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IMHO, It's a lot different than when I was in, but today's troops seem to be able to hold their own in combat. There's too much PC in today's military, which is a real hindrance in the training of the troops. There's also so many different rules, that a PL or TL, has to not only know, but understand the consequences if they go beyond what's permitted in trading troops for combat. It, all in all, I think today's Army troops are smarter, better physically fit, and are more easily trainable because they volunteered, and weren't drafted.
A Redditor asked soldiers to explain how the “new Army” is different from the “old Army.” The response was perfect.
Like an aging athlete or beauty queen, the military tends to look back on the past with a sharp sense of nostalgia. With each passing year, it looks in the mirror and disapproves of what it sees: It’s too weak, too fat, not aggressive enough.
Whatever it is, it’s not as good as it used to be.
A Redditor asked soldiers to explain how the “new Army” is different from the “old Army.” The response was perfect.
Like an aging athlete or beauty queen, the military tends to look back on the past with a sharp sense of nostalgia. With each passing year, it looks in the mirror and disapproves of what it sees: It’s too weak, too fat, not aggressive enough.
Whatever it is, it’s not as good as it used to be.
What Is The 'New Army' Actually Like?
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Boot Camp
Posted 8 y ago
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As a trainee that got out of boot camp recently I have to say a few things. One, BCT seems a lot easier to me now then it was back then, we do the same trainning at the same places even (within the respective BCT bases) but it just isn't as tough because a lot of the drill sgts can't push you to do as much as they used too. Drill sgts have to rely more on New Start Over now than anything else, and even then usually the CO wants to protect his graduation rate and not fill out paper work so he swats the idea down. So the most they can do is pt you unless "it's too hot outside." It's ridiculous how the regulations are now a days for heat casualty prevention, we often times had to stop trainning because of it. The army is too PC now for sure, which in and of itself is ok, but it has had an effect on our trainning and will allow more people to slip by.
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