conducted any research to define the mental, emotional, cognitive, and physical attributes of the candidates who are most likely to graduate the course. The pipeline is well over a year of extremely demanding training, and it carries an attrition rate that scares most off before they even sign up. It’s very competitive just to be accepted into the program, much less graduate and be welcomed into “the brotherhood.” And of those highly capable students who begin, only about 15 percent earn their Trident pin
