22May God grant me to stay by this creed.

0:15:22 > 0:15:25All right, give them a round of applause.

0:15:30 > 0:15:34My homework went OK, but towards the end I let Keziah do it,

0:15:34 > 0:15:38because I was very nervous and I forgot the last two lines.

0:15:38 > 0:15:40I got really nervous and got upset

0:15:40 > 0:15:43but then I did it and now I feel better.

0:15:49 > 0:15:53Try to wrap up your answers in the next two minutes, please.

0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's a big step for Keziah and Ibbi.

0:15:55 > 0:15:57They've survived their first test

0:15:57 > 0:15:59but cadets at the Academy have a jam-packed schedule.

0:15:59 > 0:16:04- Um, psycho...- Kinesis.- Kinesis. - Excellent.

0:16:04 > 0:16:08I'm friendly, warm-hearted, fun and have a lot of excitement in me.

0:16:08 > 0:16:11And Keziah and Ibbi have to stay on target.

0:16:11 > 0:16:13Ho, ho, ho!

0:16:13 > 0:16:15Grapple with tough subjects.

0:16:15 > 0:16:18This is the Phoenix Military Academy wrestling team.

0:16:18 > 0:16:19You guys do the same?

0:16:24 > 0:16:28Just like that. Look at that, you've mastered it already.

0:16:28 > 0:16:30I'm definitely shocked of how much they do. They do a lot.

0:16:30 > 0:16:32Turn that way, let's go.

0:16:32 > 0:16:34They must always listen to their teachers.

0:16:34 > 0:16:38Get down. One, home.

0:16:38 > 0:16:39ALL: Two.

0:16:39 > 0:16:40One, two, three.

0:16:40 > 0:16:46One, two, three. One, two, three. Open arms.

0:16:46 > 0:16:49It's like mental. I can't see how they do it every day.

0:16:49 > 0:16:52And not wind each other up.

0:16:52 > 0:16:53I am behaving different over here

0:16:53 > 0:16:55because it's definitely more stricter.

0:16:55 > 0:16:57I'm nervous about getting told

0:16:57 > 0:17:01- off.- On top of all that, they have to learn the complex military drill

0:17:01 > 0:17:04they will be performing in their end-of-week challenge.

0:17:04 > 0:17:06Attention!

0:17:06 > 0:17:09Good, good. Left face.

0:17:09 > 0:17:12So slide and then pivot.

0:17:12 > 0:17:13MARCHING MUSIC PLAYS

0:17:13 > 0:17:16Left, left, right, left.

0:17:16 > 0:17:18Back.

0:17:20 > 0:17:21Arm.

0:17:21 > 0:17:24- It was quite complicated.- Left.

0:17:26 > 0:17:29The worst thing for me was definitely

0:17:29 > 0:17:32if they go, "Left face," I'd turn right face by accident.

0:17:32 > 0:17:33Left.

0:17:33 > 0:17:36I don't think we need to work together

0:17:36 > 0:17:39but as long as he does his part and I do my part then...

0:17:39 > 0:17:40No comment.

0:17:47 > 0:17:50Despite struggling with authority at school,

0:17:50 > 0:17:53Keziah wants to be a police officer one day.

0:17:53 > 0:17:55Colonel Harris has arranged a surprise

0:17:55 > 0:17:58he hopes may be a turning point for her.

0:17:58 > 0:18:00Yeah, you can go ahead and pull up.

0:18:00 > 0:18:03SIREN WAILS

0:18:03 > 0:18:05You said you wanted to be a police officer.

0:18:05 > 0:18:08We're going to take you to a bit of police officer training.

0:18:08 > 0:18:11- I didn't expect that. - Ready?- Yeah.

0:18:16 > 0:18:18Hi, I'm Officer Ivy Morganado.

0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Hello.- Welcome to the Chicago Police Academy.

0:18:20 > 0:18:25- Delta Company, this is Keziah. - ALL: Hello, Keziah.

0:18:25 > 0:18:28The Chicago Police Academy work closely with Phoenix School

0:18:28 > 0:18:32and train young recruits in essential police skills.

0:18:32 > 0:18:34Turn round, put your hands behind your back.

0:18:34 > 0:18:36And Keziah's on a crash course.

0:18:38 > 0:18:42You just cuffed your first co-operative subject.

0:18:42 > 0:18:44I can't believe I just handcuffed somebody.

0:18:47 > 0:18:50When you're dealing with an assailant you have to learn

0:18:50 > 0:18:51how to strike them safely.

0:18:51 > 0:18:54The parts of the body that can hurt you are the arms and the legs.

0:18:56 > 0:18:57Academy twelve.

0:19:00 > 0:19:03RADIO: We've got a call of a suspicious person in the park.

0:19:03 > 0:19:08- Because we're a two-man unit, you respond with ten-four.- Ten-four.

0:19:08 > 0:19:09Well done.

0:19:09 > 0:19:12- So, Keziah, you still want to be a police officer?- Yeah.

0:19:12 > 0:19:14How are you doing in school?

0:19:14 > 0:19:18I'm not always good, I'm a bit over-energetic and talkative.

0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Have you been getting into trouble at school?- Yeah.

0:19:21 > 0:19:26- What kind of trouble?- Detentions, been excluded like once.

0:19:26 > 0:19:28You have to get your act together in school

0:19:28 > 0:19:31so that you can get to the point where you can work on the field

0:19:31 > 0:19:34with other police officers in a team.

0:19:34 > 0:19:36You have to listen to your teachers.

0:19:36 > 0:19:38If they're asking you to stay in your seat and be quiet

0:19:38 > 0:19:40and listen, that's what you have to do.

0:19:40 > 0:19:43You have to start now if you're going to make it then.

0:19:43 > 0:19:45- Do you understand that?- Yeah.

0:19:45 > 0:19:48She said that if I'm not good in school then

0:19:48 > 0:19:50I can't really be a police officer,

0:19:50 > 0:19:53so I guess the big thing is to actually realise what a

0:19:53 > 0:19:57teacher's actually doing for me and actually pay more attention to them

0:19:57 > 0:20:01and do my work because it is actually going to get me somewhere

0:20:01 > 0:20:02and I need to buckle down.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06The penny appears to have dropped for Keziah.

0:20:06 > 0:20:09Could sports-mad Ibbi get a reality check

0:20:09 > 0:20:13from the Academy's star football player, Lorenzo Toscano?

0:20:13 > 0:20:17- OK, we are going to play some American football.- Yes.

0:20:17 > 0:20:19Not like regular soccer, like you play,

0:20:19 > 0:20:22- but American football, all right? - Yeah.- Let's go.

0:20:23 > 0:20:26So you see these things right here, they are called laces.

0:20:26 > 0:20:30You grab them, step back, and you let it go and you flick your wrist.

0:20:30 > 0:20:32The flick of the wrist gives it the nice spiral.

0:20:38 > 0:20:40So how is school going for you? Do you like it here so far?

0:20:40 > 0:20:43Yeah, but it's a little bit strict.

0:20:43 > 0:20:47What is the background of the kids that come to Phoenix?

0:20:47 > 0:20:51For some of the kids, it's a rough environment where they come from.

0:20:51 > 0:20:54They have to encounter gangs day in and day out.

0:20:54 > 0:20:57And they come from really dangerous neighbourhoods,

0:20:57 > 0:21:01but they come to the school to achieve better things.

0:21:01 > 0:21:06How did you manage to become what you actually are?

0:21:06 > 0:21:09Since the beginning, I wasn't a very good student.

0:21:09 > 0:21:11I was very bad in class.

0:21:11 > 0:21:12I got kicked out a lot, did push-ups,

0:21:12 > 0:21:16and I realised, hey, you got to take your chance.

0:21:16 > 0:21:1815 years from now, I don't want to be a guy on the street.

0:21:18 > 0:21:21I want to be somebody very important.

0:21:21 > 0:21:24And I realised that it takes hard work, not just laziness,

0:21:24 > 0:21:26to get to the place where I need to be.

0:21:26 > 0:21:29The type of kids that come to Phoenix are not so fortunate kids.

0:21:29 > 0:21:33They haven't had such a good lifestyle

0:21:33 > 0:21:37and they realise that they have got to do something with their life.

0:21:37 > 0:21:40I am going to take the discipline that they have over here

0:21:40 > 0:21:45and take it to school back in my homeland, England.

0:21:49 > 0:21:51Let's talk about the Big Bang theory.

0:21:51 > 0:21:53In 24 hours' time, Keziah

0:21:53 > 0:21:56and Ibbi will be performing their final challenge.

0:21:56 > 0:21:59A military drill in front of a packed auditorium.

0:21:59 > 0:22:00Also make sure you march in step.

0:22:00 > 0:22:06So it should be left, left, left, right, left, right.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09They need to work in total unison to pull this off.

0:22:09 > 0:22:10March!

0:22:13 > 0:22:18All the ranks, march!

0:22:18 > 0:22:22Well, I'm kind of worried. They need a lot of work.

0:22:22 > 0:22:26I don't think it's nothing that they can't overcome, or can't meet,

0:22:26 > 0:22:28but I think they need a lot of work.

0:22:28 > 0:22:31Make sure... Squad, halt.

0:22:31 > 0:22:34Make sure you don't rush, otherwise he can't keep up.

0:22:34 > 0:22:36Because I really want them to succeed,

0:22:36 > 0:22:37they have to work together -

0:22:37 > 0:22:41march together, look good together - to perform the drill sequence.

0:22:41 > 0:22:42Right face.

0:22:44 > 0:22:45- March left.- What?

0:22:46 > 0:22:49With the pressure on, it's not long before Ibbi

0:22:49 > 0:22:52and Keziah are back to their old ways.

0:22:52 > 0:22:56I tried to have teamwork with him,

0:22:56 > 0:22:59- but he doesn't... Pardon? - What's not trying?

0:22:59 > 0:23:04- As you just said, can you let me have my point across?- You try it.

0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Are you finished? Can I continue? - Not stopping you. Just continue.

0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Continue, then. - Can you give me a minute, please?!

0:23:12 > 0:23:16At ease. I understand you two have been bickering a little bit

0:23:16 > 0:23:20amongst yourselves. Is that true?

0:23:20 > 0:23:24- A little bit.- Why is it that you wind each other up so much?

0:23:24 > 0:23:28If I say something, Ibbi always has to respond on it,

0:23:28 > 0:23:30like, even if I say something stupid and I'm not talking to him,

0:23:30 > 0:23:34he has to respond on it. And make me feel bad about what I said.

0:23:34 > 0:23:35- Is that true?- No.

0:23:35 > 0:23:39She told me to shut up the other day, so I have shut up.

0:23:39 > 0:23:42Those are the petty differences that both of you are going

0:23:42 > 0:23:45to have to set aside in order to be successful tomorrow.

0:23:45 > 0:23:48- You understand that?- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.- All right.

0:23:48 > 0:23:52I'm struggling because she is just a little bit annoying.

0:23:52 > 0:23:55We need to put effort into it to get it done.

0:23:55 > 0:23:58And if he is going to be like that, I'll do it myself.

0:23:58 > 0:24:00Cos I don't want to mess up in front of the whole school.

0:24:00 > 0:24:02Call right.

0:24:02 > 0:24:03March.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06If they don't pull it together as a team, they'll definitely fail.

0:24:06 > 0:24:08And I'm sure they don't want to do that

0:24:08 > 0:24:09in front of the entire corps of cadets

0:24:09 > 0:24:11of Phoenix Military Academy.

0:24:11 > 0:24:14So they are going to have to get it together here pretty quickly.

0:24:26 > 0:24:27It's the final day at Phoenix.

0:24:29 > 0:24:31The entire academy has assembled

0:24:31 > 0:24:35in the hall to watch a display from the school drill team.

0:24:39 > 0:24:42Headlining the show are trainee cadets Keziah and Ibbi.

0:24:42 > 0:24:45There's a lot riding on this performance.

0:24:45 > 0:24:49They've just done their drill and they did very good

0:24:49 > 0:24:51and now we have got to do ours.

0:24:51 > 0:24:53And it's not going to be that... so good,

0:24:53 > 0:24:55cos they did really complicated moves.

0:24:55 > 0:24:58Colonel Harris has recruited two rather

0:24:58 > 0:25:01prestigious judges to help score their routine.

0:25:02 > 0:25:06Colonel Kevin Kelly, director of military instruction,

0:25:06 > 0:25:11and Todd Connor, the Executive Director of military schools.

0:25:11 > 0:25:13You might have a drill platoon with 15 people

0:25:13 > 0:25:16and if one person isn't following along, you notice right away.

0:25:21 > 0:25:23As everybody knows, all this week,

0:25:23 > 0:25:28we have had two guests here with us from Great Britain.

0:25:28 > 0:25:32Their final challenge is to go through a drill routine.

0:25:32 > 0:25:36Let's have our cadets come forward.

0:25:36 > 0:25:38Give them a round of applause.

0:25:39 > 0:25:40To impress the judges,

0:25:40 > 0:25:45Keziah and Ibbi must respond to a set of military commands.

0:25:45 > 0:25:48Their success relies on teamwork.

0:25:48 > 0:25:53If ONE of them makes a wrong move, they will BOTH fail the challenge.

0:25:56 > 0:25:57Fall in!

0:26:14 > 0:26:16Left, left, left, right, left, right.

0:26:44 > 0:26:46Sir, this concludes the drill sequence.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:26:51 > 0:26:55APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

0:26:55 > 0:26:58I think you both did very, very well today on your marching.

0:26:58 > 0:27:00Congratulations again. You did well.

0:27:02 > 0:27:03They pulled together

0:27:03 > 0:27:06and with discipline and motivation and teamwork, guess what,

0:27:06 > 0:27:10they were able to do it. And I'm so happy for them.

0:27:10 > 0:27:11I'm feeling very relieved.

0:27:11 > 0:27:16I'm glad that I managed to overcome it and that I didn't quit.

0:27:16 > 0:27:19I feel happy that I've completed the drill but a little bit sad

0:27:19 > 0:27:21because I know that my time here is coming to an end.

0:27:21 > 0:27:24CHEERING

0:27:24 > 0:27:26Keziah and Ibbi are heading home.

0:27:26 > 0:27:28Only then will they discover

0:27:28 > 0:27:31if they have managed to graduate from their extreme school.

0:27:31 > 0:27:37I've learned discipline and I'm glad that I completed all my challenges.

0:27:37 > 0:27:41Hopefully they will see in me that I have changed, so fingers crossed.

0:27:41 > 0:27:45Join us in our final show, when Keziah and Ibbi find out

0:27:45 > 0:27:46if they have made the grade.

0:27:48 > 0:27:52Next time, two girls from Newcastle with a bad attitude to education

0:27:52 > 0:27:55enrol at a convent school in Saint Lucia.

0:27:55 > 0:27:57Sit up!

0:27:57 > 0:27:59Where they will meet their match.

0:27:59 > 0:28:01They get scared when they see me coming.

0:28:01 > 0:28:04Will they change the habits of a lifetime?

0:28:04 > 0:28:06This is a disaster.

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