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2005-08-09 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-09 09:20|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 One commentator observed that the two most effective trainers at one base were a very senior Army Warrant

A near blinding glimpse there.....

Posted by Shipman 2005-08-09 10:02|| 2005-08-09 10:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Now, compare this with any other training they might have received, and it is still head over heels better. In the US, the expectation is that the vast majority of the class will at least learn the basic fundamentals well enough to function. In most of the rest of the world, instruction is either just identifying what the subject is and trying to motivate the class into going "rah! rah!" about it, literally; or it is empty memorization, such as memorizing the names of all the parts in a rifle--the best students being the best memorizers. Neither of which skills make you in any way capable of using whatever it is you have been taught.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-08-09 11:35|| 2005-08-09 11:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Pay is often in arrears, and is still distributed through unit commanders, so skimming is a problem.

So DO something about it then. The ingrained cultural problems may take some time to overcome, but stuff like skimming should be relatively easy to discourage or eliminate. If there is to be a new mindset, the "old ways" have to be eliminated. ALL the old ways.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-09 12:51|| 2005-08-09 12:51|| Front Page Top

#4 interesting how age and language are an issue. Maybe using some grey hair dye and rather than using well known terms like MF'er, and the like, you can just not give a rip. The latter terms just not expressing or making your point as well.

Posted by Jan 2005-08-09 14:46|| 2005-08-09 14:46|| Front Page Top

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