What is your thought on Modern Army Combatives?

We need to stop trying to create MMA fighters and start teaching how to kill or incapacitate quickly..

One question. &nbsp;If MAC is supposed to prepare you for combat and we train as we fight; then why are we doing it in PT's, gym clothes, or stripped down ACU's? &nbsp;Why not full battle rattle with plates, a weapon, and a full combat load? &nbsp;Start training like that and maybe I'd take it serious. &nbsp;But unless your running down range in your PT shorts and a TAPOUT shirt, I'd rather just butt stroke you to the head and hold.<div>Should soldiers be trained? &nbsp;Why not? &nbsp;While we are at it we should all know Arabic, we should all know how to do an emergency trach, and interrogate a prisoner too. &nbsp;My point is that there are MANY other things the Soldiers need to focus on as well. &nbsp;Things that maybe more applicable to their MOS. &nbsp;There is no point for an X-ray tech to be combatives level IV. &nbsp;There are other things that he should commit his time to aspire to that will benefit the Force much more than his combatives certification. &nbsp;This is applicable to most of the MOS's. &nbsp;Whatever baseline training you think that we should all have should be gotten in basic training. &nbsp;Otherwise the juice aint worth the squeeze. &nbsp; Just my opinion.</div>

<div>I hate combatives because I don't like fighting or wrestling people. It's hard for me to even get angry.&nbsp;</div><div>However I will say the only time I ever won a fight was because I had taken Combatives I.&nbsp;</div><div>My big sister and I were in the river and she was drunk. She's kept trying to get me to wrestle! So I wrapped her up using the exact moves I learned in class and that was that.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>It also happens to be the most badass thing I've ever done.&nbsp;</div>