SOCOM training in an abandoned Houston school

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I don't have a problem with it. If you're concerned about the military going through towns clearing the place out, do you think they'd hit an elementary school first?.

I'm not saying that's the reason why they did this specific scenario. But if you think about it, geographically speaking, schools are typically centered in neighborhoods, and their architectural/structural features are better suited than houses for a base of operations. My unit did the same thing in a Haiti: we usually acquired a school or church in the middle of the mud hut towns, and ran the "peacekeeping" operation from there. Again, I'm not saying they are practicing that, but I'm not saying they aren't either.

I trained myself at Drum and Berlin in old buildings, but like you guys state (unless I'm misunderstanding you) that was on military/federal property (exception-road marches in the outskirts of Berlin at 3AM)

You guys are probably right, I've been watching to much GBTV and my tin-foil hat is too tight. I should probably accept military training in our cities as the new norm.