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THE- BDM CORPORATION An Uphill Battle - Some Factors Which Affected Training and Indoctrination i Mood of population over Conditions in an unpopular war the RVN 010- Military ticket-punching, as best troops wanted to serve in RVN, not in USbased training facility k" US planners did not understand the nature of the war .... US Army 'I SQ'.ality of recruit, which dropped as ___ the war progressed S• ~Idcrnto S- ' ITraining & Indoctrination 10- Unit cohesion disrupte d by DEROS (fixed, oae-y,'ar tour) concept The Enemy H Figure ?-l. Factors Affecting Training and Indoctrination 2-12 I ~ jt
THE BDM CORPORATION Battalions and brigades were directed to conduct exten.sive train-, ing exercises to gain proficiency in counterguerrilla operations. This requirement directed that realistic opposed-force; exercises be conducted, with realistic simulation of guerrilla tactical forces, sympathizers, and "non-committed" civilians. Modei Vietnamese vi'lages and quick-fire reaction courses were established in each training center. 35/ Army doctrine called for various subjects to be integrated into * normal individual and unit training. Topics tr'om general, individjal training courses were integrated into counterguerrilla training; these included guard duty, ta".tical intelligence, and field sanitation. Normal unit training was enhanced with additional counterguerrilla training, including patrolling and squad tactical training, crew-served weapons training, communications, and concealment and camouflage. 36/ field fortifications training, landniine warfare, The best trained units in the services were the first to be Scommitted to Vietnam. With the one-year tour in effect, the implications were clear, most of the combat experience gained by these first units would be lost at the end of the year. This phenomenon had a negative impact on the overall viability of unit training. Ideally, units function most efficiently when personiel turnovers are minimal. The training cycle of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade provides a clear example of how a unit should be trained and prepared for battle. 37/ activated at Fort Devens, The 196th Brigade was Massachusetts in August 1965 and, because of the foresight of its commanding officer, it trained together in tactics designed to seek and destroy Viet Cong insurgents. The Brigade was organized on a "train and retain" basis. In August 1966 it arrived in Vietnam. Several of its officers had had previous tours in RVN, and their influence on the Brigade's training was exceedingly important. Other units were unfortunately activated without such training. As the war dragged on tie urgent demands for more units and more personnel militated against the orderly and productive "train and retain" system. The perceived need to balance the monthly end-of-tour losses further disrupted training and unit :ohesiveness through interunit transfers made to achieve the desired balance. 2-13 Sd&
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THE BDM CORPORATION PREFACE A. PERS
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