Jul 21, 2021 · Earlier this month, the Modern War Institute published an opinion piece, “The Tyranny of Battle Drill 6,” by retired Colonel Richard Hooker. In the article, Hooker argues that due to a culture of specialized urban tactics, conventional infantry soldiers should completely stop training to clear rooms.

Jul 8, 2021 · Earlier this year, a video of 10th Mountain Division soldiers conducting live-fire room-clearing training—the famous “Battle Drill 6”—went viral. In the video, the soldiers repeatedly “flagged” each other, pointing loaded weapons at fellow soldiers during the drill.

Mar 27, 2023 · Over a two-day period, multiple teams and squads of infantry Soldiers practiced Battle Drill 6, Entering and Clearing a Room. Soldiers donned IVAS 1.0 devices and carried M4 rifles connected with...

offers Soldiers a ready reference on many subjects. The Soldier’s Guide describes the Army Values, Army Ethic, the fundamental obligations of a Soldier and the basics of leadership. The principal...

Apr 22, 2021 · Cadets from the USMA Gray Club conducted multiple calibration and “Enter and Clear a Room” (BD6) scenarios to collect data to improve head and weapon tracking reliability with 21 iterations...

3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division - Air Assault train relentless to be flawless and #Ready2Fight. Check out this video of them conducting a Battle Drill Six, enter and clear a...

Jul 21, 2021 · The first article argues that soldiers don't need to train on how to clear rooms, because BD6 is unsafe. The second article argues they should train BD6, because there's definitely going to be fighting in buildings.

Jul 8, 2021 · Hot take: BD6 is excellent training because it exercises the following: 1.) weapon control 2.) tactical movement 3.) effective communication 4.) situational awareness 5.) TLP’s 6.) teamwork 7.) developing SOP’s All of this in a fast paced, high stress environment.

To rapidly or methodically seize control of a room, or series of rooms, and all of its inhabitants; both hostile and non hostile by eliminating the threat, dominating the room, and controlling the room and situation. to complete all offensive action before the party being engaged is able to react and set up a defense. USE STEALTH.

Stephen and Jacob will break down and explain US Army Battle Drill 6 (Enter and Clear Room) found in Field Manual 3-21.8 (7-8). This series seeks to provide a more detailed explanation of Battle...