What Pershing had emphasized was training and doing the regular drills, until one's reactions are automatic. In the heat of combat, when the pressure is on, one will fall back on his training during duress. Granted, it didn't really stopped the casualty toll in the Argonne Forest battle, but what could a soldier do, against continuous machine gun fire? They didn't have Kevlar vests back then. That's that for the history lesson.
So this brings up the RealDoll. What the RealDoll does is allow one to practice routine sex, w/o the need for a partner nearby. In life in America, we train for a lot of things. We have cardiovascular training like running or biking, hand-eye coordination training like Fencing or Baseball, quantitative training like doing math problems or computer programming, vocational training like repairing vehicles, etc. In sex, however, there is no training platform. Instead, ppl are stuck at home, watching p*rn, and probably attempting to date a skank, with the hope of getting a little action, before the inevitable fight (and potential mayhem which can occur later).
Now, enter the RealDoll; here is a device which simulates the sensations of being with an actual woman. Using an electric blanket beforehand, it's warm, and its inner sleeves almost feel like the real thing. Outside skin also feels pretty good. When Mel had first introduced this idea, I was a bit skeptical, just like many reading this right now. Yet, as I started using it regularly, I'd noticed something, I was growing calmer over time. I was able to focus at work. Whenever I'd see a hot gal walk by, well, it was just that ... a hot gal walking by, BFD. I could hug Mel and not have the woodpecker wake up, suddenly, sometimes startling her. Basically, I was developing body control over time. The actual act of sex was almost like going out for a tennis match.
Mel and I have also used the doll advance our intimacy, as originally, she'd felt weird, with a guy nearby. Today, she's very comfortable with me and it's the result of the doll, evolving us into a heterosexual couple. Now that our RealDoll has entered her 2nd year as our clandestine semi-permanent housemate, I'll have to give credit where credit is due.
Matt McMullen, founder of the RealDoll company, deserves the Nobel Prize in peace, economics, and if he ever writes a book about it ... add the literature prize to his accolades. It's literally changed our world within a year's span. That's worth many times its cost.
Basically, ppl need to unwind and do it in a way, where they're not under someone else's observation. For a lot of ppl, they take to drinking whiskey before calling it a night. Well, I'm sure you know where that one goes, if one's not diligent ... alcoholism.
Now, having a Doll doesn't mean you have to be like this crazy guy, Davecat ...
There's no need to believe that this doll is some real A.I. personality, then telling the entire world, and getting labelled as a weirdo by future employers. Mel and I have the doll hidden; it's our secret.
For guys, instead of let's say getting on the 'net and ranting about how AWs suck and how they got ditched by some gal at a bar, they can bone the doll, read a book, and possibly find a new client. And then in the future, if they're still in the US, perhaps if they meet a decent gal, they can try making friends with her first, and see where it goes. All and all, separating sex with interacting with ppl out there, is a useful thing. It puts you in control of the situation.
. Since I'd been with the doll, I had another encounter with a random busty hottie in the elevator but this time, I didn't even acknowledge her, for I'd already been fondling and suckling on the doll's DD b**bs for half a year 
. I only knew of the woman's rack size from my peripheral vision. This lady then turned towards me, with a bit of a surprised look/expression and asked if I were new to the firm. That's the Iron General in action 
. I shouldn't be doing this 
, etc, etc " Eventually, that initial phase passes and then, you're just a relaxed guy. You wouldn't believe how many mornings I'd woken up with morning wood. I did 70 pushups, banged the doll (I have a set timer w/ the electric blanket so it's always warm by the early morning), took a shower, and went to work. I didn't think about sex for the rest of the day. Today, I'd even forgotten what ordinary masturbation had felt like.