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Summary
Trainees: 2-8 per bounding lane (4 available) Time: 2-5 per cycle. Recommend doing enough cycles to use up 50% of training session time. Trainee Difficulty: Easy Trainer Difficulty: Easy Required Location: The bounding lanes
Lesson Objective
To increase the trainees' proficiency at bounding towards a hostile position effective. This lesson also trains marksmanship, communication and movement under fire.The trainees must move to the third phase and then back to the flag without ever letting more than three targets remain for more than two seconds.
Lesson Execution
Note: This lesson plan assumes bounding in fire teams but it can be done in buddy pairs or with squads
- The fireteam starts in line with the flag. Red Team prepares to place fire on the targets whilst Blue Team prepares to move to the first piece of cover.
- The trainer announces the start of the exercise.
- Red Team begins to suppress targets immediately.
- Blue Team announces “Moving!” and begins to move to cover on their side of the lane.
- Blue Team reaches cover. When ready to begin firing Blue team announces “Set!” and begins to suppress targets.
- Red Team announces “Moving!” and begins to move to cover on their side of the lane.
- Red Team reaches cover. When ready to begin firing Red Team announces “Set!” and begins to suppress targets.
- Both teams continue to alternate in this fashion until both teams are in cover in Phase 3.
- Team leader (usually Blue Team leader) announces “Fall Back!”
- Red Team announces “Moving!” and begins to back to their previous cover on their side of the lane.
- Red Team reaches cover. When ready to begin firing Red Team announces “Set!” and begins to suppress targets.
- Blue Team announces “Moving!” and begins to back to their previous cover on their side of the lane.
- Blue Team reaches cover. When ready to begin firing Blue Team announces “Set!” and begins to suppress targets.
- Both teams continue to alternate in this fashion until both teams have returned to their starting points alongside the flag.
- Team leader (usually Blue Team leader) announces “Cease fire!” and the exercise is concluded.