OK, all of you Readers out there in ReadyNutrition Land, we’re going to kick off this article on basics of how to patrol your property. Sounds easy enough, right, I mean, you have two eyes and a brand-new popgun right out of Cabela’s, right? And a licensed, approved, NRA-certified instructor at the gun range to show you how to shoot, right? Sure, when it hits the fan, you and the family are just going to prop up a couple of sandbags in the windowsills and watch your lanes, right? No, on all counts.
Patrolling is more than that, and you’ll need to patrol your property.
The Army Field Manual, FM 7-8 for Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, Chapter 3 will give you all you need. You can also reference the Ranger Handbook, SH 21-76 for the info.
That being mentioned, let’s break it down to make it a little more simplistic for you. Patrolling (in the case of the happy family defending their home when the S hits the fan) will amount to giving yourself and your family a “buffer” to engage hostiles before they reach your house. There will be many parameters that cannot be addressed, simply because of the complexity and individuality of each situation.
Patrolling means that you will range out (usually on foot, but for large tracts of property, on horseback or with some type of vehicle) and observe everything that happens to protect your home and family. It requires a routine for you to follow, as well as a schedule and an ROE (Rules of Engagement). We’ll cover that last part later. The main thing: you’ll need to rove and range around your property night and day to ensure your house isn’t approached and surrounded in an assault.
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