Group
Element leaders ensure their team boards the assigned vehicle, supervise loading, and board last. If acting as navigator, they must communicate to their team that the front passenger seat should be left for them to occupy.
All personnel must follow directions during embarkation. Leaders must take charge; subordinates must listen and comply.
When mounting in a vehicle, announce to the fireteam leader when your are mounted over the radio.
‘{name} up’
This allows fireteam leaders to then notify the squad leader and so on and ensure that everyone who needs to be on board, is on board before the vehicle departs.
5 m physical check: Immediately after dismounting, physically inspect the immediate 5-metre ring around the vehicle.
20 m visual check: After the 5m physical check., conduct a visual scan out to 20 metres in all directions:
Look for IED indicators, tripwires, ground anomalies, recent digging, foreign objects, fuel/power cables, suspicious containers, or dangerous terrain.