Transcript Practice Noise, Light, and Litter Discipline 071-331

Practice Noise, Light, and
Litter Discipline
071-331-0815 (SL1)
FM 7-8
SPC Alvin Borja
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Practice Noise, Light, and Litter
Discipline
Conditions:
You are a member of an element
conducting a tactical mission.
Standards:
Ensured that noise was kept at a
minimum; no light was visible to the enemy;
the area was free of litter and other evidence
of the unit's presence.
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Performance Steps:
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Comply with noise discipline.
a. Avoid all unnecessary vehicular and foot movement.
b. Secure (with tape or other materials) metal parts (for
example, weapon slings, canteen cups, identification tags)
to prevent them from making noise during movement.
c. Do not restrict moving parts of weapons if doing so
prevents their operation.
d. Talk only to conduct or explain operations.
e. Use radios only when necessary, keeping the volume
low so only you can hear it.
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Performance Steps
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Comply with light discipline.
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a. Do not smoke except when concealed from enemy
view.
 Note. Smoking at night should be restricted, as the enemy
can see and smell the smoke.4
 b. Conceal flashlights and other light sources so the light
is filtered (for example, under a poncho).
 c. Cover anything that reflects light (for example, metal
surfaces, vehicles, glass).
 d. Use all available natural concealment.
 e. Camouflage all vehicles and equipment.
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Performance Steps
 3.
Comply with litter discipline.
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a. Take all litter (empty food containers, empty
ammunition cans or boxes, old camouflage) to
established collection points.
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b. Carry all litter with you until you can dispose of
it without leaving any trace.
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Performance Measures - GO NO GO
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1.
Complied with noise discipline.
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a. Avoided all unnecessary vehicular and foot
movement.
 b. Secured metal parts, preventing them from making
noise during movement.
 c. Did not restrict moving parts of secured weapons,
preventing operation.
 d. Talked only to conduct or explain operations.
 e. Used radios only when necessary, kept the volume low
so only you could hear it.
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Performance Measures - GO NO GO
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2. Complied with light discipline. ——
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a. Smoked only when concealed from enemy
view.
b. Concealed flashlights and other light sources
so the light was filtered.
c. Covered anything that reflected light.
d. Used all available natural concealment.
e. Camouflaged all vehicles and equipment.
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Performance Measures - GO NO GO
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3. Complied with litter discipline. ——
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Took all litter to established collection
points.
 b.
Carried all litter until it could be disposed
of without leaving any trace.
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Practice Noise, Light, and Litter
Discipline
071-331-0815 (SL1)
FM 7-8
QUESTIONS?
SPC Alvin Borja
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