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2004-01-22 Iraq

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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-01-22 9:24:07 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nearly 1,000 recruits are recruited in order to produce an active battalion of 757 soldiers.

Well, overlooking the "recruits are recruited" babble (I mean, what else would you do with them?), the roughly 75% pass rate seems kinda high for this stage of the process.

Posted by mojo 2004-1-22 11:19:35 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:19:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, the pass rate is probably a bit low. The standards are quite low. The New Iraqi Army is probably best envisioned as a heavily armed police force -- exactly what is needed right now. The NIA, if it works out in the field, can serve as the kernal of a real army.

Posted by Highlander 2004-1-22 11:48:29 AM|| 2004-1-22 11:48:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mojo: They've also had a modest amount of training to begin with, since most of them were in the former Army. They know a little of what to expect and how to do it.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-1-22 12:05:41 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-1-22 12:05:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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