i got a politic/military question upon the training?

Question

do you think the u.s. military training should be expensive and much more challenging or should it be easier?

Answer 1

First of all, the training is NOT more lax because of manpower, as one poster stated. It has however been getting easier with each generation. I completely agree with one poster who said that discipline and other values slip, when it becomes to easy. In short, it should be alot tougher. The problem is that every baby who goes to boot camp, and doesn't make it, or cant handle it, cries to mommy about being mistreated, and mommy calls congressman about how rough they were to her baby, and thats how things deteriorate when it comes to what they can do or get away with at boot camp. As far as training goes once you make it into your unit is still good to go, and does require more intelect today, as opposed to years gone by.

Semper Fi

Answer 2

As a grunt in the marines I really don't want it to be much more challenging. On my deployment the training had been brutal at times were we dreaded to go back in the field. It isn't always challenging physically, sometimes it is just the mental challenge that will break you down. It shouldn't get easier because then we wouldn't be the marines. We are hard, from what they tell us, and we do the training that is put in front of us no matter what it is. It doesn't always have to be challenging to be an effective exercise. I personally don't want to be challenged everyday. We need a break every now and then too, we aren't machines no matter what you are told. As for expense I don't know what they spend on every exercise we do or any of them for that matter. Sometimes we go out there with nothing but our rifle and pack to hike, notionally attack a town, or sit in the defence which as far as I can tell the only thing they spent money on was feeding us some rotten MRE so they can save a few bucks. Only thing I can say for expense is put more of it in our pocket.

Answer 3

More intellectually demanding perhaps. Enlisted men are becoming increasingly dumb in the marines and navy.

The Air Force isn't even recruiting that much right now. In fact, theyre cutting back on personnel. With the F22 out now, there's over 20,000 jobs that a much smaller group could accomplish equally efficiently.

ROTC is about right. More focus on MOUT might be needed though, so says my cousin in the 2nd Infantry (he's a captain).

Answer 4

There's an old saying... "the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war."

Training must be tough, but it also must be relevant. You can spend all your time in the Army training to be an artileryman and then you get deployed to take on an infantry or military police mission. You'd better get ready to take on some tough, high intensity training if you are going to be ready,

Answer 5

We should train our troops to the best levels we can. We are putting them in harm's way, anything we can do to help them survive, cost should not be a factor.

War is not easy, war is tough, dirty and tramatic, making training easier will not prepare our troops to survive and win

Answer 6

Right now training is relaxed due to military failing to meet the numbers it requires to operate effectively. It should be harder, most people nowadays do not understand what our country was built on, and what the men fought for at the time. Most people see it as a easy way out due to living in a poor community with very limited options, or repayment for their college loans. Rarely do you get people to join for the love of their country. They need to offer better incentives to get better quality personnel, however no one is going to sign up only to be shipped off to a war that they do not beieve in.

Answer 7

it already is getting easier, and it shows. it is producing poor soldiers with a lack of disipline. its rare to get a good private these days.

Answer 8

It should be far more challenging.

Answer 9

Training should fit the job they have to do....................I believe it does.............