Concealment
Name 5s and Ms
Shape, Shine, Shadow, Silhouette, Spacing
(Either is correct)
What is DPCU?
Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform
what are the benefits of high ground?
What does MRE stand for?
Meal Ready to Eat
What is the hand gesture for halt
Bonus: what else do you do during a halt
Bonus: Take a knee, face outward (depending on position) observing your surroundings
When applying cam paint, you:
a. Use a solid colour
b. Go commando and do stripes on your cheeks
c. Spread evenly with different colours
d. None of the above
C. doing so without leaving any exposed skin makes you much less visible.
An ideal way of cam paint is to use the dark colours on the bright spots on your skin and visa versa.
List 3 effective ways of Concealing yourself
- Cam Paint
- Foliage
- Accessories (Gloves, Shemagh, etc..)
When needing to take cover from fire, a good place for cover is:
a. sheet metal
b. vehicle
c. concrete
d. bush
b or c. The engine side of a vehicle can be useful defense as well as solid concrete.
unlike the others, sheet metal and bush which have little to no level of protection.
What is a pack march?
Pack march(ing) is in other words walking point A to point B, with rucksacks on.
It being unlikely you'll encounter having to do this in cadets.
What's the difference between O group and platoon harbor
O group is to bring everyone close-in, and facing out. It is used mainly to communicate to your team without raising using loud radios or speaking.
Platoon harbor has a similar concept, with facing outward except you stay in a circle formation.
What is concealment used for?
Concealment is used to avoid any detection being it from a scout or any other sort of reconnaissance.
What is the use of different stances (i.e. Standing, Crouching, Prone)
To lower the physical image of yourself and avoid visual detection
What is a Lean-to designed for?
Allow airflow and cooler temperatures for summer
Why do we maintain spacing in field exercises?
- To cover greater ground and observe more area
- If an engagement breaks out, more ground means potential close in on rival section or PLT
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What method(s) can be used to potentially lower the sound you make.
- Ghost walking
- Filling(or emptying) canteens
- Placing cloth in between anything rattling
What are ghillies AND what is are their use?
Ghillies (from suits, to covers for bags and equipment) are usually uniform that is covered in either straps of camo, or fake leaves.
Used to disrupt not only the colour but the shape of something, making it even harder for enemies to detect you.
Name the two types of cover AND an example for each.
Natural:
- Trees, Rocks, River beds, Hollows, etc..
Man made:
- Trenches, Walls, Sandbags, Blockades, etc..
(If Possible) demonstrate a turtle shell
(Else) Explain the use of a turtle shell
Turtle shells are 1 manned hootchies designed to maintain warmth and avoid cold winds.
Elaborate an effective formation (used by Cadets) for a contact front, AND how its effective (optional)
e.g. Arrowhead, or Extended file
e.g. it's effective because you cover a lot of the field and have more options.