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The New Army Basic Training
The Basic Training images that are embedded into our minds from all of the movies and grandpa's
horror stories of Vietnam are a thing of the past. As society changes so must the military and it
must adapt to every new wave of overweight computer and video game junkies that answers the
call of duty. It seems that the only thing left from the old school basic training is the angry, ugly
looking drill Sergeant that gives the recruits a hard time. Long gone are the wall to wall counseling
sessions and no rank corrective training to shape up substandard Soldiers. The Army's Training
and Doctrine Command TRADOC sent out surveys to the Officers and Noncommissioned Officers
to gather feedback about training needs and improvements. The survey responses revealed that
Map reading, first aid and physical fitness were among the most critical areas to focus on. The
Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills WTBD were also revised in May 2010 as a result of the feedback
from the leadership. The clear signs of change were evident when the Army allowed overweight
Soldiers to graduate from basic and Advanced Individual Training AIT which is why we have so
many porkers in the ranks today. Words like "sensitivity" and "stress card" dominate the Basic
Training environment with the promise of creating stronger and smarter generation of Soldiers to
fight the wars of the future. I know that changes must be made to keep up with the times and to
improve the forces but I think that the Army's top leadership has to draw the line at some point and
really look at all of the pros and cons of this new age training strategy, so are we really creating a
better Soldier by instilling all of this sensitivity stuff? After all we are supposed to be stone cold
killers when we need to, right? Try asking that the bunch of shrinks and Congressmen that came
up with these new strategies, I bet they will also tell you that they have not served in the armed
forces a day in their life. Soldier safety is by far a big part of training and just about everything else
that we do. It is our duty as leaders to enforce safety but sometimes we take the safety factor to an
extreme and it is because no one wants to be responsible should something go wrong. The
climate seems to be a big safety issue when it comes to training. I have had many training events
canceled because of rain, snow, heat and fog which is understandable if it is severe weather but
what happens when the Soldiers get into a real world situation where there is rain, snow, heat or
fog? Did we do right by overprotecting the Soldiers during training and not providing the most
realistic experience possible? Or could we have continued with the training on a smaller scale
where the NCOs could provided a better oversight to ensure Soldier safety while at the same time
giving that Soldiers the best possible training experience? I think we can, after all we do get issued
wet and cold weather gear for a reason. The bottom line is that we can't change the rules as those
decisions are way above any of our pay grades so we have to be creative and think out side the box
in order to provide the best training for our Soldiers while at the same time staying within the
regulations.
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The Basic Training images that are embedded into our minds from all of the movies and grandpa's
horror stories of Vietnam are a thing of the past. As society changes so must the military and it
must adapt to every new wave of overweight computer and video game junkies that answers the
call of duty. It seems that the only thing left from the old school basic training is the angry, ugly
looking drill Sergeant that gives the recruits a hard time. Long gone are the wall to wall counseling
sessions and no rank corrective training to shape up substandard Soldiers. The Army's Training
and Doctrine Command TRADOC sent out surveys to the Officers and Noncommissioned Officers
to gather feedback about training needs and improvements. The survey responses revealed that
Map reading, first aid and physical fitness were among the most critical areas to focus on. The
Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills WTBD were also revised in May 2010 as a result of the feedback
from the leadership. The clear signs of change were evident when the Army allowed overweight
Soldiers to graduate from basic and Advanced Individual Training AIT which is why we have so
many porkers in the ranks today. Words like "sensitivity" and "stress card" dominate the Basic
Training environment with the promise of creating stronger and smarter generation of Soldiers to
fight the wars of the future. I know that changes must be made to keep up with the times and to
improve the forces but I think that the Army's top leadership has to draw the line at some point and
really look at all of the pros and cons of this new age training strategy, so are we really creating a
better Soldier by instilling all of this sensitivity stuff? After all we are supposed to be stone cold
killers when we need to, right? Try asking that the bunch of shrinks and Congressmen that came
up with these new strategies, I bet they will also tell you that they have not served in the armed
forces a day in their life. Soldier safety is by far a big part of training and just about everything else
that we do. It is our duty as leaders to enforce safety but sometimes we take the safety factor to an
extreme and it is because no one wants to be responsible should something go wrong. The
climate seems to be a big safety issue when it comes to training. I have had many training events
canceled because of rain, snow, heat and fog which is understandable if it is severe weather but
what happens when the Soldiers get into a real world situation where there is rain, snow, heat or
fog? Did we do right by overprotecting the Soldiers during training and not providing the most
realistic experience possible? Or could we have continued with the training on a smaller scale
where the NCOs could provided a better oversight to ensure Soldier safety while at the same time
giving that Soldiers the best possible training experience? I think we can, after all we do get issued
wet and cold weather gear for a reason. The bottom line is that we can't change the rules as those
decisions are way above any of our pay grades so we have to be creative and think out side the box
in order to provide the best training for our Soldiers while at the same time staying within the
regulations.
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Commissioned Officers, it is our responsibility
to counsel our Soldiers on a monthly basis
and when they fail to follow instructions.
Counseling Soldiers on a DA Form 4856 >>>