Did you know, #DYK, that in Initial Entry Training, #IET, each Trainee will receive combative Level 1 Training? This training focuses on building confidence in individual trainees' abilities to control an enemy in hand-to-hand combat. Completed in the final weeks of Basic Combat Training, #BCT, after completing all graduation requirements, Trainees will be exposed to Pugil Sticks and grappling techniques to build confidence in themselves. | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training

#USArmy Sgt. Richard McDonald is a master combatives instructor and helps Soldiers achieve their Modern Army Combatives Program level two certifications at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. U.S. Army Central Video by Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll | U.S. Army