OJT now Army policy for IRAQ - Democratic Underground

formercia

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Tue Feb-27-07 07:45 AM
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OJT now Army policy for IRAQ

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/02/26/rush.iraq.ap/index.html

U.S. troops to forgo training in rush to Iraq
POSTED: 10:33 p.m. EST, February 26, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rushed by President Bush's decision to reinforce Baghdad with thousands more U.S. troops, two Army combat brigades are skipping their usual session at the Army's special training range in California.

They are now making preparations to leave their home bases.

Some in Congress and others outside the Army are beginning to question whether that decision means the Army is cutting corners in preparing soldiers for combat.

The desert training was designed specially to prepare soldiers for the challenges of Iraq.

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roody

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Tue Feb-27-07 09:16 AM
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1. Cannon fodder.

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formercia

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Tue Feb-27-07 10:02 AM
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2. Past wars have proven this doesn't work

Edited on Tue Feb-27-07 10:05 AM by formercia

How many stories have been told of the high casualties among troops first entering combat? The military said they learned their lesson in Viet Nam due to losses incurred by new arrivals.

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