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Old 01-28-2010, 08:00   #3
Pete
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Well, OK then................

".....Hertling also wants combatives or hand-to-hand fighting to de-emphasize grappling or basic wrestling moves. Instead, Soldiers need to learn to fight with their hands and use anything they can grab -- whether it is a knife or stick -- as a weapon, he added.

Recruits need to learn how to use their hands, the St. Louis native said. "A greater majority of recruits have never been in a fistfight," he added......."

Well, OK then who's fault is that. Drinking and Hay Street used to take care of that last item.

Look at the way kids are raised today - this all starts with no Dodge Ball in the younger years.

This boils down to "Do you want a Warrier mentality or something else?"

"What's the purpose of the bayonet?" "TO KILL, DRILL SERGEANT"

"What's the purpose of the pencil?" "Well, Drill Sergeant, you could use it to write a memo but it could also be used to..............."
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