# Are (US) military drill instructors particularly skilled in unarmed combat? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 4, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-military-drill-instructors-particularly-skilled-in-unarmed-combat/1008457 "2024-10-04T21:13:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 26
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-military-drill-instructors-particularly-skilled-in-unarmed-combat/1008457/26 "2024-10-06T20:07:46Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > I was flight deck crew on an aircraft carrier, if we need handguns, we’re fucked already. Maybe one of these would be more useful in that case: > [@Would an updated boarding ax/gun work properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-an-updated-boarding-ax-gun-work-properly/1007161): > > So in the midst of looking up weird weapons for a story I may or may not write, I came across information about this [combination boarding ax/rifle](https://www.boardingaxe.com/swedish.html). It’s apparently workable (though you obviously couldn’t run around with it ready to fire whilst fighting). My question is, could you remake it with a more modern shotgun/rifle inside the handle? Or would something like the kick make it unwieldy? I don’t know anything about guns. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-military-drill-instructors-particularly-skilled-in-unarmed-combat/1008457)._