How does a squad of snipers communicate that all of them have a clear line of sight on the targets they're assigned to at a given time?
I have a few sniper friends and have worked in a few 'iffy' areas with them. depending on the mission specific task they are assigned they will work differently. As most things- its not like in the movies, although snipers do work in pairs. Mostly they work as overwatch to a patrol if the terrain may dictate it, as in afghanistan, but if not they can and will operate only in the pair, just the two of them marching their way through bushland reaching a final and anticlimactic goal. As for comms, they are linked together in their pairs always, but will also have a radio on them at all times so they are in communication with not only hq but the patrol they are assigned to. If by themselves they will generally only get into comms with hq, because they can skip the usual chain of command as they are under direct command of the most senior commander on the field. If on rare instances they are operating in multiple sniper teams then they will generall blend the hq and team channels together to save time. so- in summary, just one radio does the trick!
And, this might also be a dumb question but are some members of the Australian military entitled to top secret clearance (if there is any)?
Say that Australia hasn't pulled out of the Iraq war yet. Would you rather tour Afghanistan again or go to Iraq? If so why Afghanistan and not Iraq/vice versa?
Have you ever defused an IED manually and is it possible?
In most occidental armies, though, intercourses in wartime seem to be heavily punished, especially between same army members.wats yo side of the story on dis ?