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Training will see you through.  IMHO, worrying about how you will perform happens (a little) to almost everyone, but in the end turns out to be a waist of time.  Our training is good and it keeps getting better.  Follow it and you will do just fine.  You may have some pre-combat jitters.  That's...

Avor, Is your concern that you will have little choice in courses? Or is it that you will not get a course in the near future?  Is it that you will get "stuck" on a LAV course of some sort? My best advice to you is work hard on BIQ.  Once you get to Bn, work hard listen lots and talk much...

Inch, Lets not sell our Cpls short.  A case in point: Cpl (non "specialist"), signs for LAV III as acting section 2IC (not as expensive as AC, but still lots of $$).  Cpl is employed as crew commander for said vehicle.  He is responsible for its safe operation, crew tactics etc...  More than...

Some thoughts, As background, for the last three years I have been in a (mech) infantry battalion.  I deployed on Op ARCHER Roto 1.  During Roto 1 we conducted 2 months of airmobile (QRF) ops using Chinooks, Blackhawks, Apaches and fast air as support.  We conducted approx 1 month of tasks as...

Journeyman, I believe it is more than just the ops as our leaders choose to execute them.  I never said the ops require LAV Leopard 2 etc...  I still would say that they favour Mech forces.  Force protection is important.  As you yourself alluded to, our centre of gravity is back here in...

Infidel 6, I don't want to start a flame war but have a few points. The Ops we are doing today favour mech infantry for a number of reasons (protection, firepower, sustainment etc..).  I firmly believe that light infantry has its place but the fact is we must man and equip to the task we have...

Some thoughts to ponder. Both mech and light infantry have roles.  However, the operating environments we find ourselves in these days predominantly favor mech infantry.  Light infantry is specialized and often has difficulty sustaining itself.  Mech infantry has greater staying power and...

Kiwi and I will always disagree on certain points.  I believe that, while an infantry officer must be a generalist, there are certain fields in which he must have acumen.  More than just tactics, he should be skilled at the application of all the weapons systems organic to an infantry platoon. ...

Some General Points/Observations based on my experience as a Pl Comd, including Op ARCHER Roto 1: 1.  RE Afghanistan experience:   a.  Experience isn't monolithic.  Different soldiers had different experiences based on the specific fights they were involved in.   b.  On a personal note, one of...