St. Crispian: Pictures from the Small Unit Leadership Evaluation (SULE) 2013
 

Some pictures from the second Small Unit Leadership Evaluation (SULE) from the Academy of Saint Crispian. A very unique training experience. Next SULE late Fall 2013.

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Patrol order around the terrain model.

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Terrain model close up.

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Patrol to objective

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Actions on the objective: Fire and Movement

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Actions on the objective: Fire and Movement

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Rifles to condition 4 then transition to close combat.

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In position

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In position

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In position

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Various instruments of the symphony

Not shown: More than an hour of planning and rehearsals for each mission. Four total missions. 14 hours 9 minutes of training in one day.

That looks great! Any videos?


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Not from this one but my most recent video was from the December 2012. That video doesn't quite capture the detail work like the operation orders, terrain model etc.

Stan,

That looks like a whole 'nother level.
And a lot of fun. Hope I can find some time to train with you again. Thoroughly enjoyed the rifle/carbine 101 & 202

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Stan,

I had an awesome time! I was a little nervous being the Squad Leader for the last and final night mission. The mission could not have gone smoother! I was proud at how teams 1 & 2 tore thru the terrain at night to be in place so the HVT team could begin the attack without delay. I can't wait to lead my next S.U.L.E. mission.

Glen

Not much compares to leading men in combat even in training. One of the most rewarding things.

I highly recommend this class and looking forward to another one.

Its a great event to test out the equipments, what works or works better and what doesn't.

We hear alot of key board commando on what they will do when something happens, talk is cheap. At the SULE event this is where you can test yourself and equipment and get the training/experience to prepare yourself.

Also a great place to meet like minded individuals

"Most do not plan to fail, they simply fail to plan."

Great photos. Hope to train with you again in a few months Stan. Looked like it was a good time.

So true... People talk a lot online about buying all sorts of accessories, tactical this, tactical that... but you need to use it in order to find out if it's any good. A day long typical carbine class goes a long way in testing and figuring out the right gear, but going through SULE with that gear is a much more reliable test. The gear that works at SULE works pretty much anywhere else in similar and not so similar environments.

I've been wanting to come out again and do 303 but damn ammo is expensive and scarce.

In this case you should try SULE :) My round count for 14 hours was less than 80, including pistol.

THIS. LOOKS. AWESOME.

Agreed! I took the day course and fired less than 50 rounds. SULE is mostly mental and physical but eventually your firearms training and team movement will come into play.