Long Thanh 1-0 School did this happen?
Again this is based on the groups research.
Equipment
Each soldier attending the school may have come from different areas of the Army however similar or different from the training they were to entail at the 1-0 school would soon learn how to equip themselves and their fellow soldier they were to lead in the field based on their experiences.
The following is an example of what each RT member would carry on their person during a reconnaissance mission.
Taken from John Plasters/John Tilt Meyers and Frank Grecos books each team member should have the following items:
1) Sterile jungle fatigues.
2) One Flop brim hat with a portion of panel sewn inside the top.
3) Jungle boots.
4) Pistol belt.
5) Harness, Complete.
6) First aid packet.
7) Pill kit (for contents see chapter on medical & survival equipment).
8)Knife (Heavy & Sharp).
9) Four plastic 1 qt canteens with water purification tablets attached (see diagram).
10) Smoke grenades (at least one of every color in the SOI).
11) Compass.
12) Small survival kit.
13) Individual weapon.
14) Weapons Cleaning Kit.
15) Signal Mirror.
16) Signal Panel.
17) Strobe light.
18) Pen flare gun with 4-6 flares.
19) Four or six ammo pouches (canteen covers can be substituted see chapter on LBE & gear).
20) Rucksack with reinforced straps.
21) Rations (Freeze dried).
22) Maps.
23) Can opener or pocket knife w/can opener.
24) Waterproof matches.
25) Insect and leech repellent.
26) Jungle sweater or sleep shirt.
27) RT-10 or another survival radio.
28) Pilot’s Penlight.
29) 6 foot length paracord.
30) Swiss Seat or Hanson Harness.
31) 2 snap links or “D” rings.
32) Notebook and pencil .
33) Two plastic waterproof bags (or more).
34) SOI & KAC code books.
35) Gloves.
36) Extra socks.
37) Claymore mine.
38) Two cravats or drive on rags.
39) Grenades WP, CS Gas etc.
40) Serum albumin unit .
Each RT would have their own way of wearing and carrying this equipment, granted this list isn’t gospel and items can be added and/or subtracted from this list depending on the RTs SOP of which the 1-0 would decide.
Recon team members Always carried their gear in “layers”:
Base Layer being carried on their person, items that were important if the soldier lost his web gear and rucksack, meaning he could still make it to a LZ and signal the air assets. These were items carried either in the pockets of their uniform, items of significant value such as compasses, signalling mirrors and the pen flare launcher would be attached to pocket flaps using 550 paracord, items could also be worn around their neck however this could cause irritation to the skin. Along with this layer hopefully the soldier would still have his weapon, in this case it could be his CAR-15.
Using this information we adjusted our team SOP to suit our needs and what we deemed best to work for us. Our SPO is based upon each member wearing a modified Jungle jacket with pockets moved to the arms. We broke down each pocket into categories such as Signaling equipment, navigation etc
Arm Left: Signaling equipment, here we decided to place the survival radio, mini smokes
Arm Right: Personal medical equipment, here items are chosen to make an aid kit to the RTs needs.
Items are placed inside of a rucksack liner as it has waterproof elements to protect the contents. Such items as Morphine syrettes are placed inside of crush proof boxes and pill jars to protect them.
Breast Left: Mission specific equipment, items such as a cut down signal mirror, army compass, KAC code books, notepad and mission maps are placed here and often inside of a clear waterproof bag.
Breast Right: CS Puffer, other items.
Additional equipment would be carried in the jacket by soldiers who have a specialised role such as Demolitions or Team Medic.
Any other information or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE
Today has been a day of discussion, it seems as if the insect repellent bottle with the black writing are wartime and the ones with the white or yellow writing are post war. Thanks to a fantastic collect of bottles from the Alex Allen’s collection of insect repellent. So beware of as some green bottles are wartime and some are not.
Each soldier attending the school may have come from different areas of the Army however similar or different from the training they were to entail at the 1-0 school would soon learn how to equip themselves and their fellow soldier they were to lead in the field based on their experiences.
The following is an example of what each RT member would carry on their person during a reconnaissance mission.
Taken from John Plasters/John Tilt Meyers and Frank Grecos books each team member should have the following items:
1) Sterile jungle fatigues.
2) One Flop brim hat with a portion of panel sewn inside the top.
3) Jungle boots.
4) Pistol belt.
5) Harness, Complete.
6) First aid packet.
7) Pill kit (for contents see chapter on medical & survival equipment).
8)Knife (Heavy & Sharp).
9) Four plastic 1 qt canteens with water purification tablets attached (see diagram).
10) Smoke grenades (at least one of every color in the SOI).
11) Compass.
12) Small survival kit.
13) Individual weapon.
14) Weapons Cleaning Kit.
15) Signal Mirror.
16) Signal Panel.
17) Strobe light.
18) Pen flare gun with 4-6 flares.
19) Four or six ammo pouches (canteen covers can be substituted see chapter on LBE & gear).
20) Rucksack with reinforced straps.
21) Rations (Freeze dried).
22) Maps.
23) Can opener or pocket knife w/can opener.
24) Waterproof matches.
25) Insect and leech repellent.
26) Jungle sweater or sleep shirt.
27) RT-10 or another survival radio.
28) Pilot’s Penlight.
29) 6 foot length paracord.
30) Swiss Seat or Hanson Harness.
31) 2 snap links or “D” rings.
32) Notebook and pencil .
33) Two plastic waterproof bags (or more).
34) SOI & KAC code books.
35) Gloves.
36) Extra socks.
37) Claymore mine.
38) Two cravats or drive on rags.
39) Grenades WP, CS Gas etc.
40) Serum albumin unit .
Each RT would have their own way of wearing and carrying this equipment, granted this list isn’t gospel and items can be added and/or subtracted from this list depending on the RTs SOP of which the 1-0 would decide.
Recon team members Always carried their gear in “layers”:
Base Layer being carried on their person, items that were important if the soldier lost his web gear and rucksack, meaning he could still make it to a LZ and signal the air assets. These were items carried either in the pockets of their uniform, items of significant value such as compasses, signalling mirrors and the pen flare launcher would be attached to pocket flaps using 550 paracord, items could also be worn around their neck however this could cause irritation to the skin. Along with this layer hopefully the soldier would still have his weapon, in this case it could be his CAR-15.
Using this information we adjusted our team SOP to suit our needs and what we deemed best to work for us. Our SPO is based upon each member wearing a modified Jungle jacket with pockets moved to the arms. We broke down each pocket into categories such as Signaling equipment, navigation etc
Arm Left: Signaling equipment, here we decided to place the survival radio, mini smokes
Arm Right: Personal medical equipment, here items are chosen to make an aid kit to the RTs needs.
Items are placed inside of a rucksack liner as it has waterproof elements to protect the contents. Such items as Morphine syrettes are placed inside of crush proof boxes and pill jars to protect them.
Breast Left: Mission specific equipment, items such as a cut down signal mirror, army compass, KAC code books, notepad and mission maps are placed here and often inside of a clear waterproof bag.
Breast Right: CS Puffer, other items.
Additional equipment would be carried in the jacket by soldiers who have a specialised role such as Demolitions or Team Medic.
Any other information or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE
Today has been a day of discussion, it seems as if the insect repellent bottle with the black writing are wartime and the ones with the white or yellow writing are post war. Thanks to a fantastic collect of bottles from the Alex Allen’s collection of insect repellent. So beware of as some green bottles are wartime and some are not.
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