INDIVIDUAL

“Take the LEAD,

COMBAT
Soar as ONE”
TRAINING
 Objectives

At the end of this lecture, the

student should be able to:

▪ Define Basic Combat Training

▪ One will be able to survive in
emergency situation
▪ Decide and apply the best tactical
or technical maneuver
 Scope of Presentation

❖ DEFINITION OF TERMS
❖ INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
❖ TECHNIQUES & AIDS TO DAY
MOVEMENT
❖ DAY MOVEMENT & MOVEMENT AT
NIGHT
❖ PROPER WAYS TO CROSS THE
OBSTACLE
❖COVER & CONCEALMENT
 BASIC COMBAT TRAINING
often known as “boot camp”, is your
introduction to Air Force service, and where you
will learn the traditions, tactics and methods of
becoming a Soldier. The training of our soldiers
and units becomes more important than ever
before. Since readiness is our priority task,
quality training is absolutely essential if we are to
fulfill our missions and responsibility use the
resources entrusted to us. Especially as
Reservists, we must be always ready for any
eventually that may arise in the future since that
is the main role of each citizen armed force.
 INDIVIDUAL COMBAT TRAINING
▪ Individual Movement:
Factors to be considered in Movement:
1. Terrain:
a. Suitable for fast movement
b. Provide adequate security.
2. Security:
a. Use available cover and concealment
b. Provide good observation
c. Knowledge of the use of camouflage
and concealment
 TECHNIQUES AND AIDS TO DAY
MOVEMENT:
1. Take advantage of anything that provides
concealment in the movement
a. Fogs b. Haze c. Rain d. Smoke e. Darkness
2. Tall grasses give good concealment when
properly used.
3. Move only when the wind blows.
4. Avoid moving in a straight line through out.
5. Change direction from time to time.
6. Be alert on movement of any kind.
7. Flight of birds of any kind
8. Absence of bird and animals.
 TECHNIQUES AND AIDS TO DAY
MOVEMENT:
9. Unusual rustle of leaves and twigs.
10. Take advantage of destruction.
11. When land moves.
12. Exploding shells
13. Flying airplanes
14. Avoid leaving foot prints.
15. Select spots
16. Avoid loose rocks or stones
17. Avoid wet surface.
18. Know how to cross streams.
 TECHNIQUES AND AIDS TO DAY
MOVEMENT:
19. Keep arms and ammunitions dry
20. Improvise craft to float equipment if possible
remove boots and - clothing.
21. When crawling plowed fields
22. Avoid string dust
23. Take route over the hardest surface
24. Follow the furrows
25. Avoid loading yourself with unnecessary
equipment
 INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
1. DAY MOVEMENT:
a. High crawl and creeping – is used when cover
and concealment is available and speed is
needed to close up with the objectives. Body is
kept free of the ground with weight resting on
firearms and lower legs. Cradle rifle in your arms
to keep muzzle out of dirt. Move forward by
alternately advancing the elbows and knees.
b. Low Crawl - is used when cover and
concealment are few and speed is not needed.
Body and chest are flat to the ground. Drag rifle
along toe of the butt with fingers over nuzzle to
keep it out from dirt. Push arms forward and cock
left leg forward. Pull yourself forward with arms
and push with left leg.
 INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
1. DAY MOVEMENT:
c. Rushing - fastest movement executed from a
prone to the next dropping position when crossing
an open terrain.
d. Prone to Rushing - Keep body as flat as
possible to the ground. Slightly raise head and
select a new good position and concealed to cover
position. Slowly lower your head back drown your
arms into the body and cock right leg forward. With
one movement raise body by straightening the
arms. Spring to your feet stepping off the left foot
and rush to your new selected position, crouching
low in a zigzag way.
 INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
1. DAY MOVEMENT:
e. Dropping - Just before you drop, plant both feet
on the ground. Drop your knee and at the same
time sliding arms from the small of the stock to the
heal of the butt of the rifle. Fall forward, breaking
fall with the butt of the rifle. Shift weight to
your/right side and rollseveral; times going to your
new position. Come immediately to firing position.
Application:
a. Individual or by two rushes
b. Team rushes
c. Squad rushes
 INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
1. NIGHT MOVEMENT:
a. Walking at Night. Keep weight on one foot as
you step. Feel the ground with your toe before
stepping it down. Do it alternately in the same
manner.

b. Hitting the Ground at Night - Crouch slowly and

hold rifle under armpit and fell the ground with free
hand. Support feet with free hand and opposite
knees. Raise free leg and back and lower it
silently to the ground. Roll quietly into back prone
position.
 INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
1. NIGHT MOVEMENT:

C. Crawling at Night - Crawl on hand and

knees. Lay rifle on the ground by your side.
Keep on hand on the spot and bring forward
knees until it meets the hand. With hands
feel the ground for the knees. Clear again
next spot for other knees do the same way
and alternately and silently.
 PROBLEMS DURING NIGHT MOVEMENT:
1. Night Vision – Adopt eyes in seeing at night, by
enlarging the pupil of the eye in order to let in
more light keep out of lights around you and do
not look straight to the light.
2. Appearance and Sizes - Darkness changes
the appearance and sizes of an object. Trees
look smaller because tips and twigs of branches
cannot be seen-Airplane caught by the beam of
search light looks longer. Night glasses make it
possible to see objects that are too small. Light
is quickly visible at night. 0rdinary condition
candle light could be seen for several miles and
visible for ten miles under ideal condition for
darkness.
PROBLEMS DURING NIGHT MOVEMENT:
3. Sound - depends mostly upon ears to get into
the enemy and exercise care to keep enemy for
hearing you. When shouting stop frequently to
listen. Remove helmets so that sounds are not
distorted. By practicing, you can learn to listen for
long period in perfect silence. Sound are
transmitted a great distance in wet weather and
at night. If you hold ears close to the ground, you
can hear better sounds as persons walking or
noise of a vehicle.
4. Smell - Sense of small may warn you of any
enemy fire, cooking lines, and gasoline and oil
engines.
PROBLEMS DURING NIGHT MOVEMENT:
5. Touch - Learn to operate and adjust
equipment by touch alone. Use to feel how to
recognize object in the dark.

6. Concealment - At night it is provided by

darkness unless there is moonlight. Movement is
different from daytime movement in absolute
silence. Determine in advance and move by
bounds. Run only in an emergency. Stop and
listen frequently. Take advantage of the sounds
which may distract the enemy. If you fall down do
it silently.
 PROPER WAYS TO CROSS THE
OBSTACLE:
Movement near their wire must be slow
because of nearby traps and wires.
Passing under wires on your back by
feeling ahead and above. When cutting
wire alone, cut a wire near a picket to avoid
having a loose and fly back. When with
companion, one will hold the wire with both
hands while the other cut in between the
hands. Bend and roll back wire passage,
wrap a cloth around the wire to muffle
sound. Leave top wire intact to lessen
chance of discovery.
 PROPER WAYS TO CROSS THE
OBSTACLE:
To cross narrow trench, crawl silently up to the
edge. Spring up from prone and jump across
sinking quietly to the ground on another side.
To cross trench, climb silently and slowly and
then climb out to the other side. Remain quiet for
a moment and listen before further movement.
Demonstration and Practical Exercise on.
High Crawl
Creeping
Low Crawl
 COVER AND CONCEALMENT:
1. Cover - is the protection against enemy fire or
hostile weapons.
Types of cover:
a. Natural Cover - made by nature/ need no
change.
Examples:
Ditches of canals Boulders
Depression
Embarkment
b. Artificial Cover - Constructed from issued
materials or made by man.
Examples:
Sandbags
Foxholes
Trenches
Natural Cover
 COVER AND CONCEALMENT:
2. Concealment - is the protection against
enemy observation but not enemy fire. Types of
Concealment.
a. Natural Concealment - Made by matters/
need no change.
Examples
Bushes
Grasses
Log pile
b. Artificial Concealment - constructed from
issued materials or individual found in the vicinity.
 COVER AND CONCEALMENT:
3. Rules of Concealment.
a. Avoid unnecessary movement (remain
motion- less while observing).
b. b. Blend with the background. (Be sure that
the background does not. Contrast with your
uniform.
c. Take advantages of the shadow. (Stay in the
shadow).
d. d. Break the regular outline of the object.
(Copy the background near your vicinity.
e. e. Keep off the skyline. (You can observe from
even a great distance).
 SUMMARY

❖ DEFINITION OF TERMS
❖ INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT
❖ TECHNIQUES & AIDS TO DAY
MOVEMENT
❖ DAY MOVEMENT & MOVEMENT AT
NIGHT
❖ PROPER WAYS TO CROSS THE
OBSTACLE
❖COVER & CONCEALMENT
 “Take the
THANK YOU LEAD,
AND
Soar asDAY
GOOD ONE”