This post combines with my article "Basic Survival Skills Training For Survival Groups, ãA Checklist for Survival Skillsä (revision 02)". I had started out by trying to add each Training Task Outline (TTO) to each survival skill listed in that post. There are approximately 89 survival skills listed in that article. As I began editing all the tasks and with the added fact the many of the skills had graphics in them, which are not in the posts, I saw this was too much of a project for me with the limited time that I have and how I envisioned them turning out. So what I am planning on doing is just posting the TTO as is with no editing or additions. I have most of the training tasks in .txt form but not all of them. All of them can be found with graphics in the sources listed at the bottom of my article Basic Survival Skillls Training for Survival Groups. Since I will be posting them as time permits, if someone comes across say post TTO B-4, to find all of the previous skills that had been posted just use DejaNews search filter at; http://www.dejanews.com/home_sf.shtml I have also revised the post "Basic Survival Skills Training For Survival Groups" (revision 02) so that the posted TTO corresponds with the letter and number in that article. the first skills listed in that artice are Basic Tactical Survival Skills and is listed as the letter A and the first skill is # 1, hence skill A-1. "Train To Survive" 233 MP & Survival WebSite Address At; http://members.aol.com/Yondan444/index.html Also check out these sites for Info and FAQ's; http://www.idir.net/~medintz http://waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/ http://www.survival-center.com/foodfaq/ff1-toc.htm http://www.halcyon.com/cary/homepage.html ************************************************************************** STP 21-1-SMCT - SELECT TEMPORARY FIGHTING POSITIONS 071-326-0513 CONDITIONS You must select a temporary fighting position when at an overwatch position, after initial movement into a tentative defensive position, at a halt during movement, or upon receiving direct fire. STANDARDS Select a firing position that protects you from enemy observation and fire, and allows you to place effective fire on enemy positions without exposing most of your head and body. TRAINING AND EVALUATION Training Information Outline 1. Choose a position that takes advantage of available cover and concealment (figure 150). Graphic data not available. Figure 150 Temporary fighting positions NOTE: Cover gives protection from bullets, fragments of exploding rounds, flame, nuclear effects, and biological and chemical agents. Cover can also conceal you from enemy observation. Cover can be natural or man-made. Concealment is anything that hides you from enemy observation. Concealment DOES NOT protect you from enemy fire. DO NOT think that you are protected from the enemy's fire just because you are concealed. Concealment, like cover, can also be natural or man-made. 2. Choose a position that will allow you to observe and fire around the side of an object while concealing most of your head and body. 3. Choose a position that will allow you to stay low when observing and firing, whenever possible. NOTE: This will allow you to aim better and take advantage of concealing vegetation. 4. Choose a position with a background that does not silhouette you against the surrounding environment. NOTE: This reduces your chances of detection. 5. Follow your leader's directions after your initial selection of a temporary battlefield position. NOTE: Your leader may reposition you to gain better coverage of the area. Evaluation Preparation Setup: Evaluate this task during a march or a simulated march in an area with varying degrees of cover and concealment. Have the soldiers in full battle gear. Brief Soldier: Tell each soldier that the enemy has been reported in the area and may be encountered at any time. At preselected points during the march, at a rest halt, after ordering the soldier to take an overwatch position, or after ordering the soldier to take a tentative defensive position, have the soldier select a temporary fighting position. Evaluation Guide Performance Measure Results (P=Pass, F=Fail) 1. Choose a position that takes advantage of available cover and concealment. P F 2. Choose a position that will allow you to observe and fire around the side of an object while concealing most of your head and body. P F 3. Choose a position that will allow you to stay low when observing and firing, whenever possible. P F 4. Choose a position with a background that does not silhouette you against the surrounding environment. P F 5. Follow your leader's directions after your initial selection of a temporary battlefield position. P F Feedback Score the soldier GO if all performance measures are passed. Score the soldier NO-GO if any performance measure is failed. If the soldier scores NO-GO, show the soldier what was done wrong and how to do it correctly. REFERENCE FM-21-75 TEC 010-071-1044-F