Commentary
So, what does “education” for a warfighter look like?
In today’s military, many lament the tremendous amounts of time spent on what seems to be useless teaching—SHARP (Sexual Harassment / Assault Response and Prevention), EO (Equal Opportunity), “don’t-rape-that-person-or-that-one,” etc.—and a lack of relevant training. Whether or not the former examples are pointless is, although an interesting topic, a discussion for another time.
What is relevant now is addressing the issue of what should the modern warfighter know?
The best place to start is by reintroducing and then defining basic terminology. We can start by casting aside our preconceived notions of overweight guys in pajamas in strip malls wearing black belts they awarded themselves and digging into the often misunderstood name, “martial artist.”…