bo 3500.1n - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

BO 3500.1N
25 Mar 08
2. Flashlights will be on and spaced throughout the column
(at least one every 10 th person).
3. Lead and trail personnel will each have BOTH a flashlight
and a reflective vest.
6027. EXPERIMENTAL WEAPONS AND ORDNANCE. Experimental weapons or ordnance
shall not be fired on ranges, MFAs or AFAs at Camp Pendleton without prior
approval from the AC/S, O&T.
6028. FORCE-ON-FORCE TRAINING. Units transitioning from live-fire training
to force-on-force training shall observe the control measures listed below.
1. No force-on-force will take place within a 24 hour period from the end of
the live-fire event.
2. The RSO for force-on-force shall not be the same RSO from the live-fire
event.
3. RSO for force-on-force will ensure that he/she takes the following steps
prior to issuing blank or SESAMS ammunition and conducting the force-on-force
event.
a. Obtain the NAVMC 11381, Expenditure Report [reference (c)] from the
live-fire RSO to ensure all ammunition is accounted for.
b. Conduct a "shake down" of every participant prior to conducting the
force-on-force event. The shake down shall consist, at a minimum, of the
following.
(1) Inspect all weapons to ensure they are in Condition 4.
(2) Inspect all magazines to ensure they are empty.
c. If any live ammunition is discovered during training, the OIC will
cease all activities, recover all ammunition, and conduct another shake down.
d. If additional personnel arrive, they shall undergo a shake down.
6029. MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS)-OPERATED RANGES. Ranges 102A
and 107 may be operated by MCCS, without an OIC, corpsman or safety vehicle
as long as a qualified Camp Pendleton RSO is present and observing all
firing.
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