It used to be done in Panama, during JOTC rotations. Right now, there really isn't much emphasis on jungle warfare, as the operational environments are much different. Some training is done is Florida, and some is done for units doing training/interoperability rotations in Central and South America. But, generally speaking, jungle warfare is a rather low priority, save for special operations units.
In the US, the first requirement is to complete a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. There are also background checks to be done. Then you will attend some sort of officers' training, which can be done while attending college through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Security and the training of the Afghanistan National Army.
No, you do not. The Marines is the only branch of Service that the US Army accepts people without going through any form of introduction training.
There were eleven "field armies" in the US Army during WWII. Of these two, the Second US Army and the Fourth US Army, remained in the continental US throughout the war, functioning as training commands. Additionally the 4th US Army was responsible for defending the west coast of the US against attack.
In Vietnam, the US Army & Marines used their Patton tanks (90mm gun), while the Australians used their Centurion tanks (84mm gun) for jungle busting (crashing through jungle).
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The U.S. Army Jungle Expert School is located in Fort Sherman, Panama.
G3 was Operations and Training.
When joining the US Army, you can receive job training in almost any field. You can get training in fields such as Medical, Law, Transportation, Intelligence and more.
There is one US Army reservation in southwest central Oklahoma, just north of the city of Lawton. Fort Sill is the headquarters for 2nd and 5th training battalions, and US Army Field Artillery Command and Training.
In the US, the first requirement is to complete a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. There are also background checks to be done. Then you will attend some sort of officers' training, which can be done while attending college through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
MOUT, Military Operations in Urban Training, has a large impact on the US Army. MOUT is one of the last training programs before they will face real combat.
Other than some jungle training (and equipment) it was already ready.
Yes. US Army infantry attend One Station Unit Training (essentially, Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one package) at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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There is no Army National Guard basic training. It is basic training at one of the US Army's active duty training base. All active, reserve, and guard members train together as one. The platoon guide is basically a leader of the platoon.
The US M16 (AR15) was considered a "jungle rifle" by the US Army in the 1960s. The "Jungle Rifle" was only issued to US troops in jungle terrain (Central America, South Vietnam, South America, etc.). The official US Rifle during this period was the M14 rifle which was issued to all other US Soldiers & Marines everywhere else in the world including the US.