Posted on Aug 15, 2016
Should military history be taught in Basic Training and AIT?
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With amazing stories like Hacksaw Ridge, I'm amazed at how much I do not know about our own history. I think it will help make us appreciate why we do what we do and inspire more actions. I think many Soldiers join this organization without knowing anything about it. What say you?
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Military History Basic Combat Training (BCT)
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I'm sure the Army would say that's there's insufficient time to teach military history at basic, SSG Robert Burns. However, every Marine that comes out of boot camp can recite important historic dates and events of the USMC. It seems like the Army could do the same.
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Maj John Bell
SGT Daniel Myers - It's a shame you didn't get an education in emotional control and social graces.
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/it-feels-like-anger-but-is-it-really-anxiety-0515145
Anxiety—ALL anxiety—starts in the mind. It begins as a small story of what we believe we lack. Confidence. Patience. Strength. Quite often, we believe we lack the very thing we think we need to be successful. Over time, the story of our perceived lack gets “proven” to us through our immobilized behavior. We stop being assertive and proactive. We stop living, and then, lo and behold, we feel weak and powerless. When not aware of these mini-horror stories and the frenetic energy they create in our bodies, we position ourselves to be overly sensitive, irritable, and angry.
LTC Stephen C.
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/it-feels-like-anger-but-is-it-really-anxiety-0515145
Anxiety—ALL anxiety—starts in the mind. It begins as a small story of what we believe we lack. Confidence. Patience. Strength. Quite often, we believe we lack the very thing we think we need to be successful. Over time, the story of our perceived lack gets “proven” to us through our immobilized behavior. We stop being assertive and proactive. We stop living, and then, lo and behold, we feel weak and powerless. When not aware of these mini-horror stories and the frenetic energy they create in our bodies, we position ourselves to be overly sensitive, irritable, and angry.
LTC Stephen C.
It Feels Like Anger, but Is It Really Anxiety?
Joshua Nash, LPC-S - When we fail to recognize and express anxiety, it can bubble to the surface as anger. And how do we keep anxiety under wraps? We slow down.
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LTC Ken Connolly
MSgt Kurt S. - Don't understand your callous remarks? In my estimation, it is unfitting for a professional soldier and especially a MSgt to make such remarks. Or maybe I am missing the point. Hope so.
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I'll risk being scorned, but having served in/with 3 branches, yes, history should be taught. The USMC does teach their history during recruit training and the result is a higher espirit d'corps- far higher than that in any other branch.
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SSG Robert Burns wow, what a really interesting read and share, I agree with your read entirely, "Knowing your past is important to knowing your future as well" IMHO.
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