Isn’t exposure to live fire still a part of boot camp training in this country’s armed forces?
Isn’t exposure to live fire still a part of boot camp training in this country’s armed forces?
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Men only. Women are apt to freak out and stand up screaming and ... like live grenade practice when the thrown grenade falls two feet in front of the female and everyone has to dive for cover. Just a bad idea ...
Yes, life fire is an important part of boot camp, and all other training as well. You fight like you train so train like you fight. We had life fire shot at chest level over us at boot camp. We also had life rounds when doing two man fire and maneuver drills shooting over the person in front of you before you bound pass them and they shoot over you. We had life rounds in the SRT kill houses where we kicked open doors and shot tangos with live friendlies also in the room. Life fire is an ever present and vital part of training for war.
No. Actually it's much worse. They yell the wrong pronouns at you.
No, they take them out of their safe spaces, tell them there are only two genders, and show them a confederate flag. Far more terrifying...
Initial training for soldiers in small arms combat specialties is necessarily brutal, but the Army takes every reasonable measure to keep its property (the soldier) healthy and to make it healthier. There’s no space or time for pride or other emotions in a firefight. Funny thing, though. The experience looks and feels rather unreasonable and paradoxical. ;)
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“The experience looks and feels rather unreasonable and paradoxical.”
*Not* combat experience, BTW, but training experience. We knew that we would all fight with no inhibitions if mobilized, though. The training is very good. :)