5 major terrain features
Hill Valley Ridge Saddle Depression
3 minor features
Cliff
Draw
Spur
2 supplementary features
Cut
Fill
Colors of the map and meanings
Brown- contour lines Red- major roads, built up areas Green- vegetation Blue- water Black- man made features
GOTWA
Where you're Going Others you're taking with you Time it will take What to do if you go past time Actions if contact is taken (both elements)
3 types of bleeding
Venous
Arterial
Capillary
3 types of heat injuries
Heat stroke
Heat cramp
Heat exhaustion
OAKOC
Observation Avenues of approach Key terrain Obstructions Cover and concealment
3 types of North
Grid
Magnetic
True
5 paragraphs of an OPORD
1- Situation 2- Mission 3- Execution 4- Sustainment 5- Command and signal
5 principles of patrolling
1- Planning 2- Recon 3- Security 4- Control 5- Common sense
SLLS
Stop
Look
Listen
Smell
LACE
Liquid
Ammo
Casualties
Equipment
SALUTE
Size Activity Location Uniform Time Equipment
METT-TC
Mission Enemy Terrain Troops Time Civilian consideration
3 types of command orders
OPORD
WARNO
FRAGO
8 troop leading procedures
1- Receive the mission 2- Issue the WARNO 3- Make tentative plan 4- Start movement 5- Reconnoiter 6- Complete the plan 7- Issue OPORD 8- Supervise
5 Ss
Search Silence Segregate Safeguard Speed to rear
different types of Recon Patrols
Area
Zone
Route
Movement techniques
Travelling
Travelling over watch
Bounding over watch (successive, alternating)
8 cycles of function
Feeding Chambering Locking Firing Unlocking Extracting Ejecting Cocking
8 battle drills
1- Squad Attack 2- React to contact 3- Break contact 4- React to ambush 5- Knock out bunkers 6- Enter building/room 7- Enter/clear trench 8- Conduct initial breach of mined wire obstacle
9 Line MEDEVAC
Location Frequency Patients by Precedence Equipment Patients by Type Security Marking Nationality NBC