FORT JACKSON (AP) -- Facing terrorist strikes and cyber warfare, the Army is shedding training that has little use on today's battlefields -- such as using old-fashioned bayonets that don't fit modern automatic rifles.
The Army's three-star general in charge of overhauling basic training said Wednesday at Fort Jackson that the service wants soldiers to adopt a warrior ethos and resilient spirit.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says the service is going back to basics. But it will use hand-to-hand combat training, anti-suicide mental toughness drills and revamped physical training to do so.
Speaking at the Army's largest training site, Hertling says the changes will turn today's video couch potatoes into fighters who can adapt to today's complex warfare.
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