It masy be dead in the US Army but not in the British Army. My son is an Infantry Instructor and still teaches Bayonet Drill, with the age old encouragement to, "Show your Killing face, get at him and give him three inches, thats all, three cold killing inches of steel, I guarantee he,ll be off like a scared bunny afore you get near him, etc etc etc ". And guess what, the recruits LOVE it.