I fully agree! But the present mind of the chain of command does not agree. I stated in the other thread on this topic that as a LRS PSG I pushed hard to have at least some guys to be sent the the Army tracking school during our units MOB up. The would have nothing to do with it. It was more importain for them to check the box on the BS traing we were having to attend. Many of the trainers during out MOB were less than qualified to teach. I had E4's that could of done a better job. The point I'm trying to make is that commanders dont have any confidence in tracking. The same issues that snipers face in their units. Commanders dont know how to use them, because they dont learn how to in OCS.Historically and currently by doctrine, Infantry Units from LRS down to an infantry squad are supposed to be capable of conducting Tracking Patrols as part of a larger operation.
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