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blow it in place. (I recommend the latter.)
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I'd forgotten about carrying around the wooden box of blasting caps in my shirt pocket. Officiers were either believed to be dumb enough to do it or expendable, I 'm not sure which.
Just my advice which is only first hand hearsay. Go as straight to selection as possible. Take no time out and avoid any and all classroom training. The route would be Infantry school, Airborne, Holding company, pre selection and then selection. Holding company is run by a first sergeant who who doesn't bear much resemblance to your momma. He put several guys on IV drip by the second day but none of them were 18X's. Nobody ever tells you that Holding company is a selection process all of its own and it can be up to two weeks of sorting out the weak and lazy. You better show up in good enough shape to get through some difficult stuff before you even get to the stuff people tell you about. Nobody looks at your resume when you are on bed rest with an IV drip running or have both feet in casts from stress fractures. Medical do overs are allowed but you don't want to go that route.