Combat School: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The atmosphere is intense and the expectations high in this six-part documentary series which follows - for the first time ever - Canadian infantry soldiers as they undergo a technologically advanced, realistic training regimen to prepare for combat. Granted unprecedented access, the cameras go directly to the heart of modern warfare by following a platoon of 40 men and women from 1 Platoon, Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment from the time they commence their training until they are declared "battle-ready." Our film crew is then embedded with the platoon "outside the wire" in Afghanistan where the soldiers' skills are put to the ultimate test when they encounter insurgents for the first time.

Series details

• Title: Combat School
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2009-03-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-04-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16409
• IMDb ID: tt1486234
• TVDB ID: 86431

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-03-10; final listed air date 2009-04-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Combat School on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.