They shouldn't lower standards, but regardless of toughness, you can't overcome heat stroke by being a badass. It was irresponsible and wasteful. Whoever was in charge of that hike did not use proper ORM.
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>heat stroke >85 degree weather lel, they didn't die from heat stroke. I'm sure it was something else.
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Humidity plays a big part in dehydration and heat related illness.
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Or not being conditioned for the weather.
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This is true^
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Edited by lonepaul2441: 11/13/2013 3:36:14 PMThey put it down to "Heat illness" there were more than 3 men on the march and they all survived but 3, the conditions would have been like being in a Jungle or desert something they HAVE TO train in because they could be sent to those environments in live combat scenario's. There is a reason they go to the US for desert training and the pennines for winter/arctic training, the SAS train with live ammunition for the simple reason "If it's not live, whats the point?"
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What's the point? How about not killing reservists in training? When you run a marathon, do you train by running a marathon? No, you work up to it and rarely ever practice the full distance. At some point the officers are no longer acting as trainers, rather they're there to push the men while ensuring they don't die. The fact remains that the training evolution should have been ended before loss of life occurred.