04-17-2014, 07:55 AM
I have worked with some of the best in the business and I can tell you, if you can get a reliable system thats 10-15% less effective, it doesnt matter, it will have to be a huge difference to make the change worth it. The guys I worked with would run battle drills to build muscle memory for hours, I have been on missions that were mocked up on a sound stage type building where each guy knew how many steps he would take to each point and how many stairs there were in each portion of the building etc, so yes things are very hard to change because they are drilled into your body, stuff like malfunctions are felt before they are seen, so all of this will have to be re-learned and retrained so, any change in platform is out of the question for some commands.
I think the changes need to happen to the sidearm first because the beretta is a decent weapon but there are others out the that are more effective and require less training, in my command everyone had a pistol, I think anyone who goes outside the wire should have one and the Army brass are starting to see it that way too. After the crap that went on with the Jessica Lynch thing and countless others where capture was a possibility the pistol became a defensive weapon and the rifle was an offensive weapon by definition after the reports came out. Thats when the big push for pistols came out.
I think the changes need to happen to the sidearm first because the beretta is a decent weapon but there are others out the that are more effective and require less training, in my command everyone had a pistol, I think anyone who goes outside the wire should have one and the Army brass are starting to see it that way too. After the crap that went on with the Jessica Lynch thing and countless others where capture was a possibility the pistol became a defensive weapon and the rifle was an offensive weapon by definition after the reports came out. Thats when the big push for pistols came out.