This is to change the movement type the team around you is doing. Extend the other three fingers making the “OK” hand symbol. Take your arm, hand near your face, and connect your thumb and pointer finger together.
This command is to let the person who just gave you an instruction or command that you did understand what they ordered. (Unlike the picture, do not aim the weapon at them!) #18. It tells the person you are communicating with you need to see the command again, or you need further instruction to complete their order.įace the person giving you the command and hold your palm up to them, as if you are saying stop. This is used when you did not understand a silent command given to you. It should move up and down about 6” from the starting position. This is used to inform the team to hurry the pace, quicken their movements.įace the team, or as many as you can and make a fist, your arm bent at 90 degrees. This is to alert the team that a hostage has been taken by the enemy.įace the person(s) that you are communicating to and grab your throat. With an open hand, wave forward staring from behind you and stopping when you get to your body. This tells those behind you to move up to your location. With an open palm face the person you’re talking to and cover your nose and mouth with your fingers, your lower palm resting on your chin. After this they will usually begin putting on the gas mask. This command tells others that gas has been spotted/detected. This differs from “halt” because you want an immediate action, not everyone to slowly come to a stopping point. This command is for when you need the entire group to stop immediately. Palm facing you, pivot your arm at the elbow straight ahead, as if pointing rapidly with your entire hand. Make a knife hand, (all fingers extended straight out and touching each other) and bend your arm at a 90 degree angle, your bicep being level with your shoulders.
This can be due to terrain, to leave less of a trail to follow or to avoid dangers such as IED’s. This command is to instruct the team to change their movement in to a single file formation. Point the other fingers, extended, at the enemy.įace the enemy and make an upside down “gun” with your thumb and pointer finger. Below are the two most common.įace to the enemy and make a circle with the pointer and thumb. This signal is used to let the entire team silently know an enemy has been sighted. Do not draw the bottom line, that would be the sign for window. Use your pointer finger to draw a three sided rectangle in the air. This is to tell those around you a door has been spotted. Put your hand in a position as if you were holding a ball, fingers pointed to the sky #9. This is to inform those around you that a dog has been spotted or heard.ĭrop your arm down and slightly in front of you. This is to inform those behind you that they are to get into the prone position.įingers facing forward and palm to the earth, fan your hand as if to signal ‘down’. With your hand above your head point and notion to an area. This command is to inform the other person(s) to cover a specific area. Wave the hand back and forth to and away from your face. Make the hand signal “stop” but face the palm to you. You can specify a person individually if you point to them before the command. This command is to instruct an individual, or a group, to come to you. Move them closer and father from each other. Holding your hand at eye level, extend you pointer and piddle finger. This command tells the groups to change their formation and form two columns. The leader is the one who decides the course of action they take during movements and in a fire fight.Įxtend your middle three fingers, tucking the thumb and pinky behind them, and place them on the bicep of the opposite arm. This command is used to clarify who the leader of the fire team/group is. When at the point of where the breach will occur, point a single finger at the person who will lead the breach and then everyone gets in line around them. They will be the first through the door/doorway and begin the process of clearing the room/area. This command is used to determine who will be the “breacher” or point man. Take an empty (or partially empty) magazine, place it in your left hand, hold it at about eye level, and motion the magazine back and forth from left to right. You might use this hand signal if you’re low or completely out of ammunition.
The ‘Ammunition’ hand signal lets others around you know that you are in need of another magazine of ammunition.
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