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Tactics -  MCDP 1-3  would take a look, see something 75 or 100 meters out in front that needed to be done, and go out and do it without being told. As I read through [the] award citations from Desert Shield and Desert Storm, this theme reappears, time and time again. That aggressive spirit comes from being well-trained, and confident in your professional knowledge.

Everything we do in peacetime should prepare us for combat. Our preparation for combat depends upon training and education that develop the action and thought essential to battle.