"All right, pay attention, Private,"Soldier said, hefting his own rocket launcher on to his shoulder. "This part's important. It will be on the test." Soldier got into his own balanced stance and pointed at his feet.

"You want to fire your rocket right between your feet and then jump. Let the blast push you faster. But when it explodes, you want to close the gap between your feet some. That way, the explosion will shoot you up higher because it's pushing against more of the bottom of your shoes. Watch how I do it."

Soldier shifted his feet about four inches apart and then fired his rocket launcher directly between them. The blast shot him straight up about forty feet in the air, and then he promptly fell back to earth with an unpleasant cracking sound in his ankles. Soldier didn't seem at all concerned by it though, and went on with his lecture.

"Don't lean. Just stay in that position and move your feet to make the most of your blast." Soldier turned to Medic then. "If he does this right, he should launch himself out of your range. Try to catch him with the beam as he's coming back down." Soldier had a feeling those instructions would not be needed on this try, though.