Quote Originally Posted by Michael C View Post
Are these skills limited by our current wars? I don't think so. My platoon in Afghanistan had a hundred time more live fire training exercises than a Ranger Battalion had in the entire 90s. We called for fire, maneuvered, linked in with air support and then, when the fire fights were done, sat down and drank chai with the locals. Units in Afghanistan and Iraq aren't just a little better at fighting than units were in the 90s, they are ten times better. We have honed are skills in live fire training exercises called combat, and we are so much better for it.
Why does this "over simplification" not ring true?

How much combat does it take for a raw platoon to reach the level of arrogance that they believe they have become the single greatest soldiers since the Spartans?