Training - Becoming a Night Fighter
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What does it mean to you to have trained enough to consider yourself a night fighter? What skills, abilities, knowledge should you have?
Topics
- Understanding of how to replace battery in the field in the dark
- Understanding of how to adjust your focus dials
- Ability to adjust mount, understanding of mount types (ex ax14 dual articulating arm)
- Understanding how to pick a focus distance (mono vs duals)
- How to operate your LAM, switching between laser, flood, ir+flood modes
- How to use laser to signal
- How to primarily passive aim (near peer everyone has nods now, gwot days are over of everyone has strobes and anyone with laser/light is friendly)
- Knowing how to get behind your optic in various positions
- Ability to move in various light conditions
- Knowing how/when to adjust your gain
- Knowing which eye (if mono) to have nvg on and why (likely personalized but trained)
- Ability to perform reloads and malfunction clears in nods
- Ability to go red/white light
- Ability to apply tourniquet on a buddy and self in nods
- Knowing to adjust pistol optic and rifle optic to nvg mode or turn pistol down to reduce bloom, and ability to shoot both rifle/pistol in nods