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Originally Posted by Webstral
I will say, though, that all the combat arms guys from 4th Brigade, 3rd ID that I met hated checkpoint duty and police-style patrolling.
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Well, of course, that's an MP's job! Seriously, though, I get your point -- infantrymen and combat arms-types are not trained for police or peacekeeping duties (I got a little of that kind of training because I was in the Guard before I went on active duty, but when I was in that wasn't common). Police are trained to apprehend the bad guys, while infantrymen are trained to close with and (yes) kill them. It's basically mutually-exclusive training.