What is CQB?

[Cavguy]

IIRC, a SWC member penned an Armor Magazine article titled, "Beware Battle Drill Six.". It shares some of your concerns.

The folks who slammed you for asking an entitely reasonable question have their heads up their asses.

The Marine Corps learned the flaws of our TTPs in the urban/residential fights along the Euphrates, and in wholesale amounts during Fallujah 2.0. I cannot remember the title, but a group of infantrymen from 3d Bn 5th Marines wrote an excellent AAR of their fight, and it was eye-opening.

The Benning link is broken, but there is an open source version of the article here:

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+case...x.-a0160714362

Great SWJ thread here:

http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...4002#post54002

And my comment:
http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...2&postcount=47

Bottom line - no reason a unit should do it unless all other options are expended. Excessive training focus on it makes it a first, rather than last, tactical choice.