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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Velderan" data-source="post: 8864187" data-attributes="member: 7038056">That's not entirely true. The US Army has a <a href="https://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/316thCav/Combatives/" target="_blank">hand-to-hand combat program</a> they're teaching soldiers that is a requirement handed down from Headquarters Department of the Army as a basic soldiering task. The level of training you can expect to complete is largely dependent on your unit's mission but it was an area of emphasis as recently as 5 years ago when I was in a unit that wasn't combat focused and we were required to complete the basic level of instruction.When I first went through Basic Training in 2002, my experience wasn't much different from what you describe but it was probably 2009 or so that things changed and it became an area of focus to ensure everyone had a basic level of competency. I'm not sure what's currently being emphasized for training but given the shift in the physical fitness testing requirements I can't imagine combatives went away.</blockquote>