Posted on Jun 10, 2019
Training Not to Blame for String of Fatal Vehicle Rollovers, Marines Say
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Marines say three fatal vehicle rollovers since April all different situations, do not show trend.
"The Marine Corps had nine on-duty ground Class-A mishaps in 2017 and four in 2018. Those accidents killed eight Marines, four last year and four in 2017. Class A mishaps are those that cause fatality or permanent total disability, or cause at least $2 million in equipment damage."
"The Marine Corps had nine on-duty ground Class-A mishaps in 2017 and four in 2018. Those accidents killed eight Marines, four last year and four in 2017. Class A mishaps are those that cause fatality or permanent total disability, or cause at least $2 million in equipment damage."
Training Not to Blame for String of Fatal Vehicle Rollovers, Marines Say
Posted from military.comPosted in these groups: Marines Officer Candidate School (OCS) (USMC) Civilian Supporter SafetyAccident Avoidance Course
Posted 5 y ago
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Posted 5 y ago
Many deaths since adoption in 1983. A former poolee (recruited by previous NCOIC) died in rollover at Camp Pendleton in mid 80's. He was Infantry Marine going through additional driver's training and rolled HMMWV.
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Posted 5 y ago
The obvious trend is they are all rollover incidents often caused by excessive speed or a difficult terrain.
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LtCol Robert Quinter
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Both of which should be emphasized in training. Unfortunately, it's human nature to "push" either the machine or operator's capability a little further. In the air they call it pilot error most of the time.
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