What’s considered field environment?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:02:43 -0400

What’s considered field environment or field it’s my understanding that it entails being away from “base camp” not necessarily in the wood but also out on missions and such as training and support of any kind correct me if I’m wrong I ask cause there’s being a lot of debate at my unit nobody can clarify so here I asking

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Jun 10 at 2020 9:21 AM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:21:09 -0400

Pretty much anything outside of garrison.

Response by Sgt Jordan Foster made Jun 10 at 2020 10:16 AM

Sgt Jordan Foster — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:16:22 -0400

The field is considered from my point of view is supporting a mission beyond normal day to day operations. I’ve had field ops where I’ve slept on a cot in my mechanics bay for a week and had to Do resupply missions. It can be as close as home or a state away.

But since your active look at the field like this. If you can’t drink,fuck,or go to the barracks to rest and repeat...Then your in the field.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Jun 10 at 2020 12:21 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:21:14 -0400

Field is generally interpreted as where you perform your actual mission. More commonly used when in the training environment in which you train for your mission, the “Woods”.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jun 10 at 2020 1:21 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:21:17 -0400

For what purpose? It has different definitions depending on what you are asking about.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Jun 10 at 2020 3:23 PM

SSG Brian G. — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:23:35 -0400

Are you outside of garrison, billets, housing and deployed as a unit wherein you have to use either what is available or erect tents etc? That is considered field. Reserves and Guard are sometimes restricted to their duty location and stage a field exercise to simulate, so it would still be a field environment.

Response by CW3 Paco Pelletier (Ret.) made Jun 11 at 2020 8:28 AM

CW3 Paco Pelletier (Ret.) — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:28:01 -0400

If Training NCO do their schedules right and this normally the case, if Uniform has “TA-50” or what today’s issue is, I’d think you’ve got you an answer.