Spur Ride Study Guide

What is the symbolism behind the 1st Cavalry Division patch? ​

The gold symbolizes both traditional cavalry yellow and the Texas sunset. The black stripe symbolizes iron, representing the transition from horses to tanks, as well as the Baldric, a cross-belt which held a cavalryman’s saber. The black horse head reminds the wearer of the traditional organization of the cavalry as a horse-mounted organization.

What makes the 1st Cavalry Division unique?

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It is unique in that it has served as a horseback cavalry division, an infantry division, an air assault division, and an armored division in its existence.

What year was the 1st Cavalry Division constituted?

1921

What was the first major engagement that the 1st Cavalry Division participated in during the Korean War?

The Battle of Pusan Perimeter

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What are the actions on contact?​

Deploy and report​

Assess the situation​

Develop a course of action​

Choose and execute

What are the platoon-level mounted battle drills?

Action drill​

Contact drill​

Change formation​

React to indirect​

React to chemical​

React to air

Who is “Old Bill?”

Sergeant John Lannen of G Troop, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, during the Spanish-American War. He has become the cavalryman’s mascot.

Who may wear the Spurs?

Silver Spurs earned for successful completion of a “Spur Ride.”​

Gold Spurs (“Combat Spurs”) awarded for serving in combat with a Cav unit.​

Spurs are NOT an entitlement just for serving in this Division, they must be earned. The "Order of the Spur" will not be awarded to any Trooper based on arbitrary or meritless criteria such as rank, time in service, branch, or ability to endure hazing or other degrading behavior. Rather, Troopers must first be in good standing within their formation (i.e., have no incidents of misconduct, record of adverse actions, or failures in obtaining basic Army standards) and then earn the right to wear Cavalry Spurs through their demonstrated mastery at both technical and tactical skills expected of Troopers assigned to this Division based on MOS. Units will catalogue by-name rosters (including signatures) of all Spur Holders (Silver and Gold) in a suitable log book. Units will maintain the deployment orders for all Gold Spur Holders.

When was 1CDSB constituted and when was it activated?

22 August 1957 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division Trains and activated on 1 November 1957 in Korea.​

What is 1CDSB’s motto?

Wagonmaster Proud

What is 1CDSB’s nickname?

“Wagonmasters”

LACE Report

L – Liquids​

A – Ammo​

C – Casualties​

E – Equipment

SALUTE Report

S – Size​

A – Activity​

L – Location​

U – Unit ID​

T – Time​

E – Equipment

Additionally, review all Warrior Tasks in STP 21-1-SMCT

Specifically look at hand and arm signaling, throwing a hand grenade, and how to read a map.

9 Line MEDEVAC

Line 1: Location of the pick-up site (MGRS coordinates)​

Line 2: Radio frequency, call signs, and suffix​

Line 3: Number of patients, by precedence​

A – Urgent​

B – Urgent Surgical​

C - Priority​

D - Routine​

E - Convenience​

Line 4: Special Equipment Required​

A – None​

B – Hoist​

C – Extraction equipment​

D - Ventilator​

Line 5: Number of patients​

A – Litter​

B – Ambulatory

Line 6: Security at the pick-up site​

N – No enemy troops in the area​

P – Possible enemy troops in the area (approach with caution)​

E – Enemy troops in the area (approach with caution)​

X – Enemy troops in area (armed escort required)​

* In peace, number and types of wounds or injuries​

Line 7: Method of marking the pick-up site​

A – Panels​

B – Pyrotechnic signals​

C – Smoke signal​

D – None​

E - Other​

Line 8: Patient nationality and status​

A – US Military​

B – US Civilian​

C – Non-US Military​

D – Non-US Civilian​

E - EPW​

Line 9: NBC Contamination​

N – Nuclear​

B – Biological​

C – Chemical​

* In peace, terrain description of pick-up site

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M9

Maximum Range: 1800m

Maximum Effective Range: 50m.

25MM

HE: 2200m​

SABOT: 3000m

M4

3600m

Point: 500m​

Area: 600m

M2 .50Cal

6764m

Point: 1500​

Area: 1830m

M240B

3725m

Point Tripod: 800m Bipod: 600m​

Area Tripod: 1100m Bipod: 800m

M249

3600m

Point Tripod: 1000m Bipod: 800m​

Area Tripod: 1100m Bipod: 800m

M320

400m

Point: 150m​

Area: 350m

M136 AT-4

2100m

300m

M16 A2

3600m

Point: 550m

Area: 800m

3 Phases of care

1: Care Under Fire

2. Tactical Field care

3. Tactical Evacuation Care​

Care Under Fire

1.Supress Fire​

2. Call out 3 things to casualty: 1. Return Fire 2. Apply self-aid 3. Move to cover​

3. Move to casualty and apply a HIGH and TIGHT tourniquet​

4. Move casualty behind cover or concealment​

Tactical Field Care

Massive hemorrhage: (blood sweep, Pack wounds with combat gauze and hold for 3 minutes and then secure with emergency trauma bandage)​

Airway: (asses for an open airway) head tilt chin lift ​

Respiration (check breathing and look for any wounds on chest) Look, Listen, Feel ​

Circulation (prevent shock, check radial pulses to determine if casualty is in shock) wrist​

Hypothermia (cover with blanket and place casualty on litter)

Wounds (treat minor wounds, Eye trauma, head injuries, burns, fractures)

Tactical Evacuation Care

Know lines 3-5 of the 9-Line so tactical leader can call for a medevac​

Fill out DD1380 TCCC card in casualty's IFAK​

Secure casualty with litter straps before meeting up with Medevac

The Army Song

March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free. ​

Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.​

We’re the Army and proud of our name!​

We’re the Army and proudly proclaim:​

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First to fight for the right​

And to build the Nation’s might,​

And the Army goes rolling along.​

Proud of all we have done,​

Fighting till the battle’s won,​

And the Army goes rolling along.​

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Then it’s hi! hi! hey!​

The Army’s on its way​

Count off the cadence loud and strong;​

For where’er we go,​

You will always know​

That the Army goes rolling along.

Warrior Ethos

I will always place the mission first.​

I will never accept defeat.​

I will never quit.​

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

Spirit of the Cav

We are the Cav, we are the First Team, ​

our sabers shining in the sun, ​

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We are the Cav, we are the First Team, ​

fathers rode in twenty one, ​

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We have a heritage that will never die, ​

'cause we ride the charge with sabers high, ​

We are the Cav, we are the First Team, ​

We're Garry Owen sound the charge!

Fiddler’s Green

Halfway down the trail to Hell​
In a shady meadow green​
Are the Souls of all dead Troopers camped​
Near a good old-time canteen, ​
And this eternal resting place is​
known as Fiddlers' Green​

Marching past straight through to Hell​
The Infantry are seen​
Accompanied by the Engineers, ​
Artillery and Marines, ​
For none but the shades of Cavalrymen​
Dismount at Fiddlers’ Green.

Though some go curving down the trail​
To seek a warmer scene, ​
No Trooper ever gets to Hell​
Ere he's emptied his canteen.​
And so rides back to drink again​
With friends at Fiddlers' Green​

And so when man and horse go down​
Beneath a sabre keen, ​
Or in roaring charge of fierce melee​
You stop a bullet clean.​
And the enemy comes to get your scalp​
Just empty your canteen, ​
And put your pistol to your head​
And go to Fiddlers' Green.​

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