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Summary

在这段视频中，海军陆战队基础学校的战争教官扎卡里·麦考密克上尉详细介绍了一名基本训练有素的军官在72小时野外行动中所需携带的装备。他从头部的凯夫拉头盔和夜视仪，到身上的标准版携板背心、多功能刀具、水化系统，再到背部的背包和睡袋，逐一展示了各种装备及其用途。此外，麦考密克上尉还介绍了生存装备，如急救包、防化面具、食品、卫生用品等，以及如何在不同环境下使用这些装备以保持隐蔽和生存。整个视频不仅展示了海军陆战队员的装备细节，还体现了他们为应对各种战场情况所做的充分准备。

Takeaways

• 🎓 基础学校（The Basic School）是每位委任军官或任命的战争官员在前往舰队陆战队（Fleet Marine Force）之前必须接受训练的地方。
• 🪖 标准的Kevlar头盔是陆战队员在战斗或操作重型设备时提供额外保护的装备。
• 🧵 头盔上的550伞绳（或降落伞绳）允许陆战队员连接夜视仪或夜视镜等光学设备。
• 👀 头盔背面的“猫眼”（cat eyes）是发光的织物，即使在没有其他照明的情况下，也能让人看到头盔背面。
• 🧤 每位陆战队员都会携带某种个人防护装备（PPE），如眼部保护或手套，特别是在操作重型装备或武器系统时。
• 💼 标准发行的板载载体（plate carrier）前面有一个袋鼠袋（kangaroo pouch），用于存放笔记工具、地图或其他工具。
• 🗝️ 每位陆战队员都应携带某种刀具、多功能工具，以应对各种情况。
• 💧 陆战队员会携带至少3到5升的水，包括标准发行的水壶和额外的水袋。
• 🍽️ 野战食品（MRE）包含足够的热量和营养成分，以及自带的加热系统。
• 🧴 个人卫生包中包含防晒霜、布洛芬、足部喷雾等，以维护个人健康和卫生。
• 🧊 寒冷天气手套和手套内衬用于寒冷环境，以防止手部冻伤。
• 🏔️ 防水雨具采用Gore-Tex材料，能有效保持干燥并防止体温过低。
• 🛏️ 海军陆战队有两种睡袋系统，包括防水的比维袋（bivy sack）和不同保温性的睡袋。
• 🧭 标准发行的指南针用于夜间导航，具备不同的刻度和照明功能，以适应不同的战场环境。

Q & A

Capt. Zachary McCormick 是哪个军事基地的战争教官？

Capt. Zachary McCormick 是位于 Quantico 海军陆战队基地的 The Basic School 的战争教官。

海军陆战队军官在加入舰队陆战队之前需要在哪个学校接受训练？

海军陆战队军官在加入舰队陆战队之前需要在 The Basic School 接受训练。

Capt. McCormick 头上戴的是什么类型的头盔，它提供了哪些保护？

Capt. McCormick 头上戴的是标准的 Kevlar 头盔，它提供了额外的保护，无论是在交火中还是在操作重型设备的任务中。

Capt. McCormick 头盔上的 550 伞绳有什么用途？

550 伞绳允许 Capt. McCormick 将头盔连接到任何类型的瞄准器上，无论是夜视瞄准器还是夜视镜。

海军陆战队员在处理重型设备或使用武器系统时会穿戴什么？

海军陆战队员在处理重型设备或使用武器系统时会穿戴个人防护装备（PPE），包括眼部保护和手套。

Capt. McCormick 身上的标准发行的板载载体是什么型号？

Capt. McCormick 身上的标准发行的板载载体是第二代型号，这在海军陆战队中更为常见。

Capt. McCormick 携带的多功能刀具有什么特殊用途？

Capt. McCormick 携带的多功能刀具具有附加的伞绳，可用于建造避难所或应对紧急情况；带齿刃口可以更有效地切割绳索；锋利的刀尖用于精细切割。

Capt. McCormick 如何确保在任何情况下都能及时获取水资源？

Capt. McCormick 通过水合系统上的软管连接到背部的薄片，并有一个外部的水袋，以便在需要时随时有水源。

Capt. McCormick 身上的防毒面具有什么作用？

Capt. McCormick 身上的标准发行防毒面具允许他随时佩戴，以便在必要时立即使用，以防护潜在的化学、生物、放射性或核（CBRN）威胁。

Capt. McCormick 携带的两个背包是如何连接的？

Capt. McCormick 携带的两个背包通过夹子连接在一起，上面是一个被称为突击包或日用包的装备。

Capt. McCormick 为什么在野外操作时会携带 Jetboil？

Capt. McCormick 携带 Jetboil 是因为它可以更方便地加热食物，尽管它占用了背包中相当大的空间，不是每个人都会将其带到野外。

Capt. McCormick 如何保持个人卫生和处理小伤口？

Capt. McCormick 通过携带卫生包，里面包含防晒霜、布洛芬、足部喷雾、剃须工具、婴儿湿巾和牙膏等，以便在野外自我处理小伤口或擦去迷彩漆，减少对医疗支援的依赖。

Outlines

00:00

🎖️ 基本训练军官的72小时野外行动装备

Capt. Zachary McCormick介绍了基本训练军官在72小时野外行动中所携带的装备。从头盔、防弹衣、护目镜、手套到刀具、水袋、防毒面具等，每一项装备都有其特定的用途和重要性。他还展示了如何使用多功能绳（550 cord）来连接装备，以及如何在不同环境下进行伪装和防护。此外，他还提到了携带的背包类型，包括攻击包、日常包以及如何根据任务需求调整装备。

05:01

🍲 野外生存的餐饮与个人卫生

本段落讲述了军官在野外行动中如何准备食物和维持个人卫生。介绍了标准野战口粮（MRE）的内容和加热方式，包括使用Jetboil快速加热设备。同时，还提及了个人卫生包的组成，包括防晒霜、布洛芬、足部喷雾等，以及如何自行处理小伤口和保持个人卫生。此外，还展示了如何携带和使用额外的电池、冷天气手套和其他快速补充物品。

10:03

🧥 寒冷环境中的着装与保暖

介绍了在寒冷环境中保持温暖的多层着装法。包括使用保暖层、吸湿排汗的底层衣物、防水夹克和裤子。特别提到了Frog材料的衣物，用于保持身体干燥。还展示了如何使用睡袋、睡垫和紧急避难所，以及如何利用睡袋的防水特性保护装备。

15:04

📐 导航工具与野外生存技能

讲解了军官如何使用标准军用指南针进行夜间导航，包括如何调整罗盘、测量方位角和使用地图比例尺。强调了在野外行动中，正确使用和保管装备的重要性，以避免在突发战斗情况下手忙脚乱。

Keywords

💡Kevlar

Kevlar是一种高性能合成纤维，以其强度高、重量轻和防弹特性而闻名。在视频中，Kevlar被用来制作标准头盔，为军官提供额外的保护，无论是在交火中还是在操作重型设备时。

💡Marine Corps

Marine Corps指的是美国海军陆战队，是美军的一个分支，以其高强度训练和作战能力著称。视频中提到的The Basic School是海军陆战队军官训练的地方，所有军官在此接受基础训练。

💡Plate Carrier

Plate Carrier是一种用于保护士兵胸部和背部的装备，可以插入防弹板以抵御子弹和破片。在视频中，提到的标准发行的Plate Carrier是第二代版本，是海军陆战队中常见的装备。

💡Hydration System

Hydration System是一种便携式水袋系统，允许士兵在野外操作时随时补充水分。视频中提到的水袋系统连接到背部的flak，有一个外部的水袋，确保士兵随时有水源。

💡Gas Mask

Gas Mask是一种保护面部和呼吸系统免受有毒气体、生物制剂和放射性尘埃伤害的装备。视频中提到的标准发行防毒面具，允许士兵随时准备应对潜在的化学、生物、放射性或核(CBRN)威胁。

💡CBRN

CBRN是化学(Chemical)、生物(Biological)、放射性(Radiological)和核(Nuclear)威胁的缩写。在视频中，提到使用防毒面具来训练对抗任何潜在的CBRN威胁。

💡Assault Pack

Assault Pack是一种设计用于快速行动和战术部署的背包，通常比标准的野战背包更小、更轻便。视频中提到的Assault Pack或Day Pack用于存储额外装备，适用于24小时或更短的巡逻或野外行动。

💡MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat)

MRE是一种便携式、预制的军用即食餐，通常包含足够的卡路里和营养，以支持士兵在野外的生存。视频中提到的MRE包含大约1300卡路里，有碳水化合物、蛋白质、脂肪以及一些额外的糖分，还有一个内置的加热系统。

💡IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit)

IFAK是个人急救包，包含用于紧急医疗情况下的救生工具和物资，如止血带、战斗纱布和急救毯。视频中提到的IFAK用于保持士兵在战场上的自我医疗能力，延长其在战斗中的持续时间。

💡Load-Bearing Vest

Load-Bearing Vest是一种装备，允许士兵携带额外的装备和物资，同时保持行动的灵活性。在视频中，提到的装备可以更轻便、更便于远征，如果不需要使用Plate Carrier，或者在特定任务中需要更隐蔽或更轻便。

💡Fighting Position

Fighting Position是士兵在战场上挖掘或构建的防御位置，用于提供掩护并提高战斗效率。视频中提到使用E-tool（ entrenching tool）来挖掘战壕或战斗位置，这在建立临时防御工事时非常重要。

Highlights

Capt. Zachary McCormick是一名战争教官，位于海军陆战队基地Quantico的基础学校

基础学校是每位委任军官或任命的战争军官在加入舰队陆战队之前接受训练的地方

标准头盔Kevlar提供额外的保护，无论是在交火中还是在操作重型设备的任务中

头盔顶部的550伞绳允许连接夜视仪或夜视镜等光学设备

头盔背面的猫眼是一种照明织物，即使在没有其他照明的情况下也能看到某人头部的背面

每个海军陆战队员都会有某种个人防护装备（PPE），如眼部保护或手套

标准发放的防弹板载体在前面有一个袋鼠袋，用于存放笔记本、地图或其他工具

Capt. McCormick拥有一把多功能刀，具有额外的伞绳和锯齿刃，适合在紧急情况下使用

水合系统的软管连接在防弹衣的背面，带有外部水袋，以便随时有水源

标准发放的防毒面具可以快速取用，以应对潜在的化学、生物、放射性或核（CBRN）威胁

迷彩网用于伪装和隐藏防毒面具，以融入环境并打破视线

攻击包或日用包用于存放额外的装备，适用于24小时或更短的巡逻或野战行动

额外的水系统、行政袋、TBS学生野战指南和红光头灯是包内的标准物品

550伞绳至少保持50英尺，必要时用于建造避难所或捆绑物品

标准的水壶和Nalgenes水瓶是额外的水源，通常每个海军陆战队员会携带3到5升水

食物通常存放在便于快速取用的袋子里，包括每份约1300卡路里的即食餐（MRE）

Jetboil是一种便携式炉具，用于在野外更方便地加热食物

个人卫生包包含防晒霜、布洛芬、足部喷雾等，以在野外自我维持

大脑袋用于存放额外设备或快速可补充物品，如额外的电池或寒冷天气手套

野外急救包（IFAK）包含止血带、战斗纱布、H绷带等急救物资

轻型载体或装载承载背心允许在不需要防弹板载体或需要更隐蔽的环境中携带装备

防水袋用于存放衣物、保暖层和其他个人物品，保持装备干燥

防水雨具采用Gore-Tex材料，有效保持穿着者干燥并防止体温过低

E-工具或掘壕工具可用于挖掘战壕或紧急避难所，边缘有锯齿可用于切断根系或绳索

睡袋系统包括防水的比维袋和内部的睡袋，提供保暖并防止地面热量流失

军官通常携带M4卡宾枪或M16步枪，以及新型自动步枪系统M27

标准发放的指南针3H型号，具有夜间照明功能，能够进行精确的夜间导航

Transcripts

I'm Capt. Zachary McCormick.

I'm a war-fighting instructor at The Basic School

stationed on Marine Corps base Quantico,

and this is everything that a basically trained officer

would be taking on a 72-hour field operation.

The Basic School's where every commissioned officer

or appointed war officer comes to train

after their commission or appointment

before going on to the Fleet Marine Force.

So, starting with what's on the body from top to bottom,

this is our Kevlar.

This is our standard helmet that we wear.

It allows for additional protection, whether in a firefight

or just going through any kind of operation

or task that involves heavy equipment.

We typically wear one of these.

On top of it, I have 550 cord, or just parachute cord,

that allows me to connect this to any kind of optic

that'll mount to the front of the Kevlar,

whether it be a night-vision optic

or night-vision goggles that would come to the front.

It would come with its own standard-list gear

in order to attach to the front,

and then this would attach to the item itself

in order to prevent loss in any kind of situation.

On the back, we have what are known as cat eyes,

which are just illuminated pieces of fabric

on the back of it that allows someone to be able to see

the back of someone's head even if there was

no other illumination in either the room or outside.

Every Marine will have some sort of PPE,

whether it be eye protection,

which I currently have stored in the pack,

or any kind of gloves.

This we'll use anytime that we're handling

any kind of heavy equipment,

but especially when we're using any kind of weapon system,

whether it be our standard-issued M4, M16 rifles,

IAR M27 rifles, or even heavier machine guns.

On my body is our standard-issued plate carrier.

This is the gen two.

This is more commonly seen throughout the Marine Corps.

In front of it, we have what's known as a kangaroo pouch,

which is really just a sewn-on pouch

that comes standard with it.

It allows me to keep things such as my note-taking gear

or any kind of notebook that I may want.

Also allows me to keep any kind of maps,

any other kind of laminated pieces of paper,

or any other kind of tools that I may need,

similar to this knife that we have here.

So, this one was gifted to me by my father for,

I believe for my 21st birthday. It has additional paracord,

or 550 cord, looped around it

in case I ever need to use it to build a shelter

or use it for any kind of emergency situation.

It has a serrated edge that allows you to cut

through rope more effectively

and then a sharper knife into the point at the end.

We try to teach that every Marine has some kind of knife,

multitool, or something. It's just helpful in

any kind of situation you may find yourself in.

Up here is the hose for my hydration system.

It attaches to the back of my flak

with an external hydration pouch

in order to have a water source on me

whenever I may need it.

Also on my body is our standard-issue gas mask.

It allows me to keep it on my person

to be able to pull it out at a moment's notice.

It attaches to my face.

[exhales]

[inhales]

Clean it out.

This is in order to be able to train

against any potential CBRN threat,

CBRN being chemical, biological,

radiological, or nuclear.

You'll see in front, I have a kind of cammie netting

in order to be able to camouflage, conceal it

when we go out on the tree line

when I may be wearing it, maybe not,

but it's just in order to break any kind of line of sights,

any other kind of shapes that are unnatural

to the environment.

It allows me to have a better-concealed position,

regardless of whether or not I'm wearing it.

Taking it off, you'll see that it's actually

two different packs that are attached together

by clips that we have here,

on top of what's known as an assault pack or a day pack.

I would use this typically to store any additional gear

that I couldn't fit in my pack naturally,

but I would also use this for any kind of 24-hour

or shorter patrol or field operation.

Inside, I usually keep an additional water system.

This is a smaller water system we use for physical training

or even shorter patrols.

I also have an administrative pouch right here

that allows me to contain any miscellaneous stuff in here.

I have what's known as the "TBS Student Field Guide."

Any other knowledge that we've taught here

at The Basic School can usually be found within this guide.

This is just used as a quick-reference manual.

I also keep additional tools, knives, multitools,

things like that in here

on top of a red-lens headlamp.

We usually try to keep it on as a red lens.

That way, it just minimizes our signature

if we ever need to use it.

If I'm using heavier weapons or if it's a range

or any kind of thing, I usually carry extra ear protection.

Ballistic eye pro. It needs to be ballistically rated.

Can't be any kind of reflective surface.

It's just not going to protect your eyes

if any kind of shrapnel or ammunition

will come flying your way.

550 cord. I try to keep at least 50 feet of it

cut into different kind of strands when possible,

and then an additional roll in case I need

to build a shelter, tie something to another object.

I have additional pouches,

so I can still carry additional water sources

on top of the 3-liter Camel pack that I carry with me.

Typically, wherever a Marine goes, he'll usually take

3 to 5 liters of water just on their person.

Speaking of water sources,

this is the standard-issued canteen.

It'll fit within a canteen pouch,

and then we often use Nalgenes

as well as additional water sources

if we want to take more than what was standard-issued.

We always coach using some kind of tape

or other additional camouflage.

Kept in here is usually where I keep my food.

That way, if I need any kind of food quickly on the go

without having to pull anything else out of my pack.

Here's a Meal, Ready-to-Eat, or MRE.

That has everything. I think it has roughly about

1,300 calories per standard MRE.

Encased in here, we'll have everything

that'll be needed for a normal meal,

whether it be everything from your carbohydrates,

your proteins, and your fats included in here,

as well as some additional sugars to keep morale up.

On top of that, it has its own heating system

in order to heat up the main meals

and other things contained in here,

where you just add water, slip it in a pouch,

and it allows a chemical reaction to happen

that'll allow it to heat up.

Alternatively to that, you'll commonly see these

around the armed forces, and this is a Jetboil.

I do not have a gas can with me,

but it'd be set up similar like that.

The pilot light would ignite the gas

in order to be able to heat up whatever kind of liquid

or material I would have in here,

and it just allows me to heat up my food

a little bit more conveniently.

Not everyone will bring those out to the field,

just because it takes up a significant amount

of space in your pack.

On this side, I usually keep a hygiene kit of something,

similar to this. This way, it's kept all neat.

Keep it organized within the pack.

I'll usually bring things like sunscreen, ibuprofen,

foot spray. I'm able to maintain my feet if I get wet

or cold to keep my feet dry.

I usually keep shaving kit as well as baby wipes in there

and toothbrush or any kind of ointment

that I may need when I'm out in the field.

That way, if I have any kind of quick cuts or bruises

or I need to wipe off cammie paint real quick,

I don't need a corpsman or any kind of external support.

I have that stuff on my person.

I can keep myself in the fight for much longer.

Up at the top is what we call the brain pouch.

Usually what I store in here

are either extra pieces of equipment

or quick replenishable things that I need to have,

like extra batteries for a headlamp

or my night-vision optics.

Colder-weather gloves. So, these are issued typically

for the cold-weather environments.

You can still operate your weapon systems with these.

They also come with glove inserts that go along with them.

It just keeps your hands colder,

prevents hypothermia when it's all together.

As well as any other kind of additional eye pro.

These are more of a goggle set of eye protection.

This is usually better if you are operating with aircraft

because it seals to your face.

It prevents any kind of wind or gust

to fly up to your face if you're trying to board an aircraft

or work around aircraft.

Here's a field first-aid kit, otherwise known as an IFAK.

Inside is where I'll keep tourniquets.

It's where I'll also keep Combat Gauze, H bandages.

I've also taken a quick reflective blanket.

This is a good use to be able to use for signaling,

but also if it's subdued within a sleeping system,

which we'll get to later,

an additional source to be able to retain heat

in the event of emergency

or I just need an extra warming layer.

This is either known as a fighting load carrier

or load-bearing vest.

It's the same nomenclature either way for the same system,

but this allows me to wear something

that's a little bit lighter, a little bit more expeditionary

if I don't want to or if I'm working in an environment

that allows me to not have to use a plate carrier,

or if I'm trying to go lighter or stealthier

in a given mission. It'll zip up,

and it allows me to carry anything on my flak

that I normally have, whether it be a magazine pouch

that'll contain two magazines.

They're standard-issued three per Marine

for six total magazines.

That's standard issue across the Fleet Marine Force.

And two mag pouches for the M67 fragmentation grenade,

but I can attach it and MOLLE it on.

Also, if I'm ever trying to operate in an environment

where I need a little bit more stealth

rather than force protection, I'm allowed to do so.

This also will separate,

and then if I undo these straps here,

it'll turn into its own individual belts.

We commonly call it a war belt.

The reason I would do this is if I wanted to

take any other additional items that I could MOLLE.

By MOLLE I mean attach it through these kind of straps here,

and it would allow me to carry any of those pieces of gear

on either this war belt or this plate carrier

or even on some places on the pack itself.

I will also carry

at least two smaller waterproofing bags.

What I'll usually keep in here is any other kind of changes

of clothes, warming layers as well.

The normal warming layers we issue.

This is a beanie that works

as a type of soft cover in colder environments.

It covers both my ears as well as the front of my forehead.

Proper use of the uniform, covering the hair

in front of my face as well.

Also, as far as other warming layers,

this is what's known as the waffle top.

This is supposed to go along with your base warming layer

that you would have with your uniform that you'd be wearing.

McCormick: I think it keeps you warm. At the very least,

it allows me to survive when it gets colder like this.

But this will typically use as the second

or third layer when you're wearing your clothes.

This will be serving more,

this type of material, known as the Frog material.

You can see by the logo here.

This will serve as more of the undergarment layer,

and that purpose is not really to keep you warm,

it's more to keep

moisture and everything wicked off your body.

So if you're moving around, you're sweating,

and then you stop,

this is meant to be able to wick that away off of your body,

and that way you have the other warming layers

to keep you warm, but you're not staying cold and damp.

This is in order to be able to prevent that.

Both of these come in top and bottoms, as you'll see here.

This is the Frog top.

Just a long-sleeve shirt of the same material.

And then these are the waffle bottoms.

These will go underneath your normal cammies.

So you'll have the base layer,

which is usually the shirt or the Frog material,

like we see here,

and then it'll go the waffle material,

and then you'll have your normal

camouflage Marpat uniform on top of it.

And then additional to that,

this is our waterproofed rain gear.

These are Gore-Tex material.

These are the bottom, these are the trousers,

and then this is the Gore-Tex jacket top.

They're waterproofed enough to where

any of the clothing I wear underneath it

will usually not get wet

unless I get, like, submerged in water.

But this is pretty effective in keeping me dry,

and therefore, when it gets colder out, like it is now,

it's going to prevent me from developing hypothermia.

It also traps heat inside.

So if I wear this, it allows, if I'm already damp,

to help me dry off a little bit quicker.

This is something akin to the fighting load carrier,

which you already saw. It has additional pouches.

This also is where I will keep

things like my additional map gear.

It allows me to keep maps in here as well,

similar to the kangaroo pouch

that's on the fighting load carrier.

It has additional pieces on the side as well for knives

and an additional pouch here to keep other kind of,

I usually keep writing utensils,

but again, batteries, additional flashlights,

just additional stuff I can carry.

This is the E-tool, or entrenching tool.

I can take it out, unfold it, and then tighten it.

Typically keep it laid out like here,

or I can unscrew it, keep it at a 90-degree angle,

and it makes it easier for me to actually dig trenches

if I use it in this kind of motion

rather than as a normal spade, as seen before.

On the edges, you'll see that it is serrated.

It allows me to chop through any kind of roots,

any kind of rope,

or saw through any kind of branches and whatnot

if I need to build a shelter or dig a fighting position.

With this, I could dig an effective

fighting skirmisher's trench,

which is a hole that's about two of my Kevlars wide

and then about 6 feet long

or however long the individual fighting in it is.

So, the hasty skirmishers,

if I don't care about the dimensions or keep to uniform,

I can make an effective one in roughly 10 to 20 minutes.

Now moving on to the sleeping system.

We really have two options issued with the Marine Corps

that will always come in some kind of waterproofing bag.

The first part is the external layer of it.

This is what's known as a bivy sack.

It's a waterproof sack that unzips.

It has a netting here to be able to see out of

or be able to zip up, especially if it gets colder

or I want to prevent any kind of bugs

or anything from getting inside of it.

I can zip this up, and it'll be a sleeping system

that goes all the way and encompasses my entire body.

This is what's commonly known as a woobie,

but it's the internal sleeping system.

It's the smaller portion of it.

Then we also have the brown bag of the sleeping system.

This is our medium-weight sleeping system.

The way that this will work is

I'll have this already unzipped and laid out.

I'll stuff this inside of the actual bivy sack,

or alternatively, if it's hotter

and I don't want the full insulation from this,

I can just use this,

and when I lay inside of it, I'll zip up this system

and then I'll just lay inside of it fully zipped up.

It insulates me very well,

but it does it a lot better if I use this mat

that we have here attached to the bottom.

So, I lay this out. It creates a buffer between me,

my sleeping system, and the ground.

With this on top of it,

it insulates me from losing heat through my back

when I'm laying on the ground.

This is effective in keeping my stuff waterproofed.

If I had it all in the bag, I can undo it

and lay it over

my gear,

tuck it in.

All my stuff is now relatively waterproofed.

With it, I can also alternatively

use the bungees on the end of it

as well as either tent stakes I can bring out with me

or sticks or something I can improvise,

or 550 cord in order to be able to attach it

to other trees and whatnot

in order to be able to create a hasty shelter with it.

We also have an alternative sleeping bag,

otherwise known as the black bag.

This comes with its own separate

waterproofing system.

The reason why we call it the black bag, it's black.

This is much more insulated

than the brown bag we saw earlier,

but it works exactly the same way with the bivy sack.

We'll put it in so it's waterproofed.

This can keep me warm

through freezing temperatures.

So, officers will typically take the M4 carbine rifle

or, as you've seen in training here, the M16 rifle.

They also have the M27,

which is our new automatic rifle system.

So, this is the model 3H standard-issue compass

that we issue at The Basic School

and is standard in the Fleet Marine Force.

If you see the face of it, it has all different markers.

You have two different kind of denominations

of how it's measuring the distance,

whether it be degrees, 0 to 360,

or in mils, 0 to 6,400,

which is used for calling artillery fire.

This item right here that I'm spinning on the face

of the compass is known as the bezel ring.

You'll notice the illuminated piece here

that allows me to see it at nighttime.

It has nuclear material in it that allows it

to illuminate regardless of the conditions that we're in.

What this allows me to do is

to be able to navigate at night.

Each one of the clicks here

denominates three degrees

as I turn it relative to starting on zero.

Also part of it is a glass here,

and then if you look very closely, you'll see a string

that goes across the center plate on the compass.

What this allows me to do is to adjust it up like so,

bring the compass to my cheek,

and be able to call what's called shooting an azimuth.

This allows me to sight in my compass,

and as long as I look down at the eyepiece on the compass,

match it up with the degrees to the line here,

I know exactly that I'm moving at a certain degree.

So, let's say if I wanted to shoot an azimuth

of 20 degrees and walk 20 degrees from where I'm at,

I would line it up to 20 degrees on the compass,

shoot it up, align it with an object

that matches with 20 degrees,

and then I would just move towards that object.

The thumb ring allows me to better stabilize the compass

as I'm using it.

And then here is a scale that allows me

to make measurements on my map.

If the scale is one with every 50,000 meters,

it means 1 meter to the map

and scale would equal 50,000 meters.

I have it zoomed in. If I had one in 25,000,

it means the map would be a lot more zoomed in.

And every item here will be used in order

to teach the lieutenants to train to the standard

and have success in the Fleet Marine Force.

Yes. So, as it is, out right now,

we're doing it for demonstration purposes,

but me taking something out

and not immediately putting it back in my pack,

it's going against the training that we have here.

Because, for example,

if all of a sudden a firefight broke out,

all of my stuff's out, and now I'm having to worry about

either leaving it or taking it like I should

and dealing with combat.