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Never having been a commissioned member of ... well yeah,
Also, I'm not clear on what training is being "cut". I do recall that new arrivals required theatre specific training at once ... Especially Officers who (some of whom I'm forced to admit, were outstanding) Had little idea of the capabilities or limitations of the assets at their disposal.
So ... what training is being cut.
My point is that some training cannot and should not be cut, while other "trainings" cannot be administered with out knowledge of the particular conditions to be encountered.
A fantastic step is the employment of experienced troops, state side... Preparing soldiers for the environment they will be placed in.
I don't know exactly what this training consists of, but I do recall that new guys have a special knack of doing everything within their power to get a free flag.
If any of this "adapted training" is cutting out useless training ... and adding survival skills, then I say "great, it's about time!". But I realize that would be asking a lot of the military.
I have noted the seeming proliferation of SDM and upswing of Sniper applications... This is a good start ... however, If officers in command of said assets, are not clear upon aplication specifics, SOP , or indeed limitations of these units, they will be sqandered. So, no change there.
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