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    Army infantry school is doing away with 'mean, nasty' shark attack methodology at bas

    Army infantry school is doing away with 'mean, nasty' shark attack methodology at basic training


    Most likely a direct result of opening it up to women. Will it produce quality troops?

    Infantry recruits will no longer have drill sergeants barking orders at them inches from their faces during basic training as the “shark attack” technique, which uses intimidation to establish authority and weed out the weak, is dropped in favor of a new approach.

    The Army’s Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., said it’s switching from the “Full Metal Jacket,” in-your-face practice to one called “The First 100 Yards,” which seeks to develop mental and physical toughness, instill pride in the infantry, and build trust among recruits and their leaders.


    The coronavirus may have hastened the switch, since the pandemic has ended up-close shouting by instructors at basic training. Trainers and recruits in all the services wear face masks and maintain social distancing during basic training, and even Navy special warfare instructors yell through megaphones these days.


    But “The First 100 Yards” is also “a complete rewrite of what was commonly referred to as the ‘Shark Attack,’” Command Sgt. Maj. Robert K. Fortenberry, the infantry school’s senior enlisted leader, said in an online commentary earlier this month.


    While the shark attack was intended “to establish dominance and authority using intimidation and fear, to weed out the weak of heart,” it helped to create “a chaotic environment that centered around applying physical exertion under stress,” Fortenberry said in a video made for a virtual warfighter conference.
    That second part of the bolded is extremely important.
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    Basic training needs stress and physical exertion as its core components. Eliminating those is a huge mistake.

    The weak need to be culled before they get to their units.
    “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater

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    Someone needs to let them know...COMBAT is as a " chaotic environment " as it gets.
    How do we even know if a basic graduate can even take a punch?
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    Both good points.
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    I saw a similar article in Military.com. Are they intentionally trying to make a military that will be defeated if we have to go to war? Geez! I had no problem with women getting into the military, PROVIDED, they could pass the criteria at the level already set. If they couldn't cut it, they didn't/don't belong.



    https://www.military.com/daily-news/...C=eb_200921.nl

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sybil Ludington View Post
    I saw a similar article in Military.com. Are they intentionally trying to make a military that will be defeated if we have to go to war? Geez! I had no problem with women getting into the military, PROVIDED, they could pass the criteria at the level already set. If they couldn't cut it, they didn't/don't belong.



    https://www.military.com/daily-news/...C=eb_200921.nl

    I don't see how this change assists in making soldiers prepared for combat. And I don't think that this new plan for basic will produce a sort of soldier who can be turned into a real soldier once they get to their unit.

    The 75th Ranger Regiment may be SoL for new selectees. Nobody would make it through selection.
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