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Retraining is an adventure story arc of the Philippine comic strip series ''Pugad Baboy'', created by Pol Medina Jr. and originally published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This particular story arc lasts 45 strips long. In 1993, the story arc was reprinted in ''Pugad Baboy 4'', the fourth book compilation of the comic strip series. ==Synopsis== Sgt. Tomas Sabaybunot receives orders from higher command to the effect that he has to undergo military retraining under Article of War 105. His flight instructor is the short, skinny, buck-toothed Sgt. Reynantes who takes the men through the traditional military tradition of breaking down the individual's sense of independence and attempts to instill ''esprit de corps'' by having them "carry the mountain", "consume everything" and "squish da banana". Their commanding general, Gen. Cresendo Lagumbay, one day pays the training troop a visit, speaking of having an open ear for their complaints, but nonetheless sporting a katana, spiked gauntlets, a riding crop, a guard dog and a bodyguard - definitely not standard military issue equipment. The troops go to Mt. Makulot one day for a jungle and mountain orientation course. In learning how to survive by living off the land, the men stray into a mountain stream where an NPA amazon (a female fighter) is doing laundry. The troops are captured and taken to the NPA camp. The government soldiers are terror-struck; the NPA seem to be getting ready to execute the lot. However, it so happens that Ka Noli, Tomas's friend back in Pugad Baboy, is among the NPA's in that camp. The soldiers are released and are invited for a drink with the Communist rebels. While the new-found friends happily drink their training time away, they hear an aircraft fly overhead; Ka Noli mentions rumors of a secret airstrip somewhere in Mt. Makulot operated by a man named Sendong Langib. Tomas and Ka Noli decide to look for the airstrip and see who was using it. To their horror, they discover that the airstrip is being used by foreign pedophiles to smuggle children out of the country. Tomas radios headquarters asking the commanding general for permission to attack the camp, but is rebuffed; on the contrary, Sgt. Reynantes is ordered to detain Sabaybunot. The NPA's however, restrain Reynantes (The Radio Room Standoff) and Tomas is given access to the NPA's armory. Both Tomas and Ka Noli prepare to assault the airstrip. Heavily armed, the duo totally destroy the pedophiles' planes. The foreigners' Filipino contact, Fabian, however, takes refuge on top of a hill and reveals a hostage - Tomas' son Paltik. Tomas and Ka Noli are forced to surrender. The mastermind of the whole operation, Sending Langib, arrives and is revealed to be Gen. Lagumbay himself. The Pugad Baboy gang would have been in a perilous position but for the timely arrival of Polgas, in the guise of ''Robin Hound - Prince of Fleas'' (a spoof of Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves). Polgas manages to disarm Fabian with an arrow that tweaks away his revolver; Paltik is able to escape and the bound Ka Noli and Tomas manage to evade their captors. In the confusion, all the pedophiles, Sendong Langib and Fabian board a helicopter and attempt to escape. Polgas, however, brings the chopper crashing down with an arrow tied to a tree on the ground. They all fall into quicksand and Tomas extracts a confession from Sendong Langib. Sgt. Reynantes is also able to extract a small measure of vengeance from his erstwhile commanding general; he makes the general do ten million push-ups. As a reward for the capture of Sendong Langib, Tomas is made flight leader of his unit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Retraining (Pugad Baboy story arc)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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