They also bring in Cops to include Gang squad
experienced guys. It's pretty well rounded and a mix of urban and boonie tips and techniques. They've been doing it about a year and it's getting better with each iteration. So I've been told by one who probably knows.
Nothing to do with stupidity
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William F. Owen
Wow! So what were they doing before? Walking around with traffic cones on their heads. I spent most of my basic training "stalking." When we could "stalk" with rifles, we stalked with GPMG and 84mm... then we stalked some more.
Using "senses and instinct?" The alternative would be using blindness and stupidity?
I think this article must be BS. I can't believe the USMC is that stupid not to already have this inculcated into every marine from birth.
The reality has nothing to do with stupidity and everything to do with awakening and shapening dormant senses, especially when actually discussing killing in a society where it is sanctified in computer games even as we try and remove it from the same society.
Tom
Not so, it's a culture thing...
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William F. Owen
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I think this article must be BS. I can't believe the USMC is that stupid not to already have this inculcated into every marine from birth.
How many times have Norfolk and I written -- the US does NOT train the basics at all well, the Commonwealth Armies do. We in the US were able to gloss over that for years because up until WW I we were an agrarian society and many of those skills were present upon entry; that remained generally true up to about Korea, been all down hill since then. The problem is that society has changed significantly since then while the training process stagnated and is just now starting to catch up.
Don't knock 'em for not doing it before, that's over and done -- applaud 'em for finally doing a little.
Now, if we can just wake the US Army up a tad...
We did a lot of similar training...
back in the 80's, stressing many of the same things; They were called LICEX's. Low Intensity Conflict Exercises. Now we didn't have gang Cops teaching techniques, we did have former gangbangers:eek:.