Battle Endurance Course Description

last updated 03-21-10

The Battle Endurance 2nd Dimension Course is 2 days of structured Battle Pistol and Battle Carbine skills development, and utilization, through scenario and logic based challenges, intermixed with physical demanding challenges. It starts at 0500 hours Saturday and runs through 2100 hours Sunday. This is a crucible designed to introduce students to the extreme demands of combat stress and discipline. The Battle Endurance course can most accurately be described as 40 hours of wilderness desert hell training. Not all students successfully complete this course, with a drop out rate of 50%. There are no refunds, there is no mercy....this course is for the physically fit, which will also challenge the mind. Students are required to have basic knowledge and skills training, with both pistol and carbine, as well as provide the minimum equipment requirements.      Concentrating on small unit patrolling, both Ha-a-cidi and LRRP type, this course explores caches and self-supply utilizing both heavy loads as well as light and fast techniques.      This course is designed to challenge students to endure conditions beyond what they normally encounter during other, skills specific, training. The challenges in this course offer the student the opportunity to use their firearms and tactical skills, in combination with the selected equipment, in extreme stress situations over an extended period of time.      Students entering this course should be well founded in the basic marksmanship and tactical handling of both the Battle Pistol and Battle Carbine. Students should provide the following armament for this course along with associated operational, repair and maintenance equipment: ·   Handgun - 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45 ACP caliber with a magazine capacity minimum of 12 rounds      (magazines loaded with 12 rounds [1911 type guns minimum magazine capacity of 7 rounds,      loaded with 7 rounds]). ·  Carbine - AR-15, M-4, M-16, AK-47 in 223 or 7.62x39 caliber with a minimum magazine capacity      of 30 rounds (magazine loaded with 28 rounds).      Students should be prepared to address the physical challenges of this course which include, crawling, jumping, running, climbing, standing, sitting, and laying for long periods. Students will be challenged with physical obstacles such as walls, water, ropes, wire, rocks, cactus, rain, cold, heat, and long hours. Students should be in good physical condition before attempting this course. Students should be flexible and able to pull their own body weight. Students with current back, elbow, knee, ankle or other such conditions, or heart condition history, should consider not attempting this course. This course is not impossible. It is however, a crucible designed and conducted to be difficult.      Students can expect to be wet, cold, hot, dry, stuck with cactus, incur minor injuries such as splinters, skin abrasions and minor cuts and bruises. This is a boot camp where adult students have only five recourses, either finish the course as commanded, DOR (dropped on request), fail to meet minimum requirements, wash out due to an injury incurred during the course (DOM, Dropped on Medical), or be expelled.      Following is a preliminary list of student provided equipment (the final list of equipment will be included in the Student Confirmation): ·   Handgun - 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45 ACP caliber with a magazine capacity minimum of 12 rounds      (magazines to be loaded with 12 rounds [1911 type guns with a magazine capacity minimum      of 7 rounds, with magazines loaded with 7 rounds]).                - 150 rounds of training type FMJ ammunition.                - Hip, thigh, shoulder holster which has sufficient retention to secure the handgun while                     performing various body movements of climbing, jumping, running, etc.                - 7 spare magazines with a minimum capacity of 12 rounds and clearly marked with the                     students name, initials, call sign or other identifiable mark                     (1911 type total of 9 magazines).                - One spare magazine holders reachable without requiring any gear to be removed                     (two spare magazines for 1911 type).                - Cleaning and maintenance kit. ·   Carbine - AR-15, M-4, M-16, AK-47 in either 223 or 7.62x39 caliber with a minimum magazine     capacity of 30 rounds (magazines to be loaded to 28 rounds).                - Tactical carry sling.                - Weapon mounted light.                - 700 rounds of training type ammunition.                - 15 spare magazines with a minimum capacity of 30 rounds and clearly marked with                     the students name, initials, call sign or other identifiable mark                     (to be loaded with 28 rounds).                - 4 spare magazine holders reachable without requiring any gear to be removed.                - Iron, optical, heads-up type sights are acceptable. No night vision equipment is permitted.                - Cleaning and maintenance kit. ·   Belt mounted (or mounted on vest/pack gear) handheld tactical white light. ·   Subdued handheld light (red, blue, or green filter)(may use white light above with filter). ·   Tactical/Survival knife contained in a sturdy sheath to keep safely holstered during various      body movements of climbing, jumping, running, etc. ·   Day pack ·   Load Bearing Vest, or harness gear, or deuce webbing gear, or suspended belt gear. ·   Other gear required, which should be stored in a pack or vest or webbing on your person:                - 1 day supply of food, MRE, C-Rations, or similar, survival or power bars, no dehydrated                     foods, no stoves or cooking utensils - no fires allowed.                - ½ day of water (canteen, bladder, camelback, etc) - 2 quarts.                - Field 1st Aid Kit.                - Magnetic Compass.                - Eye and Ear protection.                - Communication Radio - Talkabout Type capable of GMRS channel 15.5                - Tactical shooting gloves.                - Three pair of dry socks (also included in clothing below).                - Notebook and pen. ·   Clothing:                - 2 sets of camouflage fatigues (BDU's), preferable GREEN. 1 set to wear at start of                     class and another set to change into.                - 5 pair of dry socks, 1 pair to wear at start of class, the other 4 pairs as spares (3 pairs packed above).                - 2 pair of boots. 1 pair all weather (or old) to wear at start of class, the other pair                     as a spare to change into (both pair should be broken-in and comfortable).                - Under garments should be subdued, and outer garments should be camouflage (green based colors).                - 1 heavy warm field blanket.                - Cold weather camouflage coat.                - 1 light weight liner as bedding (GI type poncho liner works well).                - 1 light weight shelter half (GI type poncho works well).      Students who do not DOR, are not expelled, washed out due to medical DOM, or who fail to meet minimum requirements, will graduate with honors. They will have achieved and be presented with a gold bordered TACTRAIN graduation certificate and the coveted BASTARD patch of honor to display with pride and confidence, as they are interned into the Bastard Club. Battle Endurance Student Alumni from March 20th, 2010 course conclusion: New Members of the Bastard Club                - Pete B.   call-sign 'Badger'                - Marvin M.   call-sign 'Marvo'                - Cal Z.   call-sign 'Hawkeye'                - Dallas P.   call-sign 'Cowbot'                - Delson A.   call-sign 'Spider'                - George D.   call-sign 'Eagle Six'

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