In the din of battle, it’s not only the commander who gives orders, because he isn’t always the one who sees the enemy. When a Rifleman sees them, he is duty bound to call out their location using the above acronym. He is to be Clear, loud, deliver it like an order and pause between each piece of information (GRIT – Group, Range, Indication, Target) to ensure it can be understood and acted upon. Nothing new there…
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The Kings Shilling
In the 18th/19th centuries, it was by receiving the Kings/Queens shilling that you were signed up to become a soldier. Many discovered the shilling that had been dropped into their beer jugs and thus found themselves ‘volunteering’ for military service…
