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domestic law enforcement is trained paramilitary. they've been trained that way for a long time, will.
from drugs, to gangs, to terrorism. it used to be the difference was the emblem on the badge, but now that's even changing since everything is answerable to dept. of homeland security.
most of what you see when you walk down the sidewalk is squad cars and normal units. but if there was ever any force necessary, you would see the paramilitary units come out. but that's how the military is too, it's not like the bulk of the force is lethal; most of the armed forces are support, as well.
I don't know if this will make you feel any better, but not only is the field training the same, but our civilian doctors trained the military medics, too because they had more experience with gun wounds. you have to remember that for the past 30 years our military hasn't done much more than offer careers and education opportunities for most of its members. to the extent they saw any action at all, it was of the police sort in other countries. our police and doctors have been experiencing war conditions for over 30 years. kinda fucked up when it's put like that, huh?
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