Army-training

		HOUDINI CONNECTIONS MILITARY TOPICS TRAINING A random collection of photos from various sources

	Learning and teaching in the armed forces ranges from 'Basic Training' through many levels of special skills. The team of instructors in general physical training and drill are described from first-hand experience in one of the texts on this site ... "The physical training instructors on the Base were a tough bunch - but generous to those who appreciated their skills. Predictably, they were all that odd blend of sadists-and-masochist under one skin, born to challenge and eager to be challenged ... "

" ... what was known as Basic Training involved a lot of getting used to marching around carrying heavy shoulder weight, running in boots though water and mud and rolling around on the ground and living rough ... "

" ... Building confidence and a sense of team spirit, getting used to physical discomfort and learning to dish out as well as take a certain amount of stick ... "

" ... The physical body contact necessary to escape and evasion exercises, prisoner taking and being forced into a position where you have absolutely no say in what happens next - or using your wits to come out on top ... "

*" ... Some of the special courses were optional, and there was a certain breed of men who opted for all the courses however rugged ... "*


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