A Tangible Benefit of Being In Iraq & Afghanistan

The conflict has gotten us to rethink how we train our men and women in uniform:

Heeding the advice of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans, commanders are dropping five-mile runs and bayonet drills in favor of zigzag sprints and exercises that hone core muscles. Battlefield sergeants say that's the kind of fitness needed to dodge across alleys, walk patrol with heavy packs and body armor or haul a buddy out of a burning vehicle.

I just hope this doesn't become the excuse for the next war (we have to invade so our troop will be better trained!).