Preparation
Categories:
PATROLLING
Military Handbooks:
The Plattsburg Manual Advanced Training
Before going out the patrol commander will make a careful inspection of
the members of his patrol in order to see:
1. That the members are in a suitable condition for the duty to be
performed. (Not drunk, sick, lame, having a bad cough, etc.)
2. That each man is properly armed and has the requisite amount of
ammunition.
3. That the accoutrement is so arranged that it will not r
ttle or
glisten in the sunlight.
4. That no man has anything about him that will afford the enemy
valuable information in the event of capture.
At the conclusion of this inspection he will, in the presence of the
officer sending out the patrol, go over his orders, giving his men all
the information that he has of the enemy and his own troops; state the
duty (mission) of the patrol so that all may know what they are going to
accomplish, and he will follow this with a statement of his general plan
for carrying it out. He will designate an assembly point should the
patrol be dispersed. He will designate a second in command should he be
disabled.