LANGUAGE.
(I posted a short piece on the old site a couple of weeks ago, about a shortcoming in my gear-planning. The issue was that, when forced to camp out unexpectedly while traveling, I didn’t have shelter outside of the vehicle for HH6 and TMO, and HH6 decided that camping without a tent was out of the question. The responses to that article, both positive and negative, are the reason for this article. –J.M.)
Unconventional warfare warfighters possess a significantly different set of fieldcraft skills requirements than their conventional force cousins. This is a direct result of the difference in organization, equipment, and mission parameters of these different elements. While the conventional force element generally has the organic capacity to overcome any potential threat, or the ability to callat on inorganic supporting elements, the UW force will, in many operational settings, not have that ability, due to METT-TC considerations.
Whether a SF ODA, a LRS patrol, or a Force Recon team, the small-unit UW element has to rely on stealth (a subject I’ve beaten to death previously on this blog) to avoid unwanted contacts that would result in the team being either over-run or forced to call for distant supporting elements for help. The foundation of all my fieldcraft and outdoors recreation, from long-distance backpacking, horse packing trips, to simple camping out with the family in tight spots during travel, is predicated on that background.
The following notes are based on the essential individual skills common to 18-series (Special Forces) soldiers, that are relevant to the fieldcraft in this paradigm.
Task: Identify Factors Unique to the Operational Environment
More @ Mountain Guerrilla
No comments:
Post a Comment