We
are currently watching an in depth report from some media outfit (Frontline it
turns out) traveling with a 1st Cav unit in Baghdad. It is a great
show and shows the good points of the unit and it’s operation along with the
warts. Good reporting, good editing, and great footage.
We
travel along with the unit as thy conduct foot and mounted patrol, coron and
knock, and checkpoint operations. Sweet shit.
At
any given moment there are dozens of camera crews filming operations in Iraq. Real
combat operations mind you, not bullshit training situations bearing no
resemblance to reality. Why don’t the support troops see this footage?
Every
unit should be receiving DVD’s at the very least of unedited combat footage for
use as training aids. The Army loves to talk the talk about realistic training
but in reality it falls ridiculously short of this goal. Here is your chance to
correct it oh Perfumed Princes. Do not let the blood of these soldiers be in vain.
Allow the troops to see what a professional door kicker does and how he does
it.
