SD
04-06-2005, 08:58 AM
my name is SD and I´m brand new here.
I´ve served for 7 years in the Danish infantry and cavalry (leopard 1).
In 2004 - 2005 I served in Iraq near Basrah as recconesense section commander.
There it became very clear to me, that we all ( Brittish, Americans, Danes) do things our own way. this made me nervous, because the situation, or the combat dictates that there is only one " best way" of doing things, and allthough variety is normal - fundimental diference is a sign of someone being wrong.
It is clear that the armies can learn from eachother, but generals and combat scools have a way of always wanting to invent the deep plate themselves. I hope I can gain some of the knowledge i lack through this forum.
Let me start off with a few random queastions:
1) when did US Army start issuing knee protection or eye protection and was it considered "nice" in stead of "need" at the army schools at the start?
2) how thourough are debriefings after missions or drills, and does these debriefings involve privates and seargents?
3) how does the army communicate lessons learned to its new privates? are veterans a part of the education or is it only drill instructors ( perhaps only with 3rd hand knowledge) who sorts things out?
I understand if some topics are sensitive to communicate on the internet and I´ll offer the adress of my unit and barracks for old fasioned correspondance to anyone interrested. write me a pm if so.
... and great forum by the way
I´ve served for 7 years in the Danish infantry and cavalry (leopard 1).
In 2004 - 2005 I served in Iraq near Basrah as recconesense section commander.
There it became very clear to me, that we all ( Brittish, Americans, Danes) do things our own way. this made me nervous, because the situation, or the combat dictates that there is only one " best way" of doing things, and allthough variety is normal - fundimental diference is a sign of someone being wrong.
It is clear that the armies can learn from eachother, but generals and combat scools have a way of always wanting to invent the deep plate themselves. I hope I can gain some of the knowledge i lack through this forum.
Let me start off with a few random queastions:
1) when did US Army start issuing knee protection or eye protection and was it considered "nice" in stead of "need" at the army schools at the start?
2) how thourough are debriefings after missions or drills, and does these debriefings involve privates and seargents?
3) how does the army communicate lessons learned to its new privates? are veterans a part of the education or is it only drill instructors ( perhaps only with 3rd hand knowledge) who sorts things out?
I understand if some topics are sensitive to communicate on the internet and I´ll offer the adress of my unit and barracks for old fasioned correspondance to anyone interrested. write me a pm if so.
... and great forum by the way