[A_non_e-moose]

I actually feel quite safe knowing that someone with more rigorous military training than police training, and with more familiarity with their service weapon, is ready to act in case of a bomb, knife or vehicle attack.

[brightlancer]

I think you're over-estimating the quality of military firearms training and under-estimating how soldiers and marines are trained for war rather than policing.

Friendly-fire military incidents are common; while it's associated with inexperienced troops, the reality is that experienced and "elite" troops still have many friendly-fire incidents. And then there are all the civilians that are killed as collateral damage.