Glad I missed out on that! Anyway, I think this has been a very informative thread, even if I disagree with some of the points made, especially that US NCOs are unequalled in terms of education compared to NCOs of other first world armies, especially those based on the British/Commonwealth model - I think that's probably not an accurate statement. Of course, to get an accurate statement we'd have to ask someone who's had some experience of both, and then we get into the realms of anecdote and personal preference. Maybe we should agree to disagree on that one, rather than do what my first instinct was, which was to start comparing the length and content of training courses, etc. That sort of thing invariably turns into a 'my training is tougher than yours' penis length contest which doesn't get anyone anywhere.
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