Learning to Kill
Highlighting Differences in Basic Training
Question to Quora: Do drill instructors really yell at you like in Full Metal Jacket? Answered by Scott Timmons, Former Marine Corps Corporal (1997–2001) May 17, 2019 (bold/italicized comments by Don Chapin, ret’d USAF) The Drill Instructor in Full Metal Jacket was R....
Article: How We Learned to Kill
How We Learned to Kill By TIMOTHY KUDOFEB. 27, 2015, | Opinion http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/opinion/sunday/how-we-learned-to- kill.html THE voice on the other end of the radio said: “There are two people digging by the side of the road. Can we shoot them?” It was...
Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire: What REALLY happened to Pat Tillman? Pat Tillman Murdered? Posted on Jul 26, 2007 Defense Department documents handed over to the Associated Press under a Freedom of Information Act request raised the possibility that the “friendly-fire” death of...
Personal “Interview” patching a story together
Personal Interview: Patching a Story Together As the #2 man in a newly-formed Veterans for Peace chapter, I initiated a “training/qualification” process for veteran counselors to high school students. In our first meeting we went around the group to state what our...
Personal Interview: Differences in Middle East Military Field Operations
Differences in Middle East Military Field Operations A few years ago, I was fortunate to help sponsor a couple Iraq/Afghanistan vets, one ex-Army, one ex-Marine, as they were accomplishing an across-the-U.S. bicycle ride to protest these Middle East wars. What I...
Learning to Kill / Combat Training – UPDATED
Editor's Note: This article has been updated. We are leaving the text of the original but recommend that you read the pdf below for a more complete report. FACTS...
Learning to Kill
Learning To Kill / Combat Training FACTS Humanity, in general, is averse to killing another individual. A study of soldier/marksmanship effectiveness after WWII affirmed that only 10% to 15% of our “combat troops” actually shot at the “enemy” in that war. Military...