>>13297894If you get a blister, thread a needle with white thread, drain the blister with the needle, and put the thread through the blister so it runs from sky to ground. The two holes you create allow the blister to drain, and the thread keeps the holes open and sucks up any excess moisture. With this method, your blisters heal faster.
If you feel that you're getting a blister, or what is commonly know as a "hotspot," take a big piece of duct tape or 100mph tape and slap it right over the area. The tape will eliminate friction and stop blisters from forming.
Don't bring an analogue watch to a field op; you'll have too much shit to worry about that you won't want to spend undue amounts of time analyzing a watch face. Instead, bring a solar-powered, waterproof, light-up digital watch with you that has a reputation for being durable. I recommend the Casio Pathfinder because it's solar-powered, indestructible, and has some useful features. I DON'T recommend anything from Suunto, because those watches need batteries to work, and they're prone to breaking.
If you have NVGs with one tube, set them up so your non-dominant eye is looking through the tube. This will allow you to sight your rifle with your dominant eye at all times, and you won't have to fuck with your NVGs if you happen to enter a room or an illuminated area.
If you ever have armor assets or APCs available and you start taking fire, order those assets to aggressively push up as far as possible while being cognizant of IEDs and RPG teams. In the heat of battle, leaders tend to forget that APCs are bullet-proof and can easily storm entrenched positions.
Catching game in the woods is for natives and outdoorsmen, and you are neither. With this in mind, make sure you bring some fucking food with you, or know when and where to get resupplied, if you plan to be out and about for longer than three days.
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