21st Century U. S. Army Foot Marches Field Manual

This is the latest edition of an important U.S. Army field manual (FM 21-18) about foot marches. Foot marches are the movement of troops and equipment mainly by foot with limited support by vehicles. They are characterized by combat readiness, ease of control, adaptability to terrain, slow rate of movement, and increased personnel fatigue. Foot marches do not depend on the existence of roads. The preface states: ?This manual is a guide for commanders and their staffs in the procedures and techniques of foot marches. It describes the march mission, characteristics and types of foot marches, and march training to include planning procedures, duties of commanders, march discipline, march hygiene, and march safety.'U. S. Department of Defense Staff is the author of '21st Century U. S. Army Foot Marches Field Manual', published 2002 under ISBN 9781931828482 and ISBN 1931828482.