Use Challenge and Password

Task 071-331-0801

Conditions

Given the current challenge and password and a defensive position with designated sector of fire. Enemy and friendly personnel may enter you sector.

Standards & Safety

1. Detect and halt personnel in your sector.

2. Challenge them using correct challenge.

  a. If given correct password, allow personnel to pass.

  b. If not given correct password, attempt to detain (capture) personnel.

Training and Evaluation

Training Information Outline

1. If one person desires to pass:

  a. One seeing or hearing someone approach your position, command the person to halt before that person gets close enough to pose a threat. Use a clear voice, just loud enough to be heard.

  b. Seeing the stranger halt, keep him covered and, without exposing your position, ask "Who is there?" Again, use a clear voice just loud enough to be so the enemy will not over hear if nearby.

  c. When the stranger identifies himself, such as "Private Willard, messenger," you order him to "Advance to be recognized."

  d. Maintain your concealed position and keep the stranger covered with your weapon. When the stranger gets within 2 or 3 meters of you, again order him to halt.

  e. Issue the challenge in a soft voice and wait for the stranger to reply with the correct password. On hearing the correct password, give permission to pass if you have no further reason for doubt. If doubt still exists, demand further identification or ask a question only a friendly person would be able to answer.

2. If a group desires to pass:

  a. The procedure and precautions for a group are almost the same as for one person. On seeing or hearing a group approach, order them to halt before they are close enough to pose a threat.

  b. The leader of the group should identify the group, such as "Friendly patrol." Since you do not want the whole group to advance on you at once, order "Advance one man to be recognized".

  c. When the leader has come forward to be recognized, give him the challenge and get the password in reply.

  d. Once you are satisfied that the leader is friendly, have the rest of the patrol advance one by one and ensure the leader identifies each person.

  e. Disarm and detain any person(s) nat able to identify themselves to the leader's satisfaction. Then notify your immediate superior.

Evaluation Preparation

Setup: Simulate a situation in which soldiers can use challenge and password. Issue the challenge and password to those who will play the role of friendly troops and the correct and incorrect password to those who will play the role of unidentified troops. Give the soldier to be tested a weapon or simulated weapon to use in the exercise, and have the person playing the part of the intruder vary responses upon being challenged.

Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to challenge all those who approach the defensive position.

Evaluation Guide

Use Challenge and Password--071-331-0801
Performance Measures Results
The following requirements must be met to use challenge and password.
1.Says "Halt" before person is close enough to pose a threat. P F
NOTE: Assume the parson has halted.
2.Says "Who is there?" while keeping stranger covered. P F
NOTE: Assume the stranger identifies himself..
3.Says "Advance to be recognized". P F
4.Maintains concealed positions, keeps stranger covered and says "Halt" when stranger is 2 or 3 meters away. P F
5.Issues challenge. P F
a. Allows to pass if password is correct.
b. Disarms (is applicable) and detains if password is not correct.
c. If still doubtful, asks for further identification or askes a question only a friendly person would be able to answer.









Feedback


Score the soldier a GO if all steps are passed (P).
Score the soldier a NO-GO if any step(s) are failed (F).
If the soldier fails any step(s), show what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.


References

FM 21-75
FM 22-6


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