To get moving again after stopping, hold your arm outstretched at shoulder height, palm forward, and sweep your hand forward.īe absolutely sure that everyone gets the message so that no one gets left behind. Arm at Shoulder Height, Palm Forward, Sweeping Motion When instructed to stop, everyone should know to raise his or her weapons and be prepared to fire. Holding a flat palm towards your group, straight up in the air, tells your group to stop.
Indicating a slowdown also alerts your group that trouble may be nearby. To let your group know to slow down, stretch your arm out on a downward angle, face your flat palm down, and wave your arm up and down. Arm Out and Angled Down, Palm Flat, Wave Up and Down If you stretch your arm out with your fist clenched and your thumb pointed up, you are indicating to your group that you have not spotted anyone yet. Arm Out, Fist Clenched, Thumb Pointed Downīy stretching your arm out to the side, clenching your fist, and pointing your thumb down, this indicates you have found an intruder or unidentified person. This will be necessary on narrow trails.Ĥ.
One Arm Straight Above Your HeadĪs you may have guessed, one arm straight above your head indicates a single-file line. This approach works well on roads or tracks and allows each person to be responsible for only one side of searching. When you hold both arms straight above your head, you’re indicating to your group to create a double-file line. This approach does require everyone to keep their heads on a swivel as they both search and look out for new hand signals. Holding both arms out to your sides indicates to your group to create a wide line (shoulder-to-shoulder) perfect for searching wide-open spaces. While there are hundreds of hand-and-arm signals in use by military operations, you’ll want to keep your selection simple and limited to avoid confusion and the need for constant review. Separating the canvas will eliminate your ability to communicate silently. Remember that to use hand signs, you’ll need to always be within sight of each other, even at night. There are several common hand signals that you’ll want to learn and practice with your family for effective silent communication. Even whispers and radios are too loud in some instances, and silent communication is an essential tool used by successful operations.
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