The classic rules of warfare from the man who raised the first Ranger company to fight in the French and Indian War. Later, he fought for the Crown in the Revolution. Always good advice, these are classics in the military and still hold true today.

1. ROGER’S RULES
OF RANGERING

2. In 1759, Major Robert Rogers wrote
Standing Orders, Rogers Rangers,
from lessons learned in the first 3 years the Rangers
were formed.
These are at least 17 rules.
Simple rules, but learned at the cost of blood.
All SOPs are guidelines.

3. One of my Ranger Handbooks.
Slightly worse for wear.

4. Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP)
A step by step procedure written
down that delineates how things
should be done correctly. They
can serve many purposes, but
for a survival situation they give
you a proper plan of action in
the midst of stress.
It is too late once an emergency
occurs to come up with SOPs.

5. 1. DON’T forget nothing.
2. HAVE your musket clean as a whistle,
hatchet scoured, sixty rounds powder and
ball, and be ready to march at a minute’s
warning.

6. 3. WHEN you’re on the
march, act the way you
would if you was
sneaking up on a deer.
See the enemy first.
4. TELL the truth about
what you see and what
you do. There is an
army depending on us
for correct information.
You can lie all your
please when you tell
other folks about the
Rangers, but don’t never
lie to a Ranger or
Officer. Ranger Assault at Pointe du Hoc, D-Day

7. 5. DON’T never take a chance you don’t have to.
6. WHEN we’re on the march we march single
file, far enough apart so one shot can’t go through
two men.
With my team, Winter Warfare above 10,000 Feet,
10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

8. 7. IF we strike swamps, or soft ground, we
spread out abreast so it’s hard to track us.
8. WHEN we march, we keep moving till dark,
so as to give the enemy the least possible
chance at us.

9. 9. WHEN we camp, half the party stays awake
while the other half sleeps.
10. IF we take prisoners, we keep ’em separate till
we have had time to examine them, so they can’t
cook up a story between ‘em.

10. 11. DON’T ever march home the same way. Take a
different route so you won’t be ambushed.
12. NO matter whether we travel in big parties or little
ones, each party has to keep a scout 20 yards ahead, 20
yards on each flank, and 20 yards in the rear so the main
body can’t be surprised and wiped out.

11. 13. EVERY Night you’ll be told where to meet if
surrounded by a superior force. Don’t sit down to
eat without posting sentries.
14. DON’T sleep beyond dawn. Dawn’s when the
French and Indians attack.

12. 15. DON’T cross a river by a regular ford.
16. IF someone’s trailing you, make a circle, come
back onto your own tracks, and ambush the folks that
aim to ambush you.

13. 17. DON’T stand up when the enemy’s coming against
you. Kneel down, lie down, hide behind a tree. Let the
enemy come till he’s almost close enough to touch, then
let him have it and jump out and finish him up with your
hatchet.

14. SOPs are an essential part of emergency and
survival preparedness.

15. I have written about Major Rogers and the
execution of Nathan Hale in
Equinox (Time Patrol).

16. I cover SOPs and how to develop them in
The Green Beret Preparation and Survival Guide

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