Army Staff Sgt. Aric Zern, a recruiter in College Station, Texas, practices punching while disarming Army Sgt. 1st Class Javier Torres, station commander for the College Station Recruiting Office, during a self-defense training class at a local martial arts gym in College Station, Aug. 14, 2015. The owner and instructor, Master Renee Nolte, volunteered to teach the recruiting station different methods of unarmed self-defense against various weapons, to include pistols and knives. With the attacks in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nolte wanted to make sure that recruiters are able to defend themselves

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Army Staff Sgt. Aric Zern, a recruiter in College Station, Texas, practices punching while disarming Army Sgt. 1st Class Javier Torres, station commander for the College Station Recruiting Office, during a self-defense training class at a local martial arts gym in College Station, Aug. 14, 2015. The owner and instructor, Master Renee Nolte, volunteered to teach the recruiting station different methods of unarmed self-defense against various weapons, to include pistols and knives. With the attacks in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nolte wanted to make sure that recruiters are able to defend themselves if need be while waiting to be given permission to carry their own firearms. (US Army photo by Sgt. Katie Summerhill/Released)

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