1st Class Richard Spencer, mortar platoon sergeant of Kilo (Killer) Troop, 4-3 Cavalry Regiment. Previous units undertaking the non-lethal weapons training only had two to three days with the O-C/Ts.

Intended to subdue people without killing them, these tools are often called “non-lethal,” but that term is misleading, and masks the true damage these weapons can cause. Non-lethal weapons ...