Army drops bayonet training

Posted on March 18, 2010 | Comments Off on Army drops bayonet training

I think this has happened before. I’ll look it up when I have more time. They drop it as irrelevant to “modern” warfare. Then they bring it back as relevant to teaching aggression–for those who need to learn it. So, the next story likely will be the comeback of bayonet training.

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0 responses to “Army drops bayonet training”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | March 21, 2010 at 10:29 am |

    Why use of bayonet is solely an issue of aggression? What if your M-16 jammed and all you have when that other guy jumps on you is that bayonet?

    Saying this, IDF stopped this training lots of time ago. Why – beats me.

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | March 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm |

    One less thing to carry, I suppose. But many also carry hunting knives. As for aggression, well, bullets going downrange have almost an antiseptic quality. Bayonets are up close and personal.