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Originally Posted by Willravel
That doesn't sound like they slow everyone down to the pace of the lowest common denominator, then.
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I was referring to the actual training being slowed down to crawl to cater to the kids whose lips move when they read.
Ex:
- We spent an entire hour in a classroom watching a power point presentation on the proper way to introduce soap to water and then use said concoction to bathe.
- 6 hours of classroom time was spent discussing why it's generally a bad idea to pick up, poke or shoot at unexploded ordnance (bombs, grenades, rockets, etc). Equal amounts of time where devoted to discussing why one shouldnt shit where one eats/collects their drinking water and why one shouldnt put pick up foreign objects and put them in ones mouth following a nuclear/biological/chemical attack.
- An hour was spent discussing the subtle differences between objects that will provide cover and objects that will provide concealment. (Cover stops a bullet. Concealment doesn't.)
- 6 hours was spent learning the phonetic alphabet and how to tell time based on a 24 hour clock.
- An entire day was spent in the classroom watching a power point presentation on the proper way to execute a 3-5 second rush/bounding*. Day two was entirely devoted to practicing said movements.
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* A 3-5 second rush involves moving from a prone or kneeling position to a standing position. Then running really fast in the direction you want to go for 3-5 seconds. After 3-5 seconds, it is assumed that the bad guy has seen you and is now getting ready to shoot at you so you lay back down. Stand up. Run. Lay down. Bounding is essentially the same thing but you bring a couple of friends along. Your buddies will shoot at the bad guys to keep their heads down while you run. When you have completed your sprint, you will then shoot at the bad guys so your buddy can run. Repeat as necessary.