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FM 21-18 Foot Marches

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FM 21-18

Foot Marches

Army · FM · Jul 1958 · 105 pages

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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope This manual is a guide to the techniques and methods of foot marching, including march discipline, march hygiene, march safety, and march sanitation. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to atomic or nonatomic warfare. 2. Reasons for Foot Marches Troops march on foot when the tactical situation dictates, when transportation is not available, when the distance is short, or when terrain, weather, or nearness of the enemy prevents the use of vehicles. Troops may use the foot march as part of physical conditioning. 3. Tactical and Administrative Marches a. Tactical marches are made when enemy contact is imminent and the column must provide for its own security. b. Administrative marches are made when enemy contact is not imminent or when movement is protected by friendly forces or terrain barriers. 4.

DesignationFM 21-18

EditionJul 1958

StatusSuperseded

Pages105

FunctionFieldcraft Survival

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 17

TM 21-200Not in the Vault
ATP 21-114Not in the Vault