All across the country Americans are yearning for training. Tactics, field craft, communications, and basic field operations: people want knowledge and experience! Many American men have also realized the un-matched value of training with like-minded individuals. This article discusses the many aspects to the Small Unit Tactics Courses offered by Grunt Proof.
Just a few of the topics covered in the Grunt Proof SUT Course:
- Mission Analysis, ASCOPE & Leadership
- SOP & Unit Training Development
- Map Reading, Route Planning & Tactical Navigation
- Communications
- Planning & Security Patrolling: Reconnaissance/Combat | Patrol Bases & OPs
- Intelligence Collection & Reporting
- Battle Drills and Small Unit Tactics
- Camouflage, & Field Craft
- Logistics & Sustainment
- Combat Fitness & Readiness
- TCCC & Field Aid
The course begins with a simple 5-Paragraph Operations Order (OPORD), except it is broken down to the smaller unit level, which is usually known as the "5Ws." Who, what, when, where, and why. Instead of a lengthy OPORD, students are quickly given the down and dirty on what their mission is for the exercise.
Next, based on the OPORD, the students go directly into planning their mission. Instead of the standard, boring classroom philosophy, followed by some field work, this course understands that men learn BY DOING. Small sections of specific lessons are taught, followed by an immediate execution of that lesson. The lessons and executions stack up quickly, building up to a massive wealth of knowledge fairly quickly. This efficient modality of teaching allows for the most amount of information taught, in the shortest time possible. Each lesson builds on the previous one, so the students can quickly grasp the big picture of how to run operations. The scenario then builds up to the students moving out to complete their mission. They will be in the field for the remainder of the course.
Map Reconnaissance, Troop Leading Procedures, utilizing METTTC and OAKOC for mission planning, brings the students to the point of stepping off for their mission. Each team leader conducts a final Pre Combat Check (PCC), and the cadre assists with their own Pre Combat Inspection (PCI). Once everyone is good to go, the teams roll out. At this point, the students have only been on site for just a few hours, and will no longer return to their comfortable cots in a heated tent.
En route to their AO, the students learn team formations, tactical land navigation, actions during halts, implementing communications plans, battle drills, and numerous other crucial tasks. By the time the teams reach their first Check Point (CP), they are already fairly proficient in those tasks. The teams eventually occupy Patrol Bases, where they learn even more tactical skills, all while out in the field. The next three days will be physically and mentally demanding for everyone involved. The students will cover the entire 3,000 acre training area, they will sleep just a few hours per night, they will conduct raids and ambushes, they will learn medical and logistics, and they will be tested on every skill they have learned in a very short time. By the end of the exercise, the students will know everything about operations from planning and through execution. From there, the students can return to their own groups being stewards of all the information they learned.
Considering the price vs what the students receive, the Grunt Proof SUT Course is the most in-depth, most intense, and most budget-friendly tactics course on the market. The extreme efficiency of the course offers the most information to be shared, in the shortest time possible, while not sacrificing the quality of the lessons learned. Everyone wants to train - few people have either the time or the money to leave their families for long periods, spending thousands of dollars on training. Put out the most amount of information, in the shortest amount of time, with the most budget-friendly course: that is the goal of the course.
The Grunt Proof Crew is working hard to establish consistent training areas for this course so that we can host as many courses throughout the year as possible. Slots open to the public have already been selling quickly. Be sure to get registered before they're all gone.
Testimonials
"I've done private FTXs with Randall and crew and the experience is unbelievable. I felt like I was actually deployed for 3 whole days. By the end I felt confident to bring everything I learned back to my local training group and improve our own operations."
- Adam
"I participated in a private recon FTX with the grunts near the Sierras. I thought I was good in the woods but this event taught me so many things. I had no idea how much detail actually went into running operations. I will definitely pay for the full course."
- Jesse
"I did the Grunt Proof online course seminars and if the field portion is half as good, I'm there."
- Levi
"We signed up for the November Mountain course based on our experience with the online courses. Putting it all together in the field will be epic!"
- Nunya
