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Fall while boxing kills Benning soldier
By Michelle Tan Times staff writer A chief warrant officer died Saturday night after a fall two days earlier during advanced combatives training at Fort Benning, Ga. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shawn Benjamin was participating in a boxing exercise as part of Level 3 combatives training when he fell backward and hit his head after he was punched by his sparring partner, according to the public affairs office at Fort Benning. Benjamin, who was assigned to the 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker, Ala., immediately received first aid and was evacuated to The Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain and was placed on a ventilator in the intensive care unit. Benjamin and his sparring partner were wearing safety equipment, including protective headgear and boxing gloves. Level 3 combatives training is a 160-hour, advanced training course conducted by the 11th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning. Level 3 combatives students must be graduates of Levels 1 and 2 training. The program, which has its headquarters at Fort Benning, trains soldiers in one-on-one combat skills. Those soldiers then return to their units to teach combatives skills to their fellow soldiers. In the past five years, more than 11,000 soldiers have graduated from the basic Level 1 instructor course. No soldiers have died during training. The Feb. 16 incident remains under investigation. A memorial service for Benjamin is planned for 4 p.m. Central Time tomorrow at the main post chapel at Fort Rucker. Back to top
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Wow, that sounds really weird to me. Did he fall off of something high? I would think if he had all that training he'd know how to break fall. I know deaths in the ring aren't uncommon but this was just an exercize. I'd like to know more details.
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Its fair to say that any Goldenhawk CWO was a balls to the wall individual, who treated training as preparation for combat. Most likely he hit the ground unconscious and was incapable of any breakfall. CWO's are usually HIGHLY motivated individuals as is any GoldenHawk. He was probably "training" harder than the average guy fights.
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Every now and then when I get to a boxing gym, I meet a guy from the military who picked up their boxing training while enlisted.
Their intensity level is nothing short of bad ass and they will sparr with you until someone goes down.
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How often are the trainees hydrated and can the participants continue if they get KO'd once they recover?
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I'm becoming alot more closer to the feeling of accomplishing tasks when you're sore and spent. MACP sounds like a killer with a high drop rate!
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Thanks for the insight Mike. That program sounds awesome. What do you think the cause of death might have been? I can see a punch doing something like that; especially if he had some preexisting condition. I guess it's hard for me to believe that it was a fall onto what I'm assuming (maybe it's a bad assumption?) was a mat or canvas while wearing head gear would be fatal. One way or the other I know if you train enough guys over time there are bound to be some heart-breaking accidents.
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