Marine Military Police Training - Pepper Sprayed and Making Apprehensions

[Bill Mattocks]

Marine MP training at Fort Leonard Wood; the MP is sprayed full in the face with pepper spray and then has to subdue or hold off attackers with a variety of weapons. Cool video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VJ-bYlKUKE

Yeah, I did that to, but at Camp Pendleton in the 1980s. Main difference was we used Mace, not pepper spray. I understand pepper spray is worse.

[Bill Mattocks]

This is my old unit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dszog-f728Q

That's 33 Area Combat Town at Camp Pendleton. I left a lot of blood in the dirt there once. Some of it mine.

[MJS]

Nice clips Bill! :) I thought the guy in the 1st clip did a great job, under those conditions. Training of this nature, is, IMO, very important, if you're in the Military, LEO fields.

[Buka]

Went through the pepper spray in the face several times during LEO training. Man, it really burned the eyes and choked the lungs. I always hated it. But when you know it's just temporary, and it won't kill you, it's easy to wade through it and take down the sprayer. (easy being a relative term :) )

It's why I have no faith in pepper spray. Seen too many guys just bite the bullet and wade through it. And a lot of the young guys who couldn't make it through their first year, just plowed through in subsequent years. We cheered them the most.

[OKenpo942]

Well if that doesn't bring back some memories. Hate that stuff.

James