Combat School
This documentary chronicles the combat training and eventual deployment of 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, of the Royal Canadian Regiment. In preparation for ISAF combat operations in Afghanistan, the platoon trains for several months in North America before going overseas. This documentary follows them throughout 2008, in training at CFB Petawawa, Ontario, CF... Read all
Genre: Documentary, War
Cast:Kavan Smith
S1.E1 ∙ One Platoon
Forty men and women from 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment begins mission-specific training for the most intense combat situation any of them have ever faced.
S1.E2 ∙ Who Here Wants to Die?
With the reality that 1 Platoon is further behind in training than any other platoon at Fort Bliss, company commander Oberwarth does not mince words to get them motivated.
S1.E3 ∙ A Virtual War
After intense training in Texas, 1 Platoon returns home with change in the air.
S1.E4 ∙ Hidden Enemies
Without their leader, Captain Cox, 1 Platoon is assigned to a remote forward operating base for guard duty.
S1.E5 ∙ Ready or Not
When 1 Platoon tries to protect a disabled helicopter, Warrant Rhodenizer - commanding the platoon in Captain Cox's absence - is "critically injured" by shrapnel.
S1.E6 ∙ Trial by Fire
After months of demanding training, the 'battle-ready' troops of 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment finally arrive in Afghanistan - their home for the next six months.
