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US Army training for men (women went into the Women's Army Corps, which was disbanded in 1975) during the Vietnam War consisted of APPROXIMATELY eight weeks of basic training (boot camp) in which the soldier was taught "basic training": How to shine his boots, fix his bed, perform proper hygiene, shoot and maintain his M-14 rifle (after 1970, it was the M-16 rifle), throw hand grenades, utilize his C-Rations, perform first aid, operate a map and compass (Land Navigation). How to salute, the rules of war (Uniform Code of Military Justice), how to stand at attention, how to march, in ranks inspection, marching in parade, graduation. Then onto his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) usually another 8 weeks for infantry. Each MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was a different length of time. Medic schoot at Fort Sam Houston might be a 6 month AIT course. After his AIT is completed. Then two weeks of RVN (Republic of Vietnam) training took place. Shooting his (live rounds) rifle from the hip WITHOUT bringing it to the shoulder and aiming, running and jumping into and out of the back of an army truck (2 1/2 ton) and firing blanks from his rifle. After arrival "in country" (South Vietnam) another two weeks of RVN orientation, largely consisting of the same type of training taken above.
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Where did the Cold War get hot?
Vietnam
Did the Vietnam war unify the US?
Like the US Civil War in the 1860s the Vietnam War in the 1960s divided America.
What did the Escalation of the war in Vietnam began with?
The Vietnam War really began with the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which was the attack on the USS Maddox by Communist North Vietnamese naval forces. This was the impetus for the justification of a war, as well as the escalation in terms of the numerical increase of American forces in South Vietnam. The first major battle between US and NVA forces was Operation Starlite in late August 1965.
What was the Cold War during the Vietnam War?
They were both wars against communism; its just Vietnam was a shooting war and the cold war was NOT a shooting war. Example (analogy)-It would be like two men arguing in a bar (as an example) about something (which would be the cold war) and then going outside and having a fist fight...or worse ( this would be Vietnam) about the same argument.
What did the Vietnam War accomplish?
im not an expert on this but i think that the Vietnam War could have accomplish SOMETHING. like... - Americans saw that they could not always win - Vietnam is recovering quite well - wars like this tells us that evil can sometimes conquer over good - the Vietnam war is something future people can learn about and reflect on - communism can be good SOMETIMES sorry if my answers not that good but that's what i understand anyways the Vietnam war accomplishes nothing but death!!!!!!!
Did World War 1 and the Vietnam War both have sea battles?
during the Vietnam war there was only a few naval battles but during ww1 there was a lot like the u-boat war at Peak and the battle of jutland island
How many of the battles in Vietnam did the us army win?
The answer to how many battles the United States army won in the Vietnam War is controversial. The Vietnam war was a political war that was more of an insurgency with many little ambushes and almost no actual defined battles. The most widely accepted belief about the Vietnam war is that no one won or lost.
Why are the 3 major battles of the Vietnam War important?
Which 3 major battles?
What was one of the battles in South Vietnam during the Vietnam war?
The Gulf of Tonkin
War in the Cold War?
Korea and Vietnam were the only HOT Battles of the cold war; a war between the communist world and the free world.
How should the Vietnam war be evaluated?
As one of two hot battles of the cold war.
What were the sea battles in the Civil War?
Like the Vietnam War a century later, the US Civil War was primarily a riverine war (Brown Water Navy); fighting naval battles such as "The Battle of Mobile Bay", and "The Battle of Hampton Roads."
What were some important battles of the Vietnam war?
See response below.
What were the major battles of Vietnam war and their dates?
See response below.
Analysis of Vietnam war in the content of the cold war?
Hot "battle" of the cold war. A war is a series of battles.
What were the three battles involved in the Vietnam War?
There were a lot more then 3 battles from 1945 to 1975. Expand on your question.
Military intervention in Korea or Vietnam?
Both were "hot" battles of the cold war.
