[Little Pig]

Unbelievable. The thing that bugged me most about hand grenade training in Basic was that, despite the grenades being designed specifically to be about the size of a baseball so you could throw it like a baseball, the instructors wanted you to throw it more like a shot-put, because supposedly the spoon might not come off properly otherwise. But everyone in my cycle managed to launch the thing at least 20-30 yards using that technique. To add insult to injury, after we all did our practice throws on the grenade range using the awkward shotput technique, the drill instructors started lobbing out some extra grenades by throwing them like baseballs.

As for dropping land-nav, that’s just stupid. The military just recently did a large-scale exercise testing their ability to function without GPS, so they know they can’t rely on electronics. You can’t jam a map and compass. If it’s taking too long, then they need to look at how they’re teaching it, they need to look at other subjects that could be scaled back to increase the time available, and they should probably look at extending Basic by a couple of days if need be.

[PIF]

f it’s taking too long, then they need to look at how they’re teaching it, they need to look at other subjects that could be scaled back to increase the time available, and they should probably look at extending Basic by a couple of days if need be.

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They need training in lactation, diversity training (so when they encounter mussulmen they won’t offend, gay rights, trans-sexual recognition (how to apply for a sex change). And other more important subject than combat (which most of the women will never see due to sudden onslaught of cramps, pregnancy and other female issues).

So you can see the trainees schedule is already full without all that other old school training. It is important they become good citizens and learn to depend on the government for handouts and support. There are also career advancement issues that need to be addressed especially for the females.

We have to have females and other self-declared minorities reach numerical parity with the majority group so that they can be gradually phased out.

[NorthMountain]

To add insult to injury, after we all did our practice throws on the grenade range using the awkward shotput technique, the drill instructors started lobbing out some extra grenades by throwing them like baseballs.

They trained you "by the book", in compliance with their orders. Then they showed you how it's done in the real world.

[ELS]

The military just recently did a large-scale exercise testing their ability to function without GPS, so they know they can’t rely on electronics. You can’t jam a map and compass. If it’s taking too long, then they need to look at how they’re teaching it, they need to look at other subjects that could be scaled back to increase the time available, and they should probably look at extending Basic by a couple of days if need be.

Common sense isn't so common anymore ...