Team Leader

The Team Leader's Role
The Team Leader provides a higher standard for all Infantry Soldiers and is a necessary part of the fire team. The Team Leader is an expert in handling and employing their weapons and placing well-aimed fire on the enemy. Additionally, the Team Leader must ---
 * Be an expert on their weapon system, their rifle, its optics, and is effective in engaging targets with their weapon system, day or night.
 * Have explicit knowledge of their fireteams firepower and where to place well-aimed fire on an enemy.
 * Construct and occupy hasty firing positions, such as a trench, and know how to fire from it. They must know how to occupy covered and concealed positions in all environments and what protection they provide from direct fire weapons as well as indirect fire weapons and is competent in the performance of these tasks while using night vision devices. A Team Leader must also know how to employ all of their assets in accordance of what they need and where they need them.
 * Fight as part of their unit, which includes proficiency in their individual duties.
 * Be knowledgeable in how to break contact as well as assault and enemies position or compound.
 * Inform their squad leader of everything they hear and see when in a tactical situation.
 * Perform individual medical procedures to stabilize after a serious injury and administer buddy aid as required.
 * Manage their supplies: Medical and ammunition during operations.
 * Manage their fireteam accordingly.
 * Know how to contact higher command (I.E. Squad Leader, Platoon Sgt., Platoon Leader) in accordance to what their current plan is and informing higher command of any loses or contacts.
 * Understand the mission two levels up (Squad and Platoon).

The Team Leader's Loadout
Basics: Weapons: In the Uniform: In the Vest: In the Backpack:
 * Combat Uniform (SPAGPAT)
 * Ballistic Vest (SPAGPAT)
 * Combat Helmet (SPAGPAT)
 * Kitbag (SPAGPAT)
 * Watch
 * Compass
 * AN/PRC-148 JEM personal radio (5km radius)
 * Map
 * PDU-4 rangefinder
 * 1X AK-74M SELECT FIRE
 * SIDEARM NOT ADVISED BUT IS OPTIONAL
 * EARPLUGS
 * 2X EPINEPHRINE
 * 4X MORPHINE
 * MAGLITE (FLASHLIGHT)
 * MICRODAGR GPS
 * MAPTOOLS
 * 4X TOURNIQUETS
 * 5X 30RND AK-74 7N22
 * 3X CABLE TIES
 * ENTRENCHING TOOL
 * 20X BANDAGE (ELASTIC BANDAGES)
 * 10X BASIC FIELD DRESSING (QUICKCLOT)
 * 5X 30RND AK-74 7N22
 * 10X RDG-2 WHITE SMOKE GRENADES
 * 4X RGD-5 FRAG GRENADES