Combat School

TV Show · Documentary · War & Military

The atmosphere is intense and the expectations high in this six-part documentary series, which follows - for the first time ever - Canadian infantry soldiers as they undergo a technologically advanced, realistic training regimen to prepare for combat. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers are then embedded with a platoon of 40 men and women once they are deployed in Afghanistan, and viewers see how the soldiers put their skills to the test when they encounter insurgents for the first time.

2009 · 45m

EPISODE 1

One Platoon

Forty men and women from 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, to train for deployment in Afghanistan.
EPISODE 2

Who Here Wants to Die?

As One Platoon falls behind in training, Commander Oberwarth attempts to motivate the troops; the soldiers try to clear a mock Taliban village.
EPISODE 3

A Virtual War

The platoon receives realistic combat training at the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre in Alberta; Capt. Cox goes home to his pregnant fiancée; mock battle tests skills.
EPISODE 4

Hidden Enemies

A mock suicide bomber causes mass casualties; 2 Platoon is sent to save an important VIP.
EPISODE 5

Ready or Not

One Platoon reunites with the rest of Mike Company for their final battle before training ends.
EPISODE 6

Trial by Fire

The troops arrive in Afghanistan after months of training and their skills are put to the test right way.

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Combat School

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The atmosphere is intense and the expectations high in this six-part documentary series, which follows - for the first time ever - Canadian infantry soldiers as they undergo a technologically advanced, realistic training regimen to prepare for combat. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers are then embedded with a platoon of 40 men and women once they are deployed in Afghanistan, and viewers see how the soldiers put their skills to the test when they encounter insurgents for the first time.

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