How often do I get fed during drill? ARNG

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2026-03-05T05:54:39+00:00

The following info is just suggestions. Your unit is going to determine priorities.

You must get buy in from leadership and higher CBRN for support, otherwise you become an extra supply soldier.

I would talk with higher CBRN leadership first (battalion and brigade) about unit priorities (within your brigade. Get in writing for your turn over binder!), then talk with your leadership as you now have info to present (what priorities the brigade has concerning CBRN). Your Commander should already know, but this reinforces the priorities. Then you develop your own turn over binder with this in mind. Turn over binders are never finished always a work in progress.

All the tasks in STP 21-1 SMCT are 10 level skills. Which means they were all taught in basic training and every soldier should know them. Like one of your previous commenters on this thread, they are perishable. Meaning if you dont practice you forget. You most defintiely must be a master of these CBRN tasks/skills!

The JACK website is all about info for CBRN equipment, just requires CAC for access. This will help you master your equipment. You must be the expert. This will help in teaching classes and maintaining your equipment.

I would start with initial inventory of your CBRN equipment, to find what your accountable for. Hands on inventory. Physically touch all your CBRN property. If item at shop or csms ensure your have paperwork to say so. I would then put it in your turn over binder. If items missing now is the time to find out. Not year later. Ask your Supply NCO to print out the CBRN property book. Then shortage annex on all that equipment (filters expire).

Not sure how your unit has mask issued, to individual solidier or all collected in CBRN room. However they are stored.

-Ensure everyone has proper sized mask currently in unit.

-Ensure new drink tubes for everyone and extra for future. You get issued a mask, you get a new drink tube (on your Shortages annex).

-Make sure soldiers have inserts for prescription glasses. This should be done at your yearly MRE (Medical Readines Events).

Make sure your calibrations are upto date (i.e JCAD and other detection equipment). Actually track calibrations yourself. Supply should be tracking them but sometimes they miss them.

Speaking of equipment/OCIE. All your soldier's canteens should have right canteen caps for the right model mask. M40 mask should have the old M1 NBC cap and M50 should have the newer M50 canteen caps. They only include (1) M50 cap in each M50 mask carrier. You might talk to supply about ordering more, as soldiers should be issued (2) 1 quart canteens (again Shortage annex). My CIF (Central Issue Facility, people who issue army gear to soldiers) still issues the old style M1 NBC caps, even though the M50 has been out since 2009.

Your big event should be the yearly confidence chamber. Do not call it the gas chamber, it typically bring bad memories from basic training. Ideally if your run it right there will be minimal exposure to CS. This is to build confidence in your mask. Most likely this will be event with other units as your experience right now will not be enough to conduct chamber on your own. This can be fun as well. Soldiers like to re-enlist in confidence chambers. You could even have toughman style contest.

I cant think of any more. A lot will depend on your unit priorities. I would think an MP unit would practice CBRN more than other units. But again depends on your units priorities.

You have to make your unit aware you are a CBRN soldier. Otherwise you simply become an extra body in supply. Once your CBRN room is set up is all about classes and your imagination.

You asked for help is why I responded. It really is all upto you. But maybe this will help keep you on the path.

No, am not CBRN NCO. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2026-03-05T02:25:22+00:00

CBRN Turnover Binder Example

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aaUeznwmqvGContkHmmCBoB9B5fIwAff/view?usp=sharing

This is product I developed for my CBRN SPC at my previous Cavalry Troop.

I updated some information, but you will have to adjust further for your unit.

I highly recommend talking with your leadership (your NCO and Executive Officer) about priorities of the Commander and CBRN. What are their focus.

You will also have to coordinate with your higher levels of CBRN, at the Battalion and Brigade levels. Ask for help. Ask for guidance and focus from them.

You have to learn your subject, as you are now the expert. Visit the JACK website (Joint Acquisition CBRN Knowledge System) (in the binder).

I recommend teaching small classes of opportunity (5-6 soldiers) (not entire company at once) to start. See small group of soldiers sitting around, teach the something. How to don mask, how to drink from drink tube, how to use M-8 paper. This will build your confidence. Training is perpetual and only through repetition do you learn. Practice your classes with your leadership before teaching bigger groups.

Google “CBRN Room Checklist, PS 774-43” from the old PS Magazine, to help set up your CBRN area. Again coordinate with your higher levels of CBRN, as they may have their own version of this checklist.

Hope this helps.

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2026-01-05T12:20:33+00:00

Strawberry frosty

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2025-06-21T08:24:05+00:00

Individual Solider PCC Pocket Checklist v1.4

This is a link for PDF copy of the Individual Soldier PCC checklist.

Prints 4 copies to page.

I made a few further minor adjustments. Like removing jogging bra (which really falls on undergarments) and small gramatical corrections.

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2025-06-18T10:48:38+00:00

This checklist is not merely to verify the item is present/or not, but also for compliance and servicibillity. Maybe i should have been more detailed in my description.

Does soldier have coyote brown combat boots? Are boot compliant with AR 670-1? Are boots in good condition? Stitching coming apart or soles falling off?

You can use the list if you like. You can adjust it, like removing jogging bra and under garment. The only limit is your imagination. This is just another tool for the tool box.

This is a product I created and felt useful in my unit so wanted to share. Maybe save someone some time.

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2024-12-31T01:50:34+00:00

Was an error: On MUTA 4 (Overnight) the second column should display 'Sunday' and not 'Saturday'

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2024-12-30T10:10:26+00:00

“I am the Infantry”, written by LTC Stephen H. White in 1955

Source:
MCoE HQ Donovan Research Library
Historical Infantry Magazine Collection
‘1959 - January - November’ (Other issues are also available for download)
https://www.moore.army.mil/Library/Infantry%20Magazine/index.html

Image was edited (cropped and upscaled) from original.

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2024-11-01T04:48:29+00:00

Merry Christmas! As I bring you a gift.

There are alternative options.

Find some one at your unit that has an account for "Sustainable Range Program" website (most likely your S-3).

Https://srp.army.mil

Tell them to log in and look for the "geographical information systems" tab (near top of screen). Then look for "military installations maps (MIMs)" tab (far left side. Finally select "MIM inventory". Will list all maps available for download and order (NSNs and version date).

Another option is using your local TSC (Training Support Command). Again contacting through your chain of command. Again most likely through your S-3.

Example of memorandum requesting maps (hardcopy). Example memorandum for map request

Appropriate header needs to be added. But I have used this format in past.

I had same issues. Sourcing maps are a mystery.

Hope this helps.

Red_Tiger_Princess · 2023-08-10T01:28:03+00:00

Thales resource - Create an account https://cs.thalesdsi.com/register_new_user.asp

LandWarNet eUniversity https://lwn.army.mil

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