First wave completes combatives training

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First wave completes combatives training
By Erik Holmes - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jan 30, 2008 18:46:08 EST

The first airmen to experience the Air Force’s new hand-to-hand combat program completed training Tuesday at the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ga.

Based on the Modern Army Combatives Program, the idea is to eventually equip all airmen with the skills to protect themselves in case they are unarmed and in close combat with an enemy.

The 10-hour basic combatives program is being rolled out first in the officer commissioning pipeline and then at basic military training for enlisted recruits. Airmen at Officer Training School began the program Jan. 25, and the first class of Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets will receive the training this summer through the new combined field training session for rising juniors.

For young officers who recently have been commissioned, the Air and Space Basic Course will begin teaching combatives skills in March or April.

No timeline has been announced for providing the training to recruits at basic training or to other airmen.


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