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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (9210)11/7/2001 12:55:30 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Hi Hawkmoon; [Ooops, sorry off topic.] Re: "But I will state that sometimes the logistics folks fail to understand that every person they have running supplies is one soldier that's not up at the front. ... So while acknowledging the special roll of logistics in US military strategy, let's acknowledge that they should be over-emphasized to the point where the quality of troops on the front line are impaired."

Even if the two sides had equal logistics, a US army of 100 would beat the daylights out of a conscript army of 100 because our front line soldiers are specifically selected and trained for that particular duty.

In factory terms, it's nothing more than the traditional advantage of the division of labor. The Army goes to a lot of effort to only let people who are physically, psychologically and mentally suited be put on the front lines. The result is an extremely efficient force.

Without Warning, Without Remorse
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Twenty-one reported for the first two weeks of marksmanship training in February. Eleven graduated and earned the right to return within the next year for two more weeks of field craft -- the skills in camouflage and stalking that are required to see and perhaps kill the enemy, then leave the area undetected.
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The motto chalked onto the blackboard as an introduction for the February class -- "Without Warning, Without Remorse" -- could also be the school cadre's motto. They offer students few second chances.

You can't score 70 percent on your entry PT test? You're gone. You can't estimate the range to your targets? You're history. You can't hit 14 of 20 targets 300 to 600 meters away during day or night record fire? Good-bye.
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-- Carl

P.S. Army manual on sniper training:
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