The biggest problem with Battle Drill is the words Battle and Drill.
When you call exactly the same thing an "Immediate Action Drill" or "Contact Drills" no one blinks. - and you can't train infantry without such things.
...and strangely, I note from chatting to my friends in the IDF, that the Israelis intuitively refer to training as "Drills." - which bearing in mind the British Army's part in forming the Palmach and thus the IDF may not be surprising.
Last edited by William F. Owen; 01-04-2008 at 03:59 AM. Reason: mis spwelling to a umbessrring digrii
Infinity Journal "I don't care if this works in practice. I want to see it work in theory!"
- The job of the British Army out here is to kill or capture Communist Terrorists in Malaya.
- If we can double the ratio of kills per contact, we will soon put an end to the shooting in Malaya.
Sir Gerald Templer, foreword to the "Conduct of Anti-Terrorist Operations in Malaya," 1958 Edition
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