“Do you know this O'Brien cunt, and is any of this going to be on the test.”

“No.”

A new recruit's immediate obstacle is the removal of his (her) ignorance about how to handle weapons, military tactics, security, interrogations etc. An O.C.'s might be how to put a unit on a military footing; an I.O.'s how to create an effective intelligence network; a Cumann Chairman's how best to mount a campaign on a given issue, e.g. H Blocks etc., and for all members of the movement regardless of which branch we belong to, to enhance our commitment to and participation in the struggle through gaining as comprehensive an understanding as possible of our present society and the proposed Republican alternative through self and group education.

“Weapons training was fun. I hope we do more.”

“You really need more time at the range.”

“I'm the fastest draw in the East and good enough to hit you.”

“Having it at noon was unfair to vampires. I'd destroy you at night.”

“Yeah nah.”

“Anyway where were we? H Blocks? Are those like public housing?”

“Yeah, basically. They're public housing you can't leave.”

“Oh so the psych ward? Or gaol?”

“Prison.”

“So they want less not more?”

“They went mental about it. Threw off their uniforms, stopped washing, then stopped eating.”

“Well if it work—”

“It didn't.”