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Old 04-20-2007, 09:03 PM  
Splum
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Originally Posted by WarChild View Post
You're kidding, right? Spartan boys were taken by the state at 7 years old. . A rigorous discipline and mainly military type education, the so-called Agoge, commenced, lasting twelve years. How old do you have to be to join the US army? 18? A Spartan would have been training for 11 years already at that point.
Dude seriously with all due respect, combat training from 2000 years ago is completely different than combat training of today. US special forces soldiers are taught to kill with their bare hands using minimal effort and stealth.
Human performance has changed since 400 BC
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