Are units starting to go old school training since deployments are coming to and end

SFC Craig Hahn — Tue, 06 May 2014 12:56:31 -0400

Being here at NTC I am seeing a some units that are trying to go back to "old school" training and some that are still stuck on the whole FOB operation.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made May 6 at 2014 1:41 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:41:29 -0400

Old school? Are horses, catapults and crossbows being fielded now?

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made May 6 at 2014 1:55 PM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Tue, 06 May 2014 13:55:58 -0400

Well as the Army looks to "reset" from the wartime missions that it has executed for the last 13 years, you will once again train to the unit's METL. Unit's will once again place a priority on such things as: gunnery (for those with combat vehicles) as opposed conducting dismounted patrolling, unless that is a METL task; maneuvering their unit's from the PLT level up; reporting procedures ..in essence all those tasks that may have been pushed to the side for the sake of the particular mission in Iraq or Afghanistan will once again be brought to the forefront.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2014 9:44 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:44:17 -0500

There definitely is a transition away from "Deployment Training." My unit has been doing COMET Preparation, PHA and a ton of administrative tasks; instead of going to the field and shooting or weapons qualification. I believe once we get into another major war, we will transition back into a "warfighter" training mode.