Running isn't the right word.
We are just advancing in a different direction! So they teach them well!
Lol, Rooster - indeed.
Attacking involves running too, and some need more space to take their "elan".
And they must also learn to jump:
@Marianne : I sure did a lot of para dropping in my time! Probably why I have such bad knees! LOL
Lol - and flying has always fascinated humankind or shouldn't we say: since humankind started to think, flying became an aim ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parachute&action=edit§ion=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachute#/media/File:Conical_Parachute,_1470s,_British_Museum_Add._MSS_34,113,_fol._200v.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci
"Retreat, hell! We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction."
—Oliver P. Smith, 1st Marines
Lol - indeed, T(h)ink.
I noted the "general information" link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_P._Smith
You and Rooster are reminding me of a joke.
Lol, T(h)ink, I hope that you saw the other joke too.
Yep.
Lol - yes, T(h)ink, that's excellent; I like additional chuckles, and today, they help a lot (I crashed twice and lost text and inspiration).
Well I like that soldier! He cuts to the "chase"...good sense of humour!
Lol, Virginia - indeed, there are always several "perspectives" to take into account.
There's another joke around this theme.
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