Posted on Sep 21, 2020
Is the Army getting rid of the "Shark Attack"? If so, how it is being replaced?
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I'm heading off to BCT this October and I just heard that they are getting rid of the Drill Sergeant shark attacks, I'm actually a bit disappointed that I won't experience it but I'm curious about how it's going to work now. Does anyone have insight about how it is being replaced?
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I heard they are getting rid of "grass drills" next and after that, the enemy will not longer use live ammo, only blanks to correspond with friendlier wars. There was a proposal on the table to scrap combat during Christmas but Mikey Weinstein complained and they stopped this idea.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
SSG (Join to see) It is customary SSG Coronado when you down vote someone to leave a comment as to why. Please do so.
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SSG Jeff Furgerson
Not sure anyone would vote down your comment MAJ Byron O, I guess they can't recognize the sarcastic humor, or it is as SGM Steve Wettstein thinks, Before I retired I had heard something about stress cards , hopefully the military hasn't resorted to that nonsense.
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Where there is a will, there's a way. Drill Sergeants will find a way to induce stress, just maybe not as public.
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I certainly hope so. If recruits can't handle the stress of DSs screaming & wreaking utter havoc....I don't know how they're going to hope to hold it together in combat.
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Well soldiers we are all going to sit around and sing the Koom by ah, and quilt our next gen body armor. I am beyond disgusted with this.
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Draft-era ‘shark attacks’ on Army infantry recruits are over
An initiation developed during the Army’s draft years to intimidate trainees has been replaced by a new event intended to emphasize teamwork and trust.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
Maybe it's just my inner Marine having a hard time coming to terms with the concept but this doesn't seem to address anything I entertain as a realistic concern or issue. Marine Recruit Training doesn't have a cool nick name for this event other than being received at Boot Camp, standing on the yellow foot prints or arrival to Boot Camp but the end result is the exact same. A massive soup of people which results in a blur of insults, panicked cries in response to angry Drill Instructors and lots of moving with a purpose. That intense moment of coming eye to eye with a DI and all the things that come with it is needed. I fail to see how this makes the Army stronger, faster or better at the mission but I am open to discussion.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
SSgt Christophe Murphy - I took care of Taliban and Al Queda in Afghanistan and to this day brown rounds scare me more. There is just something about coming off that cattle truck and feeling like you stepped into hell that makes everything else better.
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
MAJ Byron Oyler - I completely concur. My first time back at Parris Island took a second to acknowledge I was ok and everything would be fine.
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I believe is is now a unicorn attack instead of a shark attack. Drills show up in rainbow shirts, hug each one as they get out of the 15 pax van (no more cattle cars or buses) and tells them how magical their basic training is going to be.
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Never heard of it being called a shark attack but when the Drills do this, it is to see how the PVTs handle stress. I just stood there and agreed with any question they yelled at me. I made myself invisible until I was a Squad Leader in AIT and had no problems.
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PO2 Bill Reardon pretty much.
Although it really depends on the Drill Sergeants themselves.
My "Shark Attack" period lasted about three hours.
The next company after us lasted almost a week.
Although it really depends on the Drill Sergeants themselves.
My "Shark Attack" period lasted about three hours.
The next company after us lasted almost a week.
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PO2 Bill Reardon
SGT (Join to see) I went to boot camp in San Diego and our CC mashed us a few times, the color company had a CC that woke them to mash them for quite some time
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Here's where this is going folks:
While loading up the buses to go to a Weapon Qualification weekend, I had a soldier have an emotional break down claiming PTSD about being at the range. The soldier had never been deployed, nor anything more than basic and initial training.
This soldier is completely useless now and they didn't even do anything ever in the military to justify their reaction.
I ended up leaving the soldier behind with a SFC that was staying back as well due to medical profile.
OMG.................
While loading up the buses to go to a Weapon Qualification weekend, I had a soldier have an emotional break down claiming PTSD about being at the range. The soldier had never been deployed, nor anything more than basic and initial training.
This soldier is completely useless now and they didn't even do anything ever in the military to justify their reaction.
I ended up leaving the soldier behind with a SFC that was staying back as well due to medical profile.
OMG.................
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