【4月22日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

Retired Navy SEAL David Goggins built a brand on his refusal to quit, and now the 51-year-old is doubling down by signing up for the armed forces yet again.

A military fitness icon and author whose followers and the Defense Department have dubbed "the toughest man alive," Goggins recently reenlisted in the Air Force at the rank of master sergeant (E-7).

Goggins is the only service member who has completed SEAL training, Army Ranger School and the Air Force’s Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) training, according to his website. He is a Guinness world record holder. To achieve that feat, he did over 4,000 pull-ups in 17 hours.

Goggins began his military career at 19, when he enlisted in the Air Force as a tactical air controller with aspirations of becoming a pararescue jumper (PJ). An age waiver was required for Goggins to reenlist, though it is unclear what accommodations were made for him. According to the pararescue program website, candidates must be no older than 42 on the date of enlistment.Pararescue training, which the service says has an attrition rate of roughly 90%, follows a nearly two-year training pipeline.

中譯：

退役海軍海豹部隊成員高金斯，以「永不放棄」的形象打造個人品牌。如今這位51歲的前特戰人員再度投身軍旅，持續挑戰自我極限。

身為軍事健身指標人物與作家，他被追隨者及美國國防部譽為「地表最強硬漢」。高金斯近期以三等士官長（E-7）身分再度入伍空軍。

根據其個人網站資料，他是唯一完成海豹部隊訓練、陸軍突擊兵學校，以及空軍戰術空中管制員訓練的軍人，並曾創下金氏世界紀錄，在17小時內完成超過4000次引體向上。

高金斯於19歲展開軍旅生涯，當時加入空軍擔任戰術空中管制員，並立志成為傘降救援隊員。由於年齡限制，他此次再入伍須獲得年齡豁免，但目前尚不清楚軍方為他放寬哪些條件。依據傘降救援課程規定，申請者入伍時年齡不得超過42歲。傘降救援訓練流程長達近2年，淘汰率約達90%。

-關鍵軍語-

※Tactical Air Control Party　(TACP)：戰術空中管制組

※pararescue jumper (PJ)：傘降救援隊員