This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 at 1:45 pm and is filed under Current Events, Desert Storm Rings, Enduring Freedom Ring, Iraqi Freedom Rings, Military, Service Ring, U.S. Army. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
The Army scout serves as the commander’s eyes and ears on the modern battlefield. The scout’s job is done primarily behind enemy lines. Their job is not necessarily to engage the enemy, but to report on his whereabouts, activities, size and disposition, and location.
The scout requires special handling in the field because of the nature of his job. During my time as an Artillery Fire Support Officer I found that the intelligence that we received from the scouts was extremely crucial to bring heavy artillery on the enemy. This information helped us achieve victory on more than one occassion. The field artillery would send a COLT (Combat Observation and Lasing Team) with the scout elements to further help to bring smoke on the enemy.
A scout team is an invaluable asset to the commander when it is used correctly.
The people who make up the scout team are very important to the operation of the maneuver commander. If you have ever served in this capacity you can use a custom ring to tell the story of your service.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.