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1 1_,nfantr R 1982ENOVEMBER-DECEMB ti Infantr ti A Department of the Army Publication November - December 1982 Volume 72, Number 62d Year ARTICLES 13 TOMORROWS RIFLE Captain Noyes B. Livingston 16 SQUAD TRAINING Editor Major David J. Ozolek CPT Michael D. Bollinger 19 THE ASSAULT Captain Paul L. Conway Deputy Editor 24 FAME IS A.,FLEETING THING Albert N. Garland L. VanLdanialsawald, Associate Editor FORUM AND FEATURES Marie B. Edgerton 6 auf010A11:BAM•,' Editorial Assistant Dooktiii rski;Malbne - 8 A NEGLECTED SKILL Mary H. Wolstenholm CaptaintDerek,1*vey 10 UNDPROBEOPM PLATOON Business Manager Lieutenant MfebaSljS. Hackney M. Lena Biskup 11 N100,031NPOON , - Cakt,0'HàrryFgyeg III Contributing Artists Mary Ann Norton Charles Willis 4 Jeanette Heller 29 wiNi*OROIN9:, Robert Hunter Lieutenant Colonel lichard A. Dixon 31 JUNGLE RAPPELLING SGT Charles R. Pagan Master Sergeent pave Goldie 33 CD TRAINING'- Lieutenant Kenneth W. Arnold 34 ADVANCE PARTY Sergeant First Class Steve L. Overholser • • ••••••••• 36 PERSONNEL INVENTORY • * 4,4•••4,• ••••• ••• • •••• Major Joseph A. Verrett •••••• • • • •• • • -•• •W • 38 JFCC 01101. Captain Guy C. Swan Ill DEPARTMENTS P•• ••110si 2 COMMANDANT'S NOTE •••• )••••• 3 INFANTRY NEWS 4i/4/0•••••• 40 ENLISTED CAREER NOTES ..6000 ..eelle 44 OFFICERS CAREER NOTES r••••••••• ••••• 47 BOOK REVIEWS 80 LETTERS ....:..e...•„•• • • FRONT COVER With this issue we complete our 62d year of service to the United states Inlantr we look forward to the challenges of the coming years as the Infantryman prepares,0 dcY what he has always done — fight, or prepare to fight, on the ground, for the ground.,3 i 9•••• USAIS , Commandant MG Robert L. Wetzel Assistant Commandant ri BG Kenneth C. Leuer --sc, '>' Deputy Assistant Commandant - • ••-•••-•-•----- COL Ronald O. Mullenix Command Sergeant Major ni CSM Joseph C.R. Gagnon DEPARTMENTS Command; Tactics, and Doctrine COL Michael J. Morin Ranger: "COL Robert A Turner., 4 ,Weapone);'',Ounnery, alli011eintenance COL NealLO.3 Christensen ?pirtEctit* s Cembet 14,veiOpmeritei, Stanjaiy T. Skaite Training COL Daniel S. Rickard Training Developments , ..„ ; INFANTRY: Publisii,anygnAtly, kt.tpell'icitte'l States 4,1,1,14,,Jrti# ,Pi Sâ 4, triclei current information on in • COL Robert H. Edwards • lantry organization,s0'filOril;eq610,tnank,'itiofics, and #3041044.-11, aIadIrtJudos riaisp;ant historical articles and ' serves as a forum tot210,issiohal,IffeesA Unless otheal,IP;tilitifi'Oth Iiiii4,bt aX,'0!e those of the authors and not necessenly theseilif,,i1;te,c3opartment of ()dense or anyjtlemrellt the4t44.0.se Of lisnds for printing 'WAN- rFlY was approved 22 .itily't 551 by Headquarters, Difser'tniiisi'01 the '.,etarnTyhhe-Flenorible John 0. 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ISSN: 0018.9532 Commandant's NOTE / • , • MAJOR GENERAL SAM WETZEL LEADERSHIP AT THE LIEUTENANT LEVEL Leadership has been the heart and soul of the military profes- numerous leadership positions during the course, ,10fikspa0 sion since men first organized and armed themselves to defend leader through platoon leader. These posiOns arelrgOttis041 their homelands. There is certainly nothing new, therefore, in and tactical field training, in both blank aridlive;fi:re300tc)s-q. the notion that the proper exercise of leadership is absolutely Before they are allowed to graduate and report to theirtrst.0 essential to the well-being of both small and large military units. of assignment, the students must demonstratOhe *4100* Of The Infantry School is in the vanguard of those who believe troop-leading procedures, the proper technical attd 4ptic,A0,9- that outstanding leadership is a positive force that can enable the Army to succeed in all its operations, including combat. In pertise, key and to the developing ability to the make leadership,#14,of:VI decisions.The fulfilling our responsibility to promote leadership, we begin at in 10BC is proper feedback and counseling. The C'atr the beginning — with the students of the Infantry Officer Basic — usually one captain and two senior Nq0CP0, Course. It is during this branch qualification process that the — give the students this feedback and çouflseling',At,et ,Qni tone of leadership development is set and that the enduring pleting a leadership position, each stge,100,coUl00 tiSk MO, values and solemn responsibilities of our profession are instilled. actual performance, on his demotistiated strengths ?8:11'.• It is here that we try to see that our prospective platoon leaders weaknesses, and on what he needs to do16,improve• , have the soldierly qualities, that they embody the Army ethic, The format for the performance counseling is derma from and that they can exercise the principles of leadership. the Leadership Assessment and Development Prograin:that is The I6-week Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC) includes used by ROTC and OCS. Thus, the performance counWing;for- in its curriculum 201 hours of classroom instruction and 727 mat and the terminology remain consistent and well-understood hours of field and range training. Some aspect of leadership by the students throughout their Military Qualification training is present in each of these hours. (MQS) I and It training. In developing and evaluating the students' leadership In addition to receiving counseling on his leadership posi- abilities, the IOBC curriculum uses all of their training — tions, each student is counseled on his total performance n physical, mental, and interpersonal skills and professional IOBC during the sixth, eleventh, and sixteenth weeks of the knowledge. For example, to graduate, students must pass the training cycle. Furthermore, the students of each IOBC platoon Army Physical Readiness Test, complete a I2-mile road march conduct peer ratings in these same time periods; the results of in three hours or less, and be able to function effectively, with these ratings are discussed during the counseling sessions. Thus, little sleep, during high-intensity field training exercises up to II throughout the course a student officer is periodically presented days in length. They must demonstrate their proficiency in dis- an overall evaluation of his individual performance, his group mounted drill and command voice as part of the IOBC "School relationships, and his leadership ability, with recommendations of the Leader" program. In addition, the students are required for improvement. to present satisfactory periods of instruction on physical train- The Infantry School has a solemn and explicit contract to i• ing and soldier's manual tasks and to complete all the 11B itiate in this course a developmental process that will give our I, - MOSC soldier's manual tasks themselves through skill level 4. fantry units platoon leaders who are filled with a sense of pride To further their knowledge of military leadership and to build and professionalism, confident in their ability to perform their 1 upon the knowledge they gained during their precommissioning skills in combat and motivated to command high-performance training, the students are given 29 hours of classroom leadership units. instruction in subjects such as decision-making, planning, and Good leadership that is based on strength, knowledge, com- counseling. This instruction includes six hours of counseling mon sense, and sensitivity is the truest measure of a unit's workshops in which the students conduct soldier counseling overall combat readiness. The Infantry School enthusiasticallY and, in the process, refine the interpersonal skills and techniques accepts and actively exercises its critical responsibility to Iry )J they have learned in the classroom. the Infantry leaders of the future. Because the ultimate goal of IOBC is to turn out a qualified Practice combined arms! Infantry platoon leader, the students are required to serve in THE 4TH AIRBORNE TRAIN- select stand a good chance of suc- paratrooper's switchblade knife used ING BATTALION at Fort Benning,