Posted on 02/10/2018 6:26:58 AM PST by Strac6
The U.S. Army will soon launch a redesign of Basic Combat Training intended to build more discipline after many commanders complained that new soldiers often show up to their first units with a sloppy appearance and undisciplined attitudes.
The program will also feature three new field training exercises that place a greater emphasis on forcing recruits to demonstrate Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills, the list of key skills all soldiers are taught to survive in combat.
The new program of instruction is the result of surveys taken from thousands of leaders who have observed a trend of new soldiers fresh out of training displaying a lack of obedience and poor work ethic as well as being careless with equipment, uniform and appearance,
"What leaders have observed in general is they believe that there is too much of a sense of entitlement, questioning of lawful orders, not listening to instruction, too much of a buddy mentality with NCOs and officers and a lot of tardiness being late to formation and duties,"
"The other big piece we are doing in Basic Combat Training that helps with the esprit de corps and the discipline aspect and also lends a measure of grit and resilience to [BCT] is we have three major field training exercises that we are going to do now. We are calling them the Hammer, the Anvil and the Forge," Frost said, describing how the final Forge FTX is an homage to the Army's historic ties to Valley Forge.
"That is going to be a culminating FTX which is a graduation requirement. It will be an 81-hour field training exercise with about 40 miles of tactical road marching that is conducted through a series of tactical events and mini field training exercises."
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Understand your concern, but they only have so many hours.
A soldier with discipline can, and will learn to throw the grenade in AIT or elsewhere.
A soldier who can throw the grenade, without discipline, will never throw it in combat, because he will be too busy running away.
OCS in 1967?
Robinson Barracks?
I was Class 21-67
Almost everyone who joined the military when Obama was CIC has MAJOR ISSUES.
Trump is much better, but leaving the homosexual policy in effect is still driving good people away.
And apparently, they’re not going to follow his orders on transsexuals.
There are no fags or trannies running around in the Russian, Iranian,Chinese, and North Korean armed forces.
Dad was a marine. WW2. He couldn’t stand watching any of the History channel shows with R Lee Ermey. Brought back some nasty memories I suppose.
P.S.
Care to Jark?
:)
Army Basic in Ft Knox in 1981. US Coast Guard Basic in Cape May in 1986. (Any body else do it twice?)
DI’s did all they could, I am sure. We had no gays, cross dressers, snowflakes or social justice warriors, just your everyday run of the mill slackers and malcontents.
Any one up for 2 or 3 100 count push-ups? (yeah, me neither, BUT back in the day I woulda had your ass!)
Because the truly stupid will either blow themselves up or fall off a cliff.
The boot camp scene in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ was spot on ... We had a recruit named ‘Ellis’ that froze up (literally) - couldn’t speak when questioned - he washed out after one week and earned the name, ‘Ellis in Wonderland’ ... OMG, the best of times, the worst of times ...
“Great stories to tell...”
Do you remember the short arm inspection?
They took the power to dicipline children away from teachers and now we have selfish, entitled snowflakes. They will try this method with the military to further weaken us.
I feel the same way about The Air Force. I'm quite sure today I would be court martialed. At least it appears that the "touchy, feely" days of 0bama's snowflake military are finally coming to an end.
Th enevitable results of pressure on recruiters and signing bonuses. Wish I could offer up a solution!!!
Oh boy...maybe they could start out with coloring books.
“STAY INSIDE THE LINES RECRUIT! Didn’t your mama ever teach you anything?”
It was the same when I was there!!!
Semper Fi
Platoon 2007 Jun-Sept 1967 (the James Bond platoon)
San Diego (Hollywood Marine)
I do not (Navy boot camp 1975)
I dunno. Every time I walk past a group of junior Soldiers, they pop to attention. Maybe that’s because in the Medical Department, people need to be smart to get through the schooling—and it takes discipline to stick with challenging academic subjects.
I used to tell a friend, every time we would be walking around and young Soldiers would pop to attention, that they are so cute at that age. Because when they mature into NCOs, they do not pop any more.
“They might try putting Marine Corps Drill Instructors in charge of basic training for a year or so.”
Not any more. Even the Marines have rules against cussing, touching, or harassing recruits in any way.
I suspect some of the problem, also, is having females in the training.
“What leaders have observed in general is they believe that there is too much of a sense of entitlement, questioning of lawful orders, not listening to instruction, too much of a buddy mentality with NCOs and officers and a lot of tardiness being late to formation and duties,”
It doesn’t help they they let the Soldiers get married and have kids these days, all on the govt dime. They move out of the barracks and are afforded govt housing, even as PVTs.... And so many single parents using kids as an excuse to be absent.
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