Rank-restricted servers prevent novice players from going against highly-professional ones, while open servers allow higher-ranked players to assist or practice with lower ones. To relieve system stress, the main server is divided into smaller servers. Upon completion of the tutorial (and following every successive login thereafter), players can access the main game server. If the player needs to sharpen up their skills, they may re-experience the tutorial at any time by clicking F1. This allows them to acclimate themselves to the different aspects of Combat Arms. Though optional, it is highly recommended for newer users who aren't familiar with the controls of the game. This determines their gender and ethnicity, which bears no effect on gameplay, and can be changed later on.Īfter everything is finished and confirmed, the player will move on to a tutorial of the game. Secondly, players will choose their base character model. This alias determines their individuality within the game, and allows them to make a name for themselves. 5.1 ONLY PART THAT STILL NEEDS REVISIONĪfter logging-in for the first time, players will choose unique character name.It follows an Army-wide redesign of Basic Combat Training earlier designed to instill more discipline in young soldiers after leaders from around the Army complained that new soldiers were displaying a lack of obedience and poor work ethic. The pilot program adds eight weeks of training time to hone marksmanship, land navigation and other key combat skills. Recruits in infantry OSUT traditionally go through nine weeks of Basic Combat Training and about four-and-a-half weeks of infantry advanced individual training. 'This could expand, and it most likely will, to some of the other combat MOSs over the next couple of years, to transform out to 22 weeks for all,' Brito said during the annual Association of the United States Army conference. Gary Brito, commander of the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence at Benning, said the Army had received guidance to begin looking at other units that could benefit from the OSUT expansion, such as engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. As a result, the training environment is more manageable and streamlined, given that 'these kids were doing physical fitness twice a day in some cases,' he said. Soldiers can receive a more personal training experience, which adds to how they develop and learn their core skills. 'And their tactical performance was exceptional.'Įsper continued, 'It's a combination of not just extending Infantry basic training from 14 to 22 weeks where you have more time, but also reduce the ratio of drill sergeants to soldiers, and I think we're at about 12-to-one compared to 20-plus-to-one.'

'Those soldiers had exceptionally high scores - 260 to 270 range, and their attrition was half of what previous classes were,' he said. 'Depending on how that proves out, we'll likely make that par across the entire Army.'Įsper saw the test program at Fort Benning, Georgia, in November, and received positive feedback. It's really proved itself out,' Esper said. The new pilot program is similar to the one that extended infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT) from 14 to 22 weeks. Army May Extend Length of Basic Training, Sergeant Major Says.Army Will Add 2 Months to Infantry Course to Make Grunts More Lethal.Army Wants Extended Training for Armor, Engineers, Other Combat Jobs.

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