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1. Purpose and Scope.
a. This part of the manual is a guide in the combat training of the individual soldier. It is intended for use by the individual soldier and the small unit leader.
(1) Individual soldier.
It explains how to perform your duties as a soldier in combat. It shows how to protect yourself, how to preserve your health and strength, and how to see better at night. It teaches techniques for defeating the enemy.
(2) Small unit leader.
It serves as a guide in training your men in the battlefield techniques they must learn and the skills they must acquire to help achieve success in battle.
b. Material presented herein is applicable to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare.
c. Users of this manual are encouraged to submit recommended changes or comments to improve the manual. Comments should be keyed to the specific page, paragraph, and line of the text in which the change is recommended. Reasons should be provided for each comment to insure understanding and complete evaluation. Comments should be forwarded direct to the Commandant, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. 31905.
2. Your Job As A Soldier.
a. As an individual soldier, you make important contributions to Army activities. You are important as an individual as well as a soldier. The Army is made of individuals, like you, working together as a team. The American people invest time, money, and interest in your training and welfare. As an American soldier, you are a potential leader and your continuous development is one of the Army's vital missions.
b. The ultimate goal of the Army is success in battle. Your job is to help achieve that success. Regardless of branch of service or job assignment, you may be called upon to fight. You may have to fight alone, but most of the time you will work with other soldiers under a unit or team lender. You can prepare yourself by acquiring the knowledge and skills needed by the modern soldier. Success in battle depends on the teamwork of confident, well-trained soldiers. Within each unit and within the Army as a whole, men are trained to operate as a team. By doing your job well, you help your team to win. By winning, you and the members of your team are protected and you help assure the success of the larger units.
3. Your Training As A Soldier
a. You must learn to operate effectively over all types of terrain, in all kinds of weather, by day and by night. Your mission will often require you to move close to, within, or behind the enemy s nren. To do this, you. must be- highly skilled in moving quietly and taking advantage of cover and concealment. You must know how to use a map and compass. You must know how to use your eyes so you will see what is around you, in daylight and darkness. You must know how to report what you see, promptly and accurately. You must develop patience, alertness, and determination.
b. Your training teaches you these things.
Experienced officers and noncommissioned officers explain and demonstrate what you must know; you are then required to perform until you are thoroughly skilled. You must work hard, learn well, and remember your training. The continued existence of our Nation depends on you.