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Originally Posted by incommin
"in 24 years of service, I never used it or talked to another soldier who used it...... so I ask the question....... how often do we now close with an enemy soldier and go at it hand to hand?
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MSG Pryor had to use it in Afghanistan when he entered a room, so I'm guessing at somepoint one of us will have to use it.
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=3653
My brother is currently about to enter Ranger school in January and RTB is saying they are changing things around a bit they said instead of doing combatives in the sand, they are now going to be doing MOUNT Scenarios. When you enter a room your weapon will 'jam' and you have to close with the enemy.
When I attended combatives school they kept saying - "the soldier who wins the fight is person who's friend shows up with a gun first." I'm not sure how true this may be...
-Robertson