Comments by "Mar" (@swunt10) on "How the Ambush of U.S. Soldiers in Niger Unfolded | NYT - Visual Investigations" video.

  1. you don't need experience in combat. all you need is proper training and some tallent. the wehrmacht rolled over all of europe and north africa and made it to asia without any experience.
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  2. why would they get out of the cars in the first place making themself immobile stationary tragets in the middle of an ambush only to then drive the cars for short distances? either american military training is really too short and simple just as everyone is saying or they knew what they were doing and had a reason to act in this self defeating way. btw none of the others helped or coordinated with them to form a common response to the threat?
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  3. if you think that boot camp is equal to 'military training' then that's the american problem right there. good military training takes longer and is different and prepares you for conflict and war. it's better at that than war itself. you can have guys run around in a war zone for years and they still wouldn't know what they are doing. case in point every african/middle eastern civil war ever. contrast that to most western wars where countries clashed after years of peace.
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  4. american soldiers are rarely highly trained. just like most american police men and other professions in the US, they got a couple of weeks training and probably very little in terms of combat or deployment specific training. compared to other countries where it takes many years of training it's more or less a joke and heavily relying on learning by doing and comand and controll so they get told what to do all the time. if that breaks down because of communication or leadership failure or because the first mess they get into doesn't allow you to grow with the task, like in this case, then you end up with a tragedy.
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  5. really. I don't think there are that many videos out there about guys sitting in a class room learning about this and that for 4 years with regular training in between classes. I'm sure there are tons of videos about gunng ho shooting, explosions and cool music and boot camp instructors screaming insults or some more or less useless physical exhaustion that does more harm than good.
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  6. yeah dude
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  7. wow "training CAN last for UP TO two years". in most western militaries it takes you 3-4 years to become a normal sergeant and training and qualifications are constant and on going before you are even considered to go on a mission. americans on the other hand need 2 years to become "special forces". so special and well trained...
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