“CONTACT FRONT!!” The instructor initiates the battle drill with a shout. “CONTACT FRONT!” The squad immediately echoes the call and deploys into a skirmish line facing the enemy, bringing maximum firepower to bear in the direction of contact. The students immediately begin firing off rounds in rapid succession while the squad leader assesses the situationContinue reading “Rates of Fire for the Rifleman”
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Condor Map Pouch Review: “The Team Leader Pouch”
In previous articles that I have written about my gear, I said that combat equipment is constantly evolving. If you ever are using your equipment and discover that it is not doing something that you need it to do, either get a better piece of gear or modify it so that it does. A fewContinue reading “Condor Map Pouch Review: “The Team Leader Pouch””
Creating a Personal Training Schedule
In the Team Leader Class, one of the things I teach students is how to make a team training plan. Today I will endeavor to show you how to create a personal training plan so that you as an individual can seek self-improvement. Identifying Your Mission You should start your training journey with a goal in mind. It’sContinue reading “Creating a Personal Training Schedule”
Priorities of Purchase; Progressively Building a Rifleman’s Kit on a Budget 2022 Edition
WARNING: Opinion If you’re just starting out into building up a fighting kit, all of the info out there can be pretty overwhelming. The natural tendency is to focus on the cool-looking points of your gear, but this can be counter-productive, especially when you have a fixed income. For example, it’s natural to immediately buyContinue reading “Priorities of Purchase; Progressively Building a Rifleman’s Kit on a Budget 2022 Edition”
Minuteman 4 Chest Rig Review
A few months ago I wrote a series on my Jäger Kit, describing how I set up my belt kit, chest rig, and pack for light infantry-style operations requiring an extended field stay of a week or so. About a month later I bought a customized Minuteman 4 chest rig from UW Gear, and I have spent the meantime testing it duringContinue reading “Minuteman 4 Chest Rig Review”
Hawg-ops.com: A Free Tactical Map Tool
A contact of mine in the military aviation community recently introduced me to hawg-ops.com. It’s a free tool to quickly make tactical maps designed for CAS pilots to plan missions, training events, and tabletop exercises. Opening the website brings you to a map of the US that allows you to zoom in to any location, initiallyContinue reading “Hawg-ops.com: A Free Tactical Map Tool”
Names in Stone
It’s Memorial Day. This morning I went to the local war monument and read every name that was engraved there. There were a couple hundred names, so it took me a while. And while I could have paid my respects with a few somber minutes of silence, reading the names of the fallen has aContinue reading “Names in Stone”
Battle Tracking on a Map Board
Two weeks ago I wrote an article about a simple method to set up a map board for battle tracking. Today I am going to cover how to use that board to track units, events, and combat reports in real time. Battle Tracking Defined Battle tracking is the task of keeping track of events as theyContinue reading “Battle Tracking on a Map Board”
Von Steuben T&C Sends: How to Set Up a Map Board for Battle Tracking
Whether you’re standing up a neighborhood protection team, security at your homestead, or even just monitoring protest/riot activity in your area, you should make a map board and set it up so you can keep track of events as they unfold. There are many ways to do this, the following is what I have usedContinue reading “Von Steuben T&C Sends: How to Set Up a Map Board for Battle Tracking”
Hiking with a Combat Load 5 Miles a Day for 5 Days
Hiking is one of the most ancient forms of exercise known to man. And for an infantryman, it’s irreplaceable. Especially if you’re training to use light infantry tactics as a modern American Minuteman. This week I’ve decided to do an experiment of hiking 5 miles every day for 5 days. It’s not a long distance, norContinue reading “Hiking with a Combat Load 5 Miles a Day for 5 Days”
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