yellowwing
12-19-04, 10:20 AM
I saw an outstanding documentary on the UK's Sergeant's Course.
What struck me was that it was an interservice training facility. Regular British army Corporals were training with our Royal Marine Brothers.
One army Corporal had a particularly hard go of it. He barely finished the 20 mile hump, and had to be assisted by his training platoon members just to finish.
To his dismay, the instructors failed him anyway on that training evolution. "You finished the hike, but you are in no shape to fight or lead if you had to!" HARSH
Most of the training platoon passed the course. The training course was just a formality to the outstanding Corporals.
But that one army Corporal was told, "You don't pass. You just don't have that 'bite' to be a Sergeant."
All of the Royal Marines' Corporals passed!
What struck me was that it was an interservice training facility. Regular British army Corporals were training with our Royal Marine Brothers.
One army Corporal had a particularly hard go of it. He barely finished the 20 mile hump, and had to be assisted by his training platoon members just to finish.
To his dismay, the instructors failed him anyway on that training evolution. "You finished the hike, but you are in no shape to fight or lead if you had to!" HARSH
Most of the training platoon passed the course. The training course was just a formality to the outstanding Corporals.
But that one army Corporal was told, "You don't pass. You just don't have that 'bite' to be a Sergeant."
All of the Royal Marines' Corporals passed!