I'm gonna go ahead and say that running shoes was a smart decision. Soldiers and trainees should not be permanently, physically damaged for the sake of being tough on them. I'm betting your knees are as fucked as just about every other veteran's is.
Don't get me wrong, I think each new generation of soldiers is getting it way easier than the last in ways that are not good, and this pussified BS has gone way too far. However, I'm also glad a drill instructor can no longer break a trainee's shin with a baton and it be swept under the rug while the trainee gets washed out with a life-long limp.
They should wear what they wear in the field, the whole point of training is to be ready for the field.
No, they shouldn't. You don't start training to run a triathlon by just completing the event route over and over. You work up to it. Some training is done in full battle gear; the rest leading up to that, is not. By your logic, day one for a trainee should be the same as day 12 of a seal.
Or better yet, they might get shot, so let's shoot them.
You shouldnt be able to qualify in sneakers. If they wanna spend the firat two weeks or so in sneakers fine but youre not field ready if youre not in field gear.
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