The Big Picture documentary Stay Alert, Stay Alive is a detailed look at the strenuous six day, eighty hour training period replacement soldiers received in Vietnam to get them ready for combat. This training was a supplement to their stateside training and it focused on the unique conditions they would experience in Vietnam while fighting the Vietnamese war. This training includes how to work within the climate and terrain conditions that the soldiers would experience as well as specific fighting techniques used by the Vietnamese against the U.S. Army troops.
The Big Picture documentary Stay Alert, Stay Alive is a detailed look at the strenuous six day, eighty hour training period replacement soldiers received in Vietnam to get them ready for combat. This training was a supplement to their stateside training and it focused on the unique conditions they would experience in Vietnam while fighting the Vietnamese war. This training includes how to work within the climate and terrain conditions that the soldiers would experience as well as specific fighting techniques used by the Vietnamese against the U.S. Army troops.
The total run time of this DVD is 28 minutes. Below are some scenes from this film:
