07-03-2003, 01:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-03-2003, 01:14 PM by Occhidiangela.)
for kandrathe:
The intitial thrust of the basic, or boot, training is to acclimatize the troop to the concept of the chain of command, and to the artificial environment that is military life. Those who have played for a demanding football coach have little to learn there. :)
However, there is more to it than that and the focus of "give it up for the team" is high on the list. The other focus is to get the most out of each indivicual, to get them used to putting forth 100%.
Once out of basic/boot, the troop will go to further training which nowadays includes a hell of a lot more than 'shut up and follow orders, soldier.'
You then get to field training exercises, in an assigned combat unit, where as part of a team the troop/Marine is expected to use initiative consistent with the orders, consistent with 'the plan.' (Sometimes plans suck.)
Spec Forces school, Jump School, Seal Training, and for that matter Ranger School, are advanced training that go to folks who have been screened for a great number of atributes.
The intitial thrust of the basic, or boot, training is to acclimatize the troop to the concept of the chain of command, and to the artificial environment that is military life. Those who have played for a demanding football coach have little to learn there. :)
However, there is more to it than that and the focus of "give it up for the team" is high on the list. The other focus is to get the most out of each indivicual, to get them used to putting forth 100%.
Once out of basic/boot, the troop will go to further training which nowadays includes a hell of a lot more than 'shut up and follow orders, soldier.'
You then get to field training exercises, in an assigned combat unit, where as part of a team the troop/Marine is expected to use initiative consistent with the orders, consistent with 'the plan.' (Sometimes plans suck.)
Spec Forces school, Jump School, Seal Training, and for that matter Ranger School, are advanced training that go to folks who have been screened for a great number of atributes.
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete