INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE

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DAY AND NIGHT MOVEMENT COVER AND CONCEALMENT CAMOUFLAGING ORGANIZING THE SQUAD/PLATOON INTO THEIR
INDIVIDUAL ROLE AS A RIFLEMAN

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

DAY TRAINING
A. FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED IN DAY MOVEMENT: 1. TERRAIN SUITABLE TO FAST MOVEMENT & PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. 2. SECURITY USED ALL AVAILABLE COVER AND CONCEALMENT & PROVIDE GOOD OBSERVATION POINTS. 3. KNOWLEDGE IN THE USE OF CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

DAY TRAINING
B. TECHNIQUES AND AIDS IN DAY MOVEMENT: 1. PREPARE YOURSELF AND EQUIP. 2. TAPE OR PAD ANY PARTS OF YOUR WEAPON OR EQUIPEMENT THAT RATTLES OR ARE SO LOOSE THAT MAY SNAG, AS YOU WALK. 3. WEAR SOFT, WELL-FITTING CLOTHES.

4. CARRY ONLY PRESCRIBED & NECESSARY EQUIPMENT.

5. MOVE BY BOUNDS, THAT IS A SHORT DISTANCE AT A TIME, HALT, LISTEN, OBSERVE. THEN MOVE AGAIN. 6. CHANGE DIRECTION SLIGHTLY FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN MOVING THROUGH TALL GRASSES. 7. IF YOU ALARM BIRDS & ANIMALS, REMAIN IN A POSITION & OBSERVE BRIEFLY. THEIR FLIGHT OR MOVEMENT MAY ATTRACT THE ENEMYS ATTENTION. 8. FOLLOW THE FURROWS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN CRAWLING OVER FLOWED FIELDS. 9. CROSS ROADS & TRAILS WHEREIN THERE IS THE MOST COVER & CONCEALMENT.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

DAY TRAINING
C. INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT: CRAWL IS A MOVE CLOSE TO GROUND TO AVOID BEING SEEN BY THE ENEMY. 2 TYPES OF CRAWL 1. HIGH CRAWL IT IS APPLIED WHEN:
A. COVER & CONCEALMENT ARE AVIALABLE IN THE AREA. B. WHEN POOR VISIBILITY REDUCES ENEMY OBSERVATION. C. WHEN SPEED IS NEEDED.

2. LOW CRAWL IT IS APPLIED WHEN:

A. COVER AND CONCEALMENT ARE SCARCE OR FEW. B. WHEN VISIBILITY PERMITS GOOD ENEMY OBSERVATIONS. C. WHEN SPEED IS NOT NEEDED.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH CRAWL & LOW CRAWL
LOW CRAWL: 1. BODY RIFLE ARE FLAT TO THE GROUND. 2. DRAG RIFLE TOE OF THE BUTT OF THE RIFLE WITH FINGER OVER THE MUZZLE. 3. PUSH ARMS FORWARD & COCKED LEFT LEG FORWARD. 4. PULL YOURSELF WITH ARMS FORWARD & PUSH WITH LEFT LEGS.

HIGH CRAWL:
1. BODY IS KEPT FREE FROM THE GROUND WITH WEIGHT RESTING ON FOREARMS AND LOWER LEGS. 2. MOVE FORWARD BY ALTERNATELY ADVANCING THE ELBOWS & KNEES.

3. CRADLE RIFLE IN YOUR ARMS TO KEEP MUZZLE.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

PRONE TO RUSHING: 1. START FROM THE PRONE POSITION.

2. SLOWLY RAISE YOUR HEAD & SELECT YOUR NEXT POSTION.

3. SLOWLY LOWER HEAD BACK. DRAW YOUR ARMS INTO YOUR BODY KEEPING YOUR ELBOWS DOWN, & PULL RIGHT LEG FORWARD

4. WITH ONE MOVEMENT, STRAIGHTENING THE ARMS.

RAISE

YOUR

BODY

BY

5. SPRING TO YOUR FOOT, STEEPING OFF WITH LEFT FOOT & RUSH TO YOUR NEW POSITION USING THE SHORTEST ROUTE, CROUCHING LOW IN A ZIGZAG WAY. DROPPING: 1. JUST BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND, PLANT BOTH FEET. 2. DROP TO KNEE AT THE SAME TIME SLIDING YOUR HAND TO THE HEEL OF THE BUTT OF THE RIFLE. 3. FULL FORWARD, BREAKING YOUR PULL WITH THE BUTT OF THE RIFLE.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

NIGHT TRAINING
1. PRINCIPLES OF NIGHT VISION: A. DARK ADAPTATION MEANS ALLOWING YOUR EYES TO BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO LOW LEVEL ILLUMINATION. B. OFF CENTER VISION TECHNIQUES IN KEEPING YOUR ATTENTION FOCUSSED TO AN OBJECT WITHOUT LOCKING DIRECTLY AT IT.

C. SCANNING IT USING OFF CENTER VISION TO OBSERVE AN OBJECT.

2. TECHNIQUES IN NIGHT VISION: A. AVOID STRAINING YOUR EYES. B. SUDDEN LIGHT DESTROY OUR SIGHT VISION. C. ADAPT YOUR SEEING AT NIGHT VISION.
1) HUMAN EYE FOR NIGHT VISION BY STAYING IN THE DARK FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR BEFORE YOU GO OUT. 2) PREPARE YOUR EYES FOR NIGHT VISION BY STAYING IN THE DARKNESS FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR YOU GO OUT.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

3. PROBLEM ON NIGHT MOVEMENT: A. NIGHT VISION ADAPT IN SEING AT NIGHT BY ENLARGING THE PUPIL IN ORDER TO LET IN MORE LIGHT. KEEP CUT OF LIGHT AROUND YOU & DO NOT STRAIGHT TO LIGHT. B. APPEARANCE AND SIZES APPEARANCE & SIZES OF AN OBJECT: DARKNESS CHANGES

1) TREE LOOK SMALLER BECAUSE TIPS & TWIGS OF BRANCHES CANNOT BE SEEN. AN AIRPLANE CAUGH BY THE BEAM OF SEARCHING LIGHT LOOKS LARGE. 2) NIGHT GLASSES MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO SEE THE OBJECTIVE THAT WOULD TO SMALL. 3) LIGHT IS VISIBLE AT NIGHT ORDINARY CONDITION FOR DARKNESS.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

C. SOUND AND SMELL: 1) LEARN TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, & REACT TO COMMON BATTLEFIED NOISES & THE COMMON SOUND IN YOUR AREA OF OPERATION. 2) SOUND CAN BE HEARD BETTER AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWER NOISES TO INTERFERE, & NIGHT AIR CARRIES SOUND BETTER. 3) SOUND CAN PREVAIL YOUR PRESENCE TO THE ENEMY. SUPPRESS SNEEZE BY PRESSING UP ON YOUR NOSTRIL WITH YOUR FINGER. 4) SMELLS CAN HELP OR ENDANGER YOU. ODORS FROM GASOLINE, COOKING FOODS OR BURNING TOBACCO WARN YOU OF THE ENEMY PRESENCE. AVOID THE USES IF SHAVING LOTION, DEODORANT, HAIR & SCENTED SOAP. ODORS FROM THESE MAY REVEAL YOUR PRESENCE TO THE ENEMY. 5) TOUCH LEARN TO OPERATE & ADJUST EQUIPMENT BY TOUCH ALONE.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

D. CONCEALMENT AT NIGHT: 1) DARKNESS PROVIDE CONCEALMENT AT NIGHT.

2) KEEP ALL LIGHT CONCEALED.

3) TAKE ADVANTAGES OF THE BLINDING EFFECTS OF THE BURST OF LIGHT. 4) USE CAMOUFLAGE TO HIDE YOURSELF IN DARKNESS. 5) PAY AS MUCH ATTENTION TO BACKGROUND AT NIGHT. E. RULES FOR NIGHT MOVEMENT: 1) MOVE BY TOUCHING DISTANCE. 2) BE GUIDED ON PROMINENT TERRAIN FEATURES. 3) MOVE IN THE OPEN AS MUCH A POSSIBLE.

4) TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SOUND.

5) DO NOT RUN AT NIGHT EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY. 6) STOP AND LISTEN FREQUENTLY.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

F. HOW TO MOVE AT NIGHT: 1) WALING AT NIGHT: A. KEEP WEIGHING IN ONE FOOT AS YOU STEP. B. FEEL THE GROUND WITH YOUR TOE BEFORE STEEPING IT DOWN. 2) HITTING THE GROUND AT NIGHT. GOING INTO PRONE POSITION AT NIGHT, CROUCH SLOWLY & BOTH RIFLE UNDER ARMPIT & FEET THE GROUND WITH FREE HAND. 3) CRAWLING AT NIGHT CRAWL ON HAND & KNEES. THEN LAY ON THE GROUND BY YOUR SIDE. KEEP HAND ON THE SPOT & BRING FORWARD KNEES, IT MEET THE HAND. WITH HANDS FEEL THE GROUNDS OF THE KNEES. THEN CLEAR AGAIN NEXT SPOT FOR THE KNEES TO THE SAME WAY & ALTERNATELY & SILENTLY.

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DAY AND NIGHT TRAINING

G. HOW TO KNOW POSITION: 1) ALWAYS KEEP TRACK ON WHERE YOU ARE & THE DIRECTION TO THE OTHER PLACE IN THE AREA.

2) USE TERRAIN FEATURES TO KEEP DIRECTION AT NIGHT.

3) CHOOSE A ROUTE THAT CAN BE EASILY FOLLOW. 4) WHEN MOVING AT NIGHT, STOP OFTEN. 5) MAPS & COMPASS ARE GOOD AIDS IN MAINTAINING DIRECTION. H. SECURITY AT NIGHT: 1) KNOW THE CHALLENGE & PASSWORDS. 2) USE THE BUDDY SYSTEM WORK WITH YOUR BUDDY.

3) PROPER USE OF THE COUNTER SIGN/CALL SIGN.

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COVER & CONCEALMENT

COVER IS NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL PROTECTION FROM THE FIRE OF THE ENEMY. TYPES OF COVER

1. NATURAL (RAVINES, HALLOWS, REVERSE SLOPES, BIG MOUND OF

EARTH)

2. ARTIFICIAL (FIGHTING POSITIONS, TRENCHES, WALLS) CONCEALMENT - IS NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL PROTECTION FROM ENEMY OBSERVATION (SHADOWS, FOLIAGE, THICK BUSH, FOG,
CLOUDS & EVEN STRONG RAIN ARE INCLUDED).

CAMOUFLAGING EMPLOYS VISUAL TRICKERY TO EXPLOIT THE WEAKNESS OF THE HUMAN EYESIGHT & BRAINS.

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SQUAD ORGANIZATION
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (SQUAD)
1. LEAD SCOUT 2. GUIDE 3. SQUAD LEADER OR TEAM LEADER 4. RADIO MAN 5. ASSISTANT RADIOMAN 6. CONTACT MAN 7. TAIL SCOUT

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DUTIES OF LEAD SCOUT

1. HE IS THE POINT MAN.
2. HE ENSURES THE SECURITY OF HIS SQUAD. 3. HE ALWAYS CHOOSES THE ADVANTAGEOUS TERRAIN DURING MOVEMENT. 4. HE PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY PREPARED TO SHOOT THE ENEMY FIRST. PREPARES HIMSELF FOR A QUICK DRAW, THE SAFETY LEVER OF HIS RIFLE IS ON SEMIAUTOMATIC THE WHOLE TIME.

THE LEAD SCOUT, IS THE EYES & EARS OF THE SQUAD. PROFICIENT IN VISUAL TRACKING, FRONT SECURITY IS HIS MAIN FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITY. HIS TRIGGER FINGER IS STEADY & SURE. HIS SENSES KEENLY DEVELOPED, HE ARMED WITH M16 & EQUIPPED WITH BINOCULARS & NIGHT-VISION GOGGLES.

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DUTIES OF GUIDE
1. THE GUIDE TAKES ON A SUPPORTING ROLE TO THE LEAD SCOUT.

2. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE ALWAYS AT THE BACK OF THE LEAD SCOUT, THERE ARE TIMES THAT HE WILL STAY BY THE SIDE OF LEAD SCOUT. WHEN THERE IS IMMINENT DANGER TO THE FRONT, THE LEAD SCOUT & THE GUIDE ARE ABREAST TO MAINTAIN TWO (2) RIFLES TO UNLOAD THEIR STINGING BULLETS.
3. THE GUIDE OFTEN CONTROLS THE PACE OF THE SQUAD. 4. THE GUIDE HELPS OUT IN MAKING PATH THROUGH THE JUNGLE. 5. HE MAKES SURE THAT THE SQUAD IS ALWAYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THE GUIDE, IS THE PATHFINDER AND NAVIGATOR OF THE SQUAD. HE IS PROFICIENT IN MAP READING AND TERRAIN ANLYSIS, HE IS ARMED WITH M14, EQUIPPED WITH COMPASS AND RAPPELING ROPE.

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DUTIES OF TEAM LEADER

1. SQUAD LEADER IS IN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE SQUAD. 2. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HIS TEAM DOES OR FAILS TO DO.

THE SQUAD LEADER, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER THE SQUAD DOES OR FAILS TO DO. HE IS THE FOCAL POINT AROUND WHICH THE SQUAD IS ORGANIZED. IN ALL ASPECTS OF ACTIVITIES, HE EXCEL OVER HIS MEN. HE IS ARMED WITH M16, EQUIPPED WITH BINOCULARS, MAP & COMPASS.

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DUTIES OF RADIOMAN
1. THE RADIOMAN IS THE VOICE OF COMMAND. 2. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SIGNAL EQUIPMENT OF THE SQUAD.

3. HE EMPHASIZES RADIO SECURITY.

4. HE MUST ALWAYS BESIDE THE SQUAD LEADER. 5. HE ALWAYS GIVE FEEDBACK ON ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

THE RADIOMAN, IS THE IN CHARGE OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF THE SQUAD. HE IS THE LINK BETWEEN THE SQAUD & BASE CONTROL DURING DEEP PENETRATION. HE IS ARMED WITH M16 & EQUIPPED WITH URC 187 RADIO, A FLASHLIGHT & FLARE GUN.

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DUTIES OF ASST RADIOMAN

1. THE ASST RADIOMAN HAS A LOT OF DUTIES TO PERFORM FOR THE TEAM. AS THE AIRCRAFT MARSHALER & AS THE SNIPER OF THE SQUAD.

2. HE ASSISTS THE RADIOMAN WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SQUADS RADIO.

THE ASST RADIOMAN, HE ASSIST THE RADIOMAN WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SQUADS RADIO. HE IS ALSO THE AIRCRAFT MARSHALER OF THE SQUAD. HE IS ARMED WITH AN M16 & EQUIPPED WITH PRC 77 OR A URC 773 RADIO & A PANEL.

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DUTIES OF CONTACT MAN

1. DURING COMMANDO OPERATIONS, THE CONTACT MAN IS THE POINT MAN. HE DISGUISES AS A REBEL & MINGLES WITH THE BARRIO RESIDENTS TO FISH FOR INFORMATION OF INTELLIGENCE VALUE.
2. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF CMO. 3. HE IS THE SQUADS SILENT KILLING SPECIALIST.

4. HE IS THE PRIMARY INTERROGATOR OF THE SQUAD.

5. HE IS THE MEDIA MAN OF THE SQUAD. 6. THE CONTACT MAN MUST ALSO MASTER THE DIALECT IN THE AREA, AS THE INTELLIGENCE AGENT OF THE SQUAD & THE DEMOLITIONIST.

THE CONTACTMAN, IS THE INTELLIGENCE AGENT OF THE SQUAD CAPABLE OF GETTING INFORMATION THROUGH DISGUISE METHODS. HE IS A MASTER OF SEVERAL DIALECTS OR THE DIALECT IN THE AREA WHERE THE SQUAD OPERATES. A MASTER IN UNARMED COMBAT, HE IS ALSO A GOOD DOCTOR. AS THE DEMOLITONIST, HE IS IN CHARGE OF ALL DEMOLITION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SQUAD. HE IS ARMED WITH M16 W/M203 ATTACHED. HE ALSO CARRY DEMOLITION SET, PAIR OF CIVILIAN CLOTHES, CAMERA & MEANS OF SILENT KILLING.

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DUTIES OF TAIL SCOUT

1. REAR SECURITY. 2. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUBSISTENCE OF THE SQUAD. 3. RESPONSIBLE OF POLICING THE HARBORING AREA. 4. HE IS IN CHARGE OF COUNTERATTACKING.

THE TAIL SCOUT, IS THE LAST TO ADVANCE AND LAST TO WITHDRAW. REAR SECURITY IS HIS MAIN FUNCTION & RESPONSIBLITY. HE ERASE THE TRACKS LEFT BY THE SQUAD. HE IS ARMED WITH M16 & EQUIPPED WITH A MEDICAL KIT.

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