[McKee]

It is the squad leaders responsibility to constantly be setting RV points. If you don't have medic rules and its a traditional "go back to spawn come back", instruct your troops to stay at the RV until the squad can reorg. As Brian said, always reorg after an assault or when casualties start mounting. The section member should make every effort to be aware of the location of his section, and try to stay with them at all times. This means not fucking off on your own to rambo, or go to the safe zone (or tim hortons) without telling anyone. This is my biggest pet peev:, when you're leading a squad and your 4 random dudes just fucked off by themselves and got lost. As much as it is the squad leaders responsibility to maintain cohesion, the section member must show discipline in sticking with his squad and following orders. This is airsoft not the military, so trying to command untrained civilians can be frustrating.

As has been stated, 2 I/Cs need to be in comms with the commander and have their head in the game. Most section level tactics require splitting into two groups to have a support and assault element, so you need to be able to effectively split up and still work as one unit. The squad leader at a minimum must be in comms with the commander, but dont rely on radios. Have RV points and SOPs like "respawn with a buddy" or "wait at the RV for reorg". If you have to detach members of the squad to leave them in a location, give them a contingency plan and a location to meet up if he doesn't hear from you for awhile.


At the end of the day, comms are nice but SOPs and some semblance of discipline will help you the most, regardless of respawning rules.