US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC)

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Hand to Hand Combat The greatest portion of Physical Contact-Confidence Training is devoted to Hand to Hand Combat, for a soldier must be able to combat an enemy without the use of a weap- on. And during Basic Combat Training, each man learns how to use one of the oldest and most effective weapons: his body. Hand to Hand Combat enables him to attack or defend himself against an armed or unarmed opponent. During this training, he rnust develop speed, accuracy, and balance. He learns the vulnerable parts of the human body so he can concentrate his attack where it will do the most damage, while protecting the same points on his own body. He learns a dozen different methods of attack and the proper way to defend himself against each method. But above all, in Hand to Hand Combat, a man develops confidence. Confidence that he can enter into combat with his only weapon, his body . . . and emerge victorious.

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Z4 bstaele Course This course is designed to test the physical and mental preparedness of the new soldier. Here, the trainee must move over, under, around and through a number of obsta- cles as swiftly as possible while carrying his rifle and field gear.