Posted on Jun 10, 2019
Training Not to Blame for String of Fatal Vehicle Rollovers, Marines Say
7.74K
8
5
4
4
0
Marines say three fatal vehicle rollovers since April all different situations, do not show trend.
"The Marine Corps had nine on-duty ground Class-A mishaps in 2017 and four in 2018. Those accidents killed eight Marines, four last year and four in 2017. Class A mishaps are those that cause fatality or permanent total disability, or cause at least $2 million in equipment damage."
"The Marine Corps had nine on-duty ground Class-A mishaps in 2017 and four in 2018. Those accidents killed eight Marines, four last year and four in 2017. Class A mishaps are those that cause fatality or permanent total disability, or cause at least $2 million in equipment damage."
Training Not to Blame for String of Fatal Vehicle Rollovers, Marines Say
Posted from military.comPosted in these groups: 
Marines
Officer Candidate School (OCS) (USMC)
Civilian Supporter
SafetyAccident Avoidance Course
Marines Officer Candidate School (OCS) (USMC) Civilian Supporter SafetyAccident Avoidance Course
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 4
3
3
0
0
0
0
Many deaths since adoption in 1983. A former poolee (recruited by previous NCOIC) died in rollover at Camp Pendleton in mid 80's. He was Infantry Marine going through additional driver's training and rolled HMMWV.
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
The obvious trend is they are all rollover incidents often caused by excessive speed or a difficult terrain.
(0)
(0)
LtCol Robert Quinter
Both of which should be emphasized in training. Unfortunately, it's human nature to "push" either the machine or operator's capability a little further. In the air they call it pilot error most of the time.
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google