Basic Drill
Perhaps the most basic of all IMTs is the "Basic Drill". The Basic Drill is one that all individual soldiers are supposed to perform if they come under fire.
The basic drill is:
- Double tap
- Run two or three steps
- Drop to the ground or into cover
- Crawl a few yards (or move under concealment/cover)
- Observe
- Shoot (identified targets of opportunity within effective range)
- Move
- Observe
- Shoot
- Repeat until issued orders.
The basic drill is designed to provide a soldier with simple steps to follow under the stress of combat. The essential goal of the basic drill is to move the soldier into cover, remove him from the last position where he was likely to be seen by the enemy, and keep him positively engaged by identifying and shooting any targets in range until his commander makes an appraisal and issues instructions.
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