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Edelweiss 2 
April 6-8 2018


Registration Form:
  
 https://goo.gl/forms/fFAFbOWT7zSIuhSx2  


Registration Payment:
  https://paypal.me/pools/c/81QFUvXTu5


Please Register by March 11

Location:

Jim Foster
110 Boyd's Hollow Road
Biglerville PA

As a point of reference, Biglerville is in apple country, between Chambersburg and Gettysburg.

From the center of Biglerville, you take Rt 234 West to Shippensburg Rd and make a right. Follow to Boyd's Hollow and make another right. Jim's house is not far up Boyd's Hollow Road on the left. It has an A-frame Alpine design. 



The format will be hike, live shoot and some rope skills. Our camp will be on Jim Foster's property outside Biglerville PA. Photo below shows aerial view of the AO. Long Pine Run Reservoir has a state-owned range that is an excellent outdoor facility. We will work on rifle and pistol markmanship. See also the AT map of the area.

FRIDAY: 
Camp Opens                                                       1400
Dinner                                                                1800
Training Overview                                               1900
                Objectives (Spangler)
                Hike (Foster)
                Weapons Inspection (Reed)
                Range Rules (Spangler)
                Rope Objectives (Lutz)
Language & Musik Instruction                              2000
                (Bottomley & Reiner)
Social Time                                                         2030
Allesdunkel                                                         2400

 SATURDAY:
Aufstehen                                                          0600
Light Calisthenics                                               0700
Frühstuck                                                           0730
Appell & Weapons Inspection 0800
Departure for Hike/Shoot/Rope                           0830
Clean Weapons                                                    1700
Dinner                                                                1800
Prize Drawing                                                      1900
Social Time                                                         1915
Allesdunkel                                                         2400

 SUNDAY: 

Departure on your own schedule
Destination
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​UNIFORM & EQUIPMENT                                          Minimum Requirements & Recommendations
 
No one will be excluded because you don’t own something and no one is required to do anything physically dangerous. We will lend and improvise creatively as needed. Hiking distances and pacing will accommodate everyone, regardless of fitness.  We are limiting the hikes to 3-5 miles.  
 
Minimum Requirements
  1. Wool and/or HBT Feldblusen and trousers as weather dictates
  2. Bergmutz
  3. Boots (mountain boots preferred, low boots acceptable, modern hiking boots acceptable as a back-up or if you have issues with your feet)
  4. Service shirt
  5. Gloves (needed for colder temperatures, and to protect your hands on the hike and for rope training)
  6. Wool sweater
  7. Hiking Socks (do not wear cotton socks. All wool or wool/synthetic blends will protect your feet and let them breathe)
  8. Canteen with water
  9. Mess kit
  10. Sleeping bag
  11. Cot or air mattress
  12. Saturday lunch in the field-bring what you intend to eat
  13. Day hiker’s first aid kit
  14. Ammunition for the live shoot if you plan to shoot. Ammunition will not be provided by the unit.
 
Recommended
  1. Windjacket, Anorak or Camo Smock
  2. Rucksack
  3. Wool blanket
  4. Innersoles for your boots
  5. 2nd pair of boots or footwear for camp
  6. Folding wooden chair or stool
  7. If you have a zelt tent, bring it as a back-up just in case. We’ll have the troop tent and the commander’s large zelt tent which should cover our needs.
 
Weapons
No Class III. No Full Auto permitted at the range.
Range rules limit 3 shots in rifle magazines and 6 shots in pistol magazines. Based on that, leave the semi-auto long guns at home. Bring your K98’s and hand guns.
 
Training Objectives
  • Fun and Kameradschaft
  • Learn something you don’t know or improve on something you do
  • Mountain Warfare Doctrine Basics
  • Learn The Big Threes (most commonly used):
    • 3 German field command terms
    • 3 Whistle signals
    • 3 Hand Signals
    • 3 Knots
    • 3 Songs (Erika, Es war an Edelweiss, Panzerlied)
  • Mountain Marching
  • Improve Marksmanship
  • Rope Handling/Belaying
 
Items Issued
 
Those who attend will get free copies of the pocket-sized training booklets, Ausbildung #1 The Soldier in the Squad, and Ausbildung #2 The Soldier in the Mountains. These contain easy references to what you need to know in a format you can take anywhere. 
 
Drawing
 
We will hold a drawing with many chances to win something you can use in the hobby.

Schedule and Requirements can be downloaded and printed below.
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