It does say earlier that they could clear 50 miles in 10 hours on the level, so they were dumped only about a day's march away for their survival training
The Rocky Mountains are far from "level". It took 3 days I think? And it gets plenty cold at night, even in summer.
It seemed 'over the top' but he didn't dwell on it, just made the points of recruits dying and MI never leaves a man behind.
It does say earlier that they could clear 50 miles in 10 hours on the level, so they were dumped only about a day's march away for their survival training
The Rocky Mountains are far from "level". It took 3 days I think? And it gets plenty cold at night, even in summer.
It seemed 'over the top' but he didn't dwell on it, just made the points of recruits dying and MI never leaves a man behind.