This Just In: Training for Combat is Dangerous!

**Styygens** · Posted On: 8/27/2012 5:01pm

tsk. tsk. You remember too much... Can't be that great of a party.

**Permalost** · Posted On: 8/27/2012 5:11pm

Originally Posted by ChenPengFi

Have you ever been in a room full of Marines?

yeah- they totally hog the glory hole!

**datdamnmachine** · Posted On: 8/27/2012 7:03pm

Solution looking for a problem maybe...

What I mean is that this could be some pushback towards the combatives program being expressed in this "research". I'm curious to someone saying:

"Hey, these soldiers are coming to their first duty stations with a lot of concussions, what's the deal???"

Or:

"Hey, this combatives thing looks pretty dangerous and the training is rough, I wonder how many concussions they get from it???"

I remember an article on MMA some time ago where they were talking about concussions. They brought out some statistics that people were getting concussed a large number of times in every fight. It seems that someone was just counting the number of times a person was "rocked" and considered it a concussion whether it was or not.

**TheMightyMcClaw** · Posted On: 8/28/2012 2:55am

I love that this article expresses so much concern that soldiers might suffer a concussion in training, but is perfectly fine with them potentially being blown the **** up on the other side of the world.
I'm glad their psychologist managed to get in a "What about the poor delicate wimminz!" comment, too. Especially since he made it about a woman who could, in all likelihood, kick his ass.
This is part of why I, as a rule, am weary of anything said by a research psychologist.

**hungryjoe** · Posted On: 8/28/2012 5:38am

This thread brings back fond memories.

and

NPR is ****.

**Grey Owl** · Posted On: 8/28/2012 6:22am

Statistically they are more likely to be injured or killed driving. Looks to me like someone is using this research to push an agenda.

**W. Rabbit** · Posted On: 8/28/2012 8:40am

Wait wait wait...the training leaves 94% combat effective and unharmed?

Some general somewhere is going "this is a great study!".

**Gezere** · Posted On: 9/05/2012 7:26am

Just saw this and this that is a erroneous report I don't know where to begin. Also several of the people I have certified have been involved in H2H combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

**JohnKenner** · Posted On: 9/06/2012 4:25pm

Originally Posted by Gezere

Just saw this and this that is a erroneous report I don't know where to begin. Also several of the people I have certified have been involved in H2H combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Just found this while surfing on the right side of YouTube (for a change).