When I was 20 and the Army had me down in FT. Polk, LA in infantry training, I just couldn't understand all the time spent in hand to hand combat training after they had just handed me this beautiful black M16. I figured as long as I kept it cleaned, maintained, and well fed with .223 I sure as hell didn't need to know how to maim some guy with my hands. And, I was right. Well, 46 years have passed and I still feel the same way. Keep my firearms clean, maintained, well fed, and, oh yes, close by and leave all that kung fu **** to the young guys.
As for Sgt. Miller's theory on training, I agree. Murphy's Law of Combat: The OP PLAN goes out the window the second the first round goes whizzing by.
Very good discussion on this topic, though. Good information provided by all.