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Originally Posted by Damien
I don't think it's a silly question. The fact that two died not one suggests that it was too tough or they didn't take into proper account the hydration of the soldiers. One dying is tragic but can happen, two strongly suggests that it was the training that did it and it was too much for a soldier to do.
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I do. I'm pretty certain the training did it so I'm not doubting that. As Sirius and Taf can testify, the point is that military training has to be tough and if it isn't the result is that more recruits die when they can't perform in the field. One of the reasons our forces are some of the best in the world is that their training is so tough. These guys could well be sent to places like Iraq in the middle of scorching heat, having to carry weapons, kit, wounded colleagues etc. They need to be tough to do that and some will get hurt or worse in the process. It was ever thus in the forces. If it turns out that the training wasn't executed properly for some reason that's a different matter but the question asked was 'is the training too tough?'.