why are these soldiers throwing Molotov cocktails at each other and then trying to beat each other up is this a hazing ritual gone wrong well in fact it's called a fire phobia drill and the military has been doing it since the 1960s the drill starts with Personnel in full riot gear forming a line training officers then throw down the molotov cocktails towards their feet or Shields the instinctual reaction is to back away from the Flames but fire phobia drills train Personnel to do the opposite rather than retreating they must Advance towards the fire while maintaining
their formation this counter-intuitive response is crucial because retreating gives Riders more space and time to advance soldiers are trained to use specific Maneuvers to put out any fires that stick to their clothing simultaneously other Personnel use extinguishers to put out the flames
