 Training in an armored cavalry regiment is rigorous. Tankmen must pass an annual tank crew qualification course. Their effectiveness in simulated combat situations is carefully done. The cavalry's foot soldiers must also undergo strenuous tests in what is known as MISPIC, Mechanized Infantry Squad Proficiency Course. Like the tank crew qualification course, MISPIC sets up typical combat situations in which the squad leader and his men must display a high level of skill, teamwork, and aggressiveness. It is all a far, far cry from the horse and saver days. The cavalry steeds are of iron now and have even taken wing, like Pegasus. But the spirit of the past still rides with the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment. The cavalryman's traditional dash and boldness, his fierce pride in the battle history of his regiment, burn as strong as ever. The Second Cav, which fought vagantly in almost all of America's historic wars. The Mexican, the civil, the Spanish American, World War I, and World War II. The cavalry traditions of honor, valor, dedication are very much alive today, here on the West German border.