Comments by "Chris Machabee" (@chrismachabee3128) on "Business Insider"
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"There are no outcomes for the shark attack" says the MSGt. So, he is saying he has not seen any documented medical psychologicals from Cheif of Staff med staff on the effectiveness of the techinique. Lies and says there is no outcomes. Credibility shot.
It was not about "survival" it allowed Drill sargeants to know who were the weak ones, and who would need the attention. More pressure on them to make them mentally and physically stronger. at this point no DS knows who is going to be in his platoon. This is a excellent way to rattle them and see who can follow orders, who can perform physical tasks, and who can take the stress, the search for leaders! MSGt of the Army?
A soldier is trained to fight and kill, no matter what the MOS, it is basic training, It has nothing to do with dignity. There is no dignity when the enemy is shooting at you to kill you or throwing hand grenades at you to blow you up. When you are underfire and attack, diginity is your last concern and it is the lessons of the shark attack the will flood back and remind you of your training. If you are captured your dignity will be smashed so you will have that mental toughness to survive.
Right, you break the trainees mentally, and rebuild them into a soldier, why does Msgt not understand that concept. I know the answer.
MSGt says, It's leadership 101, for trained soldiers, not one's just off the street, because he will lie to you and use every trick he knows to fool you into thinking you have him thinking the way you need him to think, and when the enemy is in sight he will run to the rear. Better a court martial than being dead.
The shark attack is about complete disorientation. To make the trainee not know what the hell is going to happen next.
I defy you to have one drill sargeant say it is a useless endeavor.
The first 100 yards looks like a full scale retreat practice.
How many army movies have they seen? Do you think they know standing straight up coming out of a fog or smoke screen they could get shot? Sure they know, what is a demonstration?
I'm a Viet Nam vet, did basic training twice. My first group of DS were all Rangers. Rock hard. I never had issues. Did what I was told, had the proper comportment, saluted and greeted as required, and didn't phuck up.
The shark attack was harmless. However psychometricians have determine this grade of human needs to be treated a little softer not be pushed to limits, just enough to get them over the line. I didn't find truth in the MSGt, however I am not saying the new training is wrong.
When Afgahi's soldiers are fleeing toward the border and they recieved about the same training, they lacked confidence in themselves and America trained them for what? Over 18 years and they running away? We knew this was their character and we never trained it out them. Could these soldiers be the same? I don't know, the Chinese sure are confident about something and they know everything about the American military, they are not afraid of American footsoldiers.
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