Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
In most armies the secondary role for the artillery is Infantry.
As it is in NZ.
I was in the 3rd Infantillery battalion in Timor which was based around artillery because we had run out of infantry battalions. It worked, but only just. The problem I think is mindset. And I think it is a hard one to overcome. Young testosterone heavy soldiers can be quite stubborn when it comes to swallowing pride regarding 'their' trade. I don’t know how training can be designed better to overcome it. Many gunners were strongly opposed to this secondary role as a result of which they just didn’t want to be there.
That said, just as many took it on and performed their secondary role admirably.