reply to post by Wayfarer
Very interesting post. Thank you OP.
This could very well be the beginning of our Space Marines.
Joking aside, with necessity of budget concerns in space ventures requiring multinational cooperation, I wouldn't put it past a security minded arm of
the U.S. gov to require such training in case social cohesion in long term manned space missions breaks down between nationalities where hostile
nationalistic factions could occur.
As to why training in anachronistic weaponry and tactics may be being explored over Special Forces training in improvised weaponry and tactics, other
than scenarios that are the stuff of science fiction and fantasy like time travel, blending in on planet Valhalla, or something, I wouldn't know.
edit on 19-10-2011 by nineix because: (no reason given)