Lab 3: React To Contact
Spring 2007

React to Contact (FM 7-8)
Situation: The squad is halting or moving, when the enemy initiates fires on the squad with an individual or crew-served weapon. The squad leader must the decide whether to engage the enemy, or whether to break contact in the face of superior enemy numbers.

Cadet Lieutenant Morris prepares to take pictures.

Cadet Sergeant Major Jenkins instructs cadets on how his lab will be conducted.

Flanking movements are important maneuvers that all cadets will come to know.

Cadets Drance and Duke receive instructions from Cadet Captain Todd and Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Basile.

Cadet Hodges, a prior service cadet, directs his squad during a movement to contact.

A cadet establishes a rally point on his way to the objective area.

Cadets take seats during the instructional portion of their given lane.

Cadet Johnson often humors other cadets in the battalion.

Battalion Cadet NCO Disponett supervises and conducts all training events.

After Action Reviews are essential in improving future labs while maintaining training standards.

Sustain                                                 Improve

Good use of space                                Could have covered more
Instructions were well handled             Should have gone over actions on the objective
Initial demonstration was good 
Motivation Hooah!