It was four hours total. We did some sabaki type movements in the beginning, the palm heel strike, elbow, hammer fist, and front kick. In general, it was taught pretty poorly, reminded me of my days in TKD. We would pair up and have one dude attack, and the other do some basic fighting combinations of the above mentioned techniques. It was unrealistic, but maybe that's 'cuz it was so basic. After that we broke out the football pads and practiced the front kick and palm heel strike on the pads, everyone was way off balance, poor technique, and no one cared. The instructors were cadets who got certified at some crash course. Horribly run, did absolutly nothing for me or anyone in my unit, regaurdless of experience.
I'm sure CQC for RANGERS is of a higher level. Also, basic for cadets is kinda broken up, as far as normal military tasks. What I went through this summer was really only 3 or 4 weeks in the field, and the rest learning how to be a cadet. We only did pretty basic stuff - cqc, bayonet, rifle marksmanship, grenades, got gased, repelled, climbed, ruck marches, ITT, squad on squad, and this 30-hour event with pretty much everything we learned in it. Normal army basic is 8 weeks, and I think they spend more time on military tasks and less time dicking around in garrison. Next summer I'll recieve more CQC, hopefully it'll be a little more useful. I get to play with the cool stuff too, SAW, M240B, grenade launcher, M4, M136 AT-4 antitank weapon, Tanks, hummers, .50 cal, land nav, adv land nav, air assault in the black hawks, what's the sound of artillery?
BOOM! BOOM!
Also, next academic year I take grappling as a gym class, which I've heard is a really good class.
I'll let you know in four years what I think of RANGER training, but its probably going to be a lot better, at least I hope so. As far as the CQC they taught me, more like a ladies self defense course than anything...
