US Defense Secretary Mattis Wants The Pentagon To Refocus Military Training On ‘War-Fighting’ And Not On 'Senseless' Exercises

U.S. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis leaves a news conference after a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 29, 2017. Eric Vidal, Reuters

FOX News: Mattis moves to refocus military training on ‘warfighting,’ after complaints on ‘senseless’ exercises

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants to overhaul military education and training to “regain” the art of warfighting following complaints by thousands of servicemembers that their time is being wasted by hours of mandatory training, according to a new memo obtained by Fox News.

The training that is the subject of complaints covers everything from alcohol use to active shooters to sexual harassment to stress management.

Addressing the service secretaries and chiefs of the Armed Forces, Mattis has ordered the formation of a new working group to “determine changes to military personnel policies” to “equip more ready and lethal forces.” The working group will include the second in command of each branch of the U.S. military and report to the deputy secretary of defense and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Update: Mattis: Get unnecessary training off warfighters’ backs (Military Times).

WNU Editor: Duh!!!!