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The Modern Army Combatives Program was adopted by the U.S. Army in 2000.The program is the culmination of a directive by the Commander of 2nd Battalion, 75thRanger Regiment in 1995 to improve the Army's older and unused combatives program.Modern Army Combatives is a ground based fighting system that teaches soldiers toclose the gap between him or herself, gain dominance and finishes the fight. Theprogram's roots are in Brazilian Jujitsu, but is this the right program for the averagesoldier on today's battlefield? The attempt to answer this question was conducted by firstanalyzing the Army's program, then examining the Marine Corps, the Air Forces, theRussian military, the Israeli military, and the Korean military programs. Each forcesprogram was then compared to Modern Army Combatives. In order to support the thesisof this paper, surveys and interviews from various organizations within the Army wereconducted and in-depth interviews with martial arts experts from outside the militarywere used to provide a greater depth to the research.