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Viewee Twoee Cadet Field Handbook Patrolling

The document outlines silent field signals used to control troop movement tactically. It provides illustrations of hand signals for commands like deploy, advance, halt, obstacles, and formations including single file, staggered file, open file, arrowhead, and extended line. Signals are given using only the non-master hand to maintain silence in the field.

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Viewee Twoee Cadet Field Handbook Patrolling

The document outlines silent field signals used to control troop movement tactically. It provides illustrations of hand signals for commands like deploy, advance, halt, obstacles, and formations including single file, staggered file, open file, arrowhead, and extended line. Signals are given using only the non-master hand to maintain silence in the field.

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BASIC FIELD SIGNALS

ALL CLEAR
WHEN MOVING TACTICALLY, A SECTION IS CONTROLLED BY THE
USE OF SILENT FIELD SIGNALS. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE USE THUMB POINTED UPWARDS FROM A CLENCHED
OF SILENT SIGNALS WILL BE THE BEST METHOD OF CONTROL. IN FIST
ALL CASES THE NON-MASTER HAND ONLY SHOULD BE USED TO
GIVE THE SIGNALS. THE FOLLOWING FIGURES ILLUSTRATE THE
SILENT FIELD SIGNALS.
SCOUT GROUP
DEPLOY
CLENCHED FIST WITH FOREFINGER UPRIGHT
ARM EXTENDED BELOW SHOULDER LEVEL AND
WAVED SLOWLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE, HAND
OPEN. IF DEPLOYMENT TO EITHER FLANK IS
REQUIRED, THE COMMANDER POINTS TO THE
FLANK CONCERNED AFTER COMPLETING THE OBSTACLES
SIGNAL
ADVANCE OR FOLLOW ME CLEARING, TRACK JUNCTION, RIVER CROSSING
ETC. ARMS CROSSED
ARM SWUNG FROM REAR TO FRONT BELOW
THE SHOULDER. (DIRECTION CAN BE GIVEN BY
POINTING) OBSTACLE CREEK OR RIVER

HALT. LIE DOWN MOVE LEFT ARM IN WAVE MOTION FROM REAR
TO FRONT
ARM RAISED UNTIL HAND IS LEVEL WITH THE
SHOULDER. OPEN PALM FACING FORWARD.
USED WHEN SECTION IS REQUIRED TO TAKE HOUSE OR HUT
UP DEFENSIVE POSITION AND OBSERVE ARCS
OF OBSERVATION. NOT NECESSARY FOR HANDS FOLDED IN INVERTED V TO INDICATE
SHORT HALTS SUCH AS CHEK NAV WHEN ALL SHAPE OF ROOF
HALT TO CONFORM TO THE PERSON IN FRONT

GO BACK OR TURN AROUND RECONNAISANCE

HAND CIRCLED AT HIP HAND HELD TO EYE AS THOUGH USING A


TELESCOPE

CLOSE, OR JOIN ME FREEZE AND LISTEN

HAND PLACED ON TOP OF HEAD, ELBOW HAND CUPPED TO EAR


SQUARE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, ACCORDING
TO WHICH HAND IS USED

INCREASE SPEED O GROUP

CLENCHED HAND MOVED UP AND DOWN FINGERS TOGETHER, MOVED IN CONJUNCTION


BETWEEN THIGH AND SHOULDER WITH THUMB TO INDICATE PERSON TALKING

SLOW DOWN HARBOUR

ARM EXTENDED TO THE SIDE BELOW THE WITH FREE HAND CLENCHED AND LEVEL WITH
SHOULDER, PALM DOWNWARDS, MOVED THE SHOULDER, EXTEND FOREFINGER AND
SLOWLY UP AND DOWN, WRIST LOOSE MOVE IN CIRCULAR FASHION

OTHERS SEEN OR SUSPECTED ADJUST SPACING, SPREAD OUT

THUMB POINTED TOWARDS THE GROUND WITH THE FREE HAND HELD BETWEEN THE
FROM A CLENCHED FIST WAIST AND SHOULDER AND THE PALM
POINTING OUTWARDS, MOTION OUTWARDS
FROM THE BODY.
SECTION FORMATIONS
SINGLE FILE

WITH THE BODY HALF TURNED TO THE REAR, SINGLE FILE


EXTEND THE FREE ARM LEVEL WITH THE
SHOULDER AND FINGERS OUTSTRETCHED. THIS FORMATION IS USEFUL FOR FOLLOWING NARROW
MOTION IN AN IMAGINARY LINE ALONG THE FEATURES SUCH AS WELL DEFINED CREEKS AND NARROW
DESIRED POSITION OF THE TWO LINES TRACKS IN CLOSE COUNTRY OR BY NIGHT.
STAGGERED FILE
SCOUTS SECT 2IC
HALF INCLINE THE BODY TO THE REAR, COMD
EXTEND THE FOREARM LEVEL WITH THE
SHOULDER AND FINGERS OUTSTRETCHED.
MOTION TWO IMAGINARY LINES ALONG THE
S S
DESIRED POSITION OF THE TWO LINES
OPEN FILE OPEN FILE

RAISE BOTH ARMS SO THE UPPER ARMS ARE THIS COMPACT FORMATION IS EASY TO CONTROL AND CAN
PARALLEL TO THE GROUND. EXTEND THE QUICKLY DEFEND BOTH FLANKS AND FRONT. THE FORMAT CAN
FOREARMS ABOVE THE SHOULDERS BE STAGGERED IF NECESSARY

SECT 2IC
ARROWHEAD SCOUTS COMD

STRAIIGHTEN BOTH ARMS AND EXTEND THEM


AT 900 MILS TO THE REAR S
S
EXTENDED LINE

RAISE BOTH ARMS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND


SO THEY FORM A STRAIGHT LINE THROUGH
THE BODY

TALK / LISTEN TO RADIO ARROW HEAD

HAND PLACED TO EAR INDICATING A RADIO THIS FORMATION IS BEST FOR MOVING ON A BROAD FRONT IN
HANDSET OPEN COUNTRY.
2IC

STAND TO

INDICATED BY SIMULATED ARM MOVEMENT TO


SCOUTS
PUT WEBBING ON
SECT
S S COMD

STAND DOWN

INDICATED BY SIMULATING ARM MOVEMENT


TO TAKE WEBBING OFF

PLATOON COMMANDER

TWO OPENED FINGERS HELD ON SHOULDER EXTENDED LINE


TO INDICATE A LIEUTENANTS STARS
EXTENDED LINE IS THE NORMAL ASSUALT FORMATION

PLATOON SERGEANT
SECT
THREE FINGERS HELD AGAINST ARM TO COMD 2IC
INDICATE SERGEANT STRIPES
SCOUT SCOUT

S S

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