Author : William H. Waldron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332202874
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)
Book Synopsis Tactical Walks (Classic Reprint) by : William H. Waldron
Download or read book Tactical Walks (Classic Reprint) written by William H. Waldron and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tactical Walks It is to provide instruction in just this class of problems that the Tactical Walk has been devised and developed. If it is efficiently conducted, it will certainly familiarize noncommissioned officers with this class of duties. We take the noncommissioned officers from the theory of the classroom and map maneuvers right out on tactical exercises with troops without giving them any preliminary practical training. They are not sure of themselves yet. The Tactical Walk is the intermediate step between the classroom and theory and the actual handling of troops, which fits the man for the duties of troop handling. In the practical training of troops the Tactical Walk finds its broad field of application. You decide that you want to instruct your company in outpost work. Select the terrain that you desire to use; draw up your problem and the several situations connected therewith along the lines indicated herein. Take your noncommissioned officers out on a Tactical Walk and solve the problem. The next day, while the situations and their solution are still fresh in their minds, take the company out for a terrain exercise over this same ground and solve the same problem. You will see that the noncommissioned officers will go about their work in an intelligent and straightforward manner. There will be no hesitation and indecision. This inspires the confidence of the men in their squad and platoon and platoon leaders, and your company has learned something really worth while. This is not to say that one exercise of this class will suffice. You may have to give your company a dozen such. Now take the same problem and work it out in the same manner on a different piece of ground. You will see a marked improvement in the noncommissioned officers grasping the points of the Tactical Walk. You will see them gaining confidence in themselves. You will see that the men have more confidence in them and respect for their ability. After the two phases of training have been carried out as outlined above, you are ready to enter into maneuver with another company. The Tactical Walk will be found suitable for teaching the officers and noncommissioned officers of the cadet corps in military schools. The commandant may work up his problems and conduct the walks as indicated herein. The members of the Officers' Reserve Corps will find herein a wealth of material for their study and practical application. This is exactly the class of instruction they will receive at the officers' training camps each year. The Director The successful conduct of the Tactical Walk depends to a considerable degree upon the tactical knowledge of the Director and his ability to impart knowledge to others. Therefore, before starting on a Tactical Walk, study up on all the points that you desire to bring out. In other words, make a detailed solution of the problem and the principles involved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
