- This topic has 58 replies, 29 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 2 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
In my class we often start with a 20 min run.
Also all there is a lot of warm up/conditioning work.
I recomend a good pair of running shoes sucj as Asics or New Balance.
Bye the way, I am a podiatrist.
New Balance cross trainer’s have always worked great for me.
By the way – \”We have a saying in the Air Force, \”fight like you train, train like you fight.\”
I remember that slogan and it would certainly apply to self defense training. However, in the Air Force it did normally apply to training for hand to hand or ground combat situations. It applied to flying squadrons and support squadrons preparing to provide air support during a war time senario.
Just my 2 cents from a 26 1/2 year retired USAF CMSgt.
When would you be involved in ground combat as a member of the Air Force? Would that be just in case you are shot down, or could you also be sent on a mission where you will have to get out of your plane and fight on the ground (during rescue operations for example)?
_________________
GiantkillerGK
Your questions imply that you believe everyone in the Air Force flies in a plane. Not true by a long shot. For every air crew member there are hundreds of non-flying ground support personnel whose mission is to support the flying mission. I was in aircraft maintenance. Most maintenance personnel have no need to be trained in ground combat or hand to hand. They do have to qualify with small arms weapon just in case their base is attacked or overrun sometime. That has happened, but not often. However, their small arms training is or where near a intense as the Marines or Army.\”When would you be involved in ground combat as a member of the Air Force?\”
To answer that question, there are units in the Air Force that are trained in combat operations. The Security Police for example are tasked with defending the parimiter of the base. In some areas that can be a very dangerous situation and they have to be prepared to handle adverse situations such as a terrorist attack or some other faction trying to overrun the base. In many war zones, The Marines or Army provide security to Air Bases. But the Air Force is envoled in many operations where they deply to asture sites with no Marines or Army to protect the base. The Security Police and augmentees have to provide that support.
The Air Force Forward Controllers (Combat Controllers) is another agency that has to be well trained in combat operations to include parachute jump school. They are often dropped behind enemy lines with the Army to provide cordinates for air strikes and extractions. They have other dangerous missions also that I do not care to discuss.
Then there are the PJ’s (para rescue). There are times when they have to repel or jump behind enemy lines or into icy waters to rescue a downed pilot or other crew member. They to have to go through jump school training and be highly trained in combat operations.
I’m not trying to put the Air Force on the same pedestal as the Marines or Army when it comes to combat training – that would be silly and an untruth. I’m just trying to answer your question about when would anyone in the Air Force need combat training.
Hope I didn’t offend anyone.
Brad makes some good points.
However in all my time in the ARMY I never ran into any airmen in a forward area! LOL..
GO ARMY!
I used to just wear my every day cross trainers. The trouble was, that between everyday use, Krav classes, and other workouts, they wore out just way too fast. These shoes aren’t designed to take much wear on the toes or on the tops so the kicking really took its toll.
I tried wrestling shoes, and those were great for most drills, but not the best if alot of running was involved. Also, not very similar to what I wore every day.
I’m in the indoor soccer shoe camp right now. Obviously you can run in them, they allow for both lateral movement and pivoting of the foot, and are are designed for a sport that kicks- with reinforced toes and the upper portion of the foot. It’s a little bit lighter than my everydays shoes, but still fairly normal.
Don’t soccer shoes have some type of spikes? Would suck to get kicked with them.
_________________
GiantkillerAh, that’s better. Although in an actual street fight the outdoor ones might give you a nice extra tool.
_________________
Giantkiller
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
