Select a temporary fighting position

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 fireing position that protects you from enemyt opservation and fire, and allows you to place effective fire on enemy positions without exposing most of your head and body.

Training and evaluation
1. Choose a position that takes advantage of available cover and concealment.
Note: Cover gives protection from bb's. Cover can also conceal you from enemy ovservation. Cover can be natural or man made. 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, it just protects you from enemy observation. 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 whil concealing most of your head and body.
3. Choose a position that will alloww you to stay low when observing and firing, whenever possible.
Note: This will allow you to aim better and take advantage of concealing vegitation
4. Choose a position with a background that does not silhouette you against the surrounding environment.
This reduces your chance of detection
5. Follow your leader's direction after your initial selection of a temporary battlefield position.
Your leader may reposition you to gain better coverage of your area.