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Jefe · 03-25-2011, 14:05

I couldn't put one formal school as way better than others I have been to, but think I had extra good classes OCONUS thru MTTs that at the schoolhouses in CONUS a couple of times. Notably, Sniper School and Air Assault School did things different when they were away from the flagpole.

Best Stateside course I went to: Sapper. First Infantry allowed in to my knowldge.

SCHOOL I MISSED NOT GETTING BY FAR THE MOST:

RECONDO at Fort Bragg which was mandatory for ALL E4s before they went to PNCOC. I was just an E1-E3 and got levied to Germany right after Grenada.
They went to this great idea that everyone would go to Ranger School instead and of course not everyone does or can. RECONDO guaranteed 100% that no dead weight is going to make E5.

BEST TRAINING

I enlisted in 82 and my Squad Leader and above were all from the 173rd and Vietnam Vets. They taught so many things that weren't captured in the FMs its a shame that they are all just about gone now.

AND PRB
I had to chuckle a bit about your concern about the way you got your stripes. You became an NCO alot faster leading men in combat that anyone will in a schoolhouse, particullarly with the POI they teach these days.

Also, you just gave me a good reminder about leadership the way you spoke humbly to the young PFC on the board (good luck to you by the way). That was the type of NCO Corp I was raised by and was very lucky to have been around such men. As I enlisted on my 17th Birthday, I got lucky to have such role models. So many Super Heros today who made their rank by making a big deal about how rear echelon types wear their ear plug case on a FOB, its terrifying!

Anyways, thanks for the read.

03-25-2011, 14:05	#147
Jefe Auxiliary Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 71	PRB/Schools I couldn't put one formal school as way better than others I have been to, but think I had extra good classes OCONUS thru MTTs that at the schoolhouses in CONUS a couple of times. Notably, Sniper School and Air Assault School did things different when they were away from the flagpole. Best Stateside course I went to: Sapper. First Infantry allowed in to my knowldge. SCHOOL I MISSED NOT GETTING BY FAR THE MOST: RECONDO at Fort Bragg which was mandatory for ALL E4s before they went to PNCOC. I was just an E1-E3 and got levied to Germany right after Grenada. They went to this great idea that everyone would go to Ranger School instead and of course not everyone does or can. RECONDO guaranteed 100% that no dead weight is going to make E5. BEST TRAINING I enlisted in 82 and my Squad Leader and above were all from the 173rd and Vietnam Vets. They taught so many things that weren't captured in the FMs its a shame that they are all just about gone now. AND PRB I had to chuckle a bit about your concern about the way you got your stripes. You became an NCO alot faster leading men in combat that anyone will in a schoolhouse, particullarly with the POI they teach these days. Also, you just gave me a good reminder about leadership the way you spoke humbly to the young PFC on the board (good luck to you by the way). That was the type of NCO Corp I was raised by and was very lucky to have been around such men. As I enlisted on my 17th Birthday, I got lucky to have such role models. So many Super Heros today who made their rank by making a big deal about how rear echelon types wear their ear plug case on a FOB, its terrifying! Anyways, thanks for the read.
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