British Military Goes "Progressive." The Next War Should Be Fun.

[Guest SUNTZU]

'Would you mind standing to attention?' Sergeant majors told to adopt touchy-feely approach | Mail Online#

Eyes bulging with fury, cheeks purple and moustache bristling, the sergeant major draws himself to his full height and yells: 'You 'orrible little man!'

This is the memory for generations of cowering recruits who have incurred the displeasure of the dreaded tyrant.

To the dismay of traditional disciplinarians, however, such scenes are being consigned to history.

Commanders have decided that, in a changing society, a gentler approach is required.

Young soldiers, they say, should be coaxed, reasoned with, and allowed to think for themselves.

Rather than simply shouting and screaming orders, military instructors are encouraged to 'be progressive' and discuss tasks with recruits.

All this will doubtless be welcome to the modern-day soldiers spared the kind of tongue-lashing memorably dished out by Windsor Davies, pictured, who played the fearsome Sergeant Major Tudor Williams in the 1970s TV comedy It Ain't Half Hot Mum.

But veterans raised concerns that the new touchy-feely approach could lead to a lack of discipline.

More at link.

[G27]

Mediocre Britain - here we go again!

[Guest HexHead]

Could?

[TN-popo]

I remember going to SWAT school at FT McClellan during the Clinton-era.

I couldn't believe how the recruits were acting around the DIs...and this is coming from a guy who went through USAF basic.

I always heard rumors about those silly "stress cards" during that timeframe, but never had it confirmed.

We're seeing this change in LE as well.

Edited January 21, 2010 by TN-popo

[E4 No More]

I remember going to SWAT school at FT McClellan during the Clinton-era.

I couldn't believe how the recruits were acting around the DIs...and this is coming from a guy who went through USAF basic.

I always heard rumors about those silly "stress cards" during that timeframe, but never had it confirmed.

We're seeing this change in LE as well.

My paster was a former Army Captain, and he told me about the Army's experiment with those stress cards. As a former Marine I laughed my butt off at it.

[Guest Jamie]

A natural progression, really... first it was "Don't ask, don't tell", then it's "Don't tell 'em, ask 'em."

Pretty soon they won't be issuing weapons at all... the soldiers will be told to go out and try to reason with the other side and to politely ask them to give up.

J.

[Magiccarpetrides]

wow people really are just wimps these days arent they?

[Rightwinger]

Capt "Men I need you to take that hill"

Soldiers "Cap'n, we need to have a focus group first"

Frak

[Guest Muttling]

Capt "Men I need you to take that hill"

Soldiers "Cap'n, we need to have a focus group first"

Frak

LMAO

[trblmkr13]

wow people really are just wimps these days arent they?

We have become weak

[Guest PeaShooter]

This "Progressive" way is undermining all aspects of authority.

Commands are just that, Commands. Just do it!

[Smith]

If i'm standing next to a guy in Iraq fresh out of boot I'm not so sure I want him thinking about what he feels like doing.

[oldogy]

Does that mean the British army won't be issuing man cards?

oldogy

[Guest malbolja]

Radical Islam is laughing all the way to world supremacy.