Battle Drills
FM 7-8  
Definition of a Battle Drill: A collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision making process
   
Battle Drills: 1. Platoon Attack
1A. Squad Attack
2. React to Contact
3. Break Contact
4. React to Ambush Near and Far
5. Knock Out a Bunker
6. Enter Building and Clear a Room
7. Enter and Clear a Trench
8. Breach a Mined Wire Obstacle
   
8 Fundamentals of Room Clearing:

Dominate
Eliminate
Control
Dead Search
Live Search
Room Search
Mark/Report
Exfiltrate

   
3 Principles of Room Clearing: Speed
Surprise
Control Violence of Action
   
8 Troop Leading Procedures: Receive the Mission
Issue a Warning Order
Make a Tentative Plan
Start Necessary Movement
Reconnoiter
Complete the Plan
Issue Final ORder
Supervise
   
Five Paragraph Operation Order: Situation
Mission
Execution
Service and Support
Command and Signal
   
Five Principles of Patrolling: Planning
Recon
Security
Control
Common Sense
   
5 S's of EPWs: Search
Silence
Segregate
Safeguard
Speed to the Rear
   
Escalation of Force: Shout
Show
Shove
Shoot

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