By Charlie Gilkey
Everyone knows the tactics by which I am victorious, but no one knows the strategy out of which victory is evolved.” – Sun Tzu
“Watch your lane.”
Spend a little time around Army teams and you’ll hear that statement. Although it has many uses, one of the most common is from the lessons you learn at the firing range.
The Army uses timed pop-up targets for weapons qualification. You basically have a long line of 15 − 30 firing lanes that soldiers have to fire down, and right before the targets start moving, the range officer will end his instructions with “Watch your lane.”
With all those different targets popping up and going down, you’ll get lost if you try to see what’s going on in your buddy’s lane. So many soldiers end up having to... More...
