
1. Firearm familiarity and marksmanship skills.
2. A grasp of asymmetric strategy (e.g. protracted people’s war, ‘defeat
in detail’) – in other words, they should have the answer to the question,
“how do we win in the big picture?”
3. An intimate familiarity with small unit tactics (e.g. fire and maneuver,
breaking contact, movement to contact) – in other words, they should
have the answers to the question, “how do we win on the small scale – in
individual engagements?” 2
4. A familiarity with ‘soldiering skills’ (e.g. individual movement
techniques, range estimation, signature reduction, cover and
concealment). 3
5. Serious first aid skills.
6. Bushcraft and foraging skills.
7. A familiarity with OpSec (operational security) and security culture.
8. Discipline, in the sense of self-drive and perseverance.
9. Consistency in training.
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