Oxygen Magazine - November 2001

Mission control: (818) 513-5742

Base camp: Burbank, California

Tour of duty: 5 days a week for 6 weeks

Cost: $630

Drill sergeant: Tina Castaldi (a stunt woman at Universal Studios who's guest starred on Nash Bridges)

Who enlists: Men and women – all ranks and ages - looking to get lean and mean.

Drills: Jumping jacks, sit-ups, pushups, squats, timed mile, jumping rope.

Mission: To develop privates - morally, mentally and physically - and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor, loyalty, and a tighter booty.

Boot Camp briefings: At the start of the course, privates are issued a journal to record food intake and personal goals. And there's no rest for the wicked: troops are expected to call in on weekends with their activity report. A missed call results in tackling, a steep quarter-mile hill.

Message from the front line - Jenifer Jagielski/33 yrs/Consultant "I'm addicted. It's like being on a high school team again. The euphoria I feel after a class and the camaraderie keep me coming back."