chesty said:I hae respect for the Soldier, but his training is a joke these days. Even the Marines have gotten worse.
JavaGuru said:I don't agree with coddling recruits, I had a thread a while ago about giving direct commissions to unqualified canidates, at least one in particular. That being said, the largest amphibious operation ever conducted was by the army exclusively(D-day Europe). Even in the Pacific the US army conducted more amphibious operations than the marines. These operations were conducted by a largely conscript army. The army still produces better killers than WWII. In WWII 1/3 of riflemen fired their weapon in an engagement, we now achieve 90%.
Razorguns said:When wars become technical and computerized 100 years from now -- bootcamps will be pointless. It'll be replaced by 12 weeks of technical training.
Why run and shoot when you can command a drone 300 miles away to do it for you?
Army purists are pissed. Well deal with the new reality.
go to sleepmoose11 said:when i say motivated you say dedicated...............MOTIVATED
moose11 said:yes bootcamp has gotten weaker too...no campainge covers in recruits face...no pointing with 1 or 2 fingers must point with entire hand...no physical contact..etc etc still the hardest but going down hill....u should see the kids we are putting out! omg....some are a disgrace
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