It'll now take 22 weeks to train an Army Infantryman

[ABNAK]

I am just throwing this out there but does anyone think that just perhaps this is a tool to weed out females even more than the standard 14-week program might? Just a thought.....

Infantry is the door you will go through for Ranger Batt (except for maybe FO's or medics) and most of SF.

[Averageman]

Okay, having been in the military yourself is it really practical to "pause and cover" while someone prays in a tactical situation? Maybe it was for the video but seriously? Sorry, but if you're making a movement to contact it is absurd to stop and allow someone to throw out a prayer rug and face Mecca (or clutch Rosary beads and recite Hail Mary's).

Ask those Tank Crewmen if the Tank stopped so they could dismount and drop a deuce?

[26 Inf]

Okay, having been in the military yourself is it really practical to "pause and cover" while someone prays in a tactical situation? Maybe it was for the video but seriously? Sorry, but if you're making a movement to contact it is absurd to stop and allow someone to throw out a prayer rug and face Mecca (or clutch Rosary beads and recite Hail Mary's).

I actually thought of that when I wrote my response. I doubt we are that PC.

Although, I know when I was writing OPORDS for JAAT-T missions, I always set the the last navigation check point so we would be heading towards Mecca, and the turn onto drop heading so we would be heading towards 31° 46' 25.79" N 35° 13' 27.60" E. I doesn't take much effort to be considerate of others. Made for some fun DZ's, though.

[RetroRevolver77]

Probably better off going longer given the technology they have today.