[Prodigal Son]

It just seems -really- odd that you can't produce the written mission of the Army rifle squad.

What? I keep it up my yazoo or something? What do you think their mission would be- collecting daisies or what?

But lookie here- FM 7-8 the mission of the Infantry:

The mission of the infantry is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver to defeat or capture him, or to repel his assault by fire, close combat, and counterattack.

[WhiskeyPapa]

But lookie here- FM 7-8 the mission of the Infantry:

The mission of the infantry is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver to defeat or capture him, or to repel his assault by fire, close combat, and counterattack.

I see that it took you 12 hours to find it. Are you in the infantry? Were you?

I think the Marine Corps still knows what it is about. I am not so sure the Army does.

That latter would be the import of Hackworth's article too.

Walt