Jungle Warfare Course Program of Instruction Circa 1968
SUBJECT HOURS
Jungle Day Navigation 10
Jungle Night Navigation 7
Supply and Evacuation 2
Ropes and Knots 2
Obstacle Crossing 1
Rappelling 2
Improvised Rafts 2
Suspension Traverse 2
Rope Bridges 2
Equipment Readiness 3
Airmobile Movement 2
Helicopter Characteristics 1
Jungle Living 52
Plants and Foods 10
Snakes and Animals 2
Terrain Appreciation 2
Target Detection and Engagement 4
Patrolling 1
Night Operations 6
Boat Drills and Riverine Operations 2
Area Study of Vietnam 2
Patrolling and Ambush 11
Night Ambush 13
Guerrilla Weapons, Mines, and Traps 2
Aerial Firepower Demonstration 1
Area Search and Destroy Operations 24
Jungle Offensive and Defensive Operations 2
Tactical Base Security 16
Village Cordon and Search Operations 5
Patrol Reaction Course 3
Reaction Force Operations 11
POW Actions and Escape 11
Evasion and Exfilltration 31
TOTAL 250
Jungle Operations Training Center Program of Instruction Circa 1982
SUBJECT
Jungle Plants and Living
Plants and Foods
Rappelling
Expedient Antenna
Land Navigation Refresher
Squad Navigation Exercises
Waterborne Operations (poncho rafts, rope bridge, knots, boat drills)
Jungle Combat Techniques (raid, ambush, defense, EPW techniques)
Obstacle Course
Hygiene (medics)
Mines and Booby Traps
Basic Demolitions
Mechanical Ambush
Adjustment of Artillery by Sound (specialized, fire support teams)
Air Assault Operations (LZ requirements, loading/unloading)
Oral Operations Orders (specialized, leaders)
Combat Intelligence (challenge and password, intel indicators)
CEOI (Commo-Elect Operating Instructions)
Leader’s Seminar (jungle specific tactics, techniques, procedures, lessons learned)
Squad Test Lane (boat drills, jungle movement techniques, rope bridge, poncho raft, plants and foods, jungle living)
Company Air Assault Mission (livefire)
Mortar Platoon Livefire
Movement to Contact (livefire)
Point Ambush (livefire)
Night Area Ambush (livefire)
Company Offensive Operations (48 hour FTX)
Company Raid
Combat Patrols (patrolling, raids, hasty ambush)
Sapper (combat engineer) Demolition Mission (specialized)
C-130 and helicopter resupply (specialized, scouts, part of FTX)
Survival, Escape, and Evasion (specialized, air crew)
Radio Operations (PRC 74B)
Vertical Extraction (using Jungle Operations Extraction System)
Helocasting (special operations)
Helicopter Rappel
Heavy Equipment Rappel Training (450 lbs loads, Sapper Platoon)
Rappelmaster Training (specialized)
Poncho Parachute Resupply
HALO (special operations)
Recon Mission
Air Assault Operations
Ship to Shore Operations (RB-15 boats launched from Landing Craft, Medium)
Riverine Operations
Recon and Security Patrol
Underwater Operations (special operations)
Scout Swimming (specialized; insertion, mapping, survey, navigation)
High Speed Cast and Recovery (special operations)
Castmaster training (special operations)
Scout Platoon Track (classroom instruction, STX and FTX practical exercises)
Sapper Platoon Track (riverine recon and demo, clearing trails and HLZs of traps, patrolling)
Jungle Operations Training Battalion Program Of Instruction
Circa 1998
SUBJECT
Jungle Living
Land Navigation
Jungle Plants and Animals
Mines and Boobytraps
Waterborne (small boat drills, poncho raft, rope bridge, knots)
Jungle Combat Techniques (patrolling)
Squad React to Contact (livefire)
Quick Fire Techniques/Point man Course (scouts, livefire)
Helocast (scouts, special operations)
SPIES
Pathfinder Operations (scouts, special operations)
Small Boat/Riverine Operations
Mortar Jungle Combat Techniques
Mortar Maneuver Course (livefire)
Basic/Advanced Demolitions (Sapper Platoon)
Riverine Recon and Demolitions Missions (livefire, Sapper Platoon)
Obstacle Course (optional)
Jungle Antenna (optional)
Platoon Raid Livefire (on village objective)
Village Cordon and Search
Ambush (livefire)
Situational Training Exercises (approximately three days in duration; patrolling, movement to contact, etc.)
Field Training Exercise (one to five days in duration; battalion level offensive operations; freeplay)