Combat School (TV series) explained

Genre:Documentary
Creator:David Paperny
Country:Canada
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6
Executive Producer:David Paperny
Cal Shumiatcher
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:Paperny Films
Network:Discovery Channel

Combat School is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered on March 10, 2009, on the Discovery Channel.[1] [2] The show focuses on a platoon of soldiers as they undergo warfare training prior to disembarking for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The series was produced by Paperny Entertainment. The series was narrated by Canadian actor Kavan Smith.

Synopsis

Combat School documents the combat training and eventual deployment of infantry soldiers from 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. The platoon of 40 men and women are followed through several months of training at CFB Petawawa, Ontario, CFB Wainwright, Alberta, and Fort Bliss, Texas. In the final episode, the soldiers are followed through their first two weeks in Afghanistan.[3]

Episodes

Title Original airdate

Soldiers featured

DVD release

Combat School was released on DVD on October 13, 2009. The DVD set includes all six episodes of the series, plus over forty-five minutes of bonus footage.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A still from Discovery Channel's Combat School. Caverley. Sara. March 2009. Esprit de Corps. 2009-11-18.
  2. News: Prepping for battle. Treble. Patricia. February 19, 2009. Maclean's. 2009-11-18.
  3. News: Combat School offers rare glimpse of soldiers preparing for Afghanistan. March 10, 2009. The Canadian Press. 2009-11-18.