Standard Qualification 1: Difference between revisions

* Do not discuss when or how an operation will end. For concerns of an operation going on too long, contact a Zeus privately, or as a last resort covertly speak to your immediate "superior" (e.g fireteam leader, squad leader, etc).

EDC makes use of the mod '''[https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=463939057 ACE]'''. ACE does many things, including a custom interaction system. This is accessed by holding the left {{Key press|Win}} key. Moving your mouse will move the cursor, slightly move the camera, yet interaction options will stay still. Once close to an interactable object, options will appear as circles. Hovering over a circle will expand it out into further options (if applicable). To select an option, hover over it, and then release {{Key press|Win}}.

All weapons have a safety which will cause it to not fire when you {{Key press|Left Click}}. This is useful when you tab in and out to avoid accidentally firing your gun. The default key bind for this is {{Key press|LCtrl|` (Tilde)}}. Use the bind again, or change the fire mode with {{Key press|F}}, to disable it.

In Arma, a weapon may either be ''braced'' or ''rested''. A weapon is ''braced'' when "mounted" to cover or the ground. This increases stability and decreases spray intensity. This is done by pressing {{Key press|C}}. A weapon is ''rested'' when you hold your gun over cover. This is detected by Arma automatically. This give the same benefits as bracing but to a lesser degree. Whether a weapon is ''braced'' or ''rested'' is shown visibly at the top-right of your {{Abbr|HUD|Heads Up Display}}.

By default, a grenade can be thrown by pressing {{Key press|G}}, and switching between your grenades is done by pressing {{Key press|LCtrl|G}}. Certification '''requires''' that you go into your settings and ''unbind'' grenade throwing from {{Key press|G}}, or set it to something harder to do, like {{Key press|G}} x2. Only needing to press {{Key press|G}} once to throw a grenade is too easy to do accidentally.  

Individuals with Zeus enter it with {{Key press|Y}}. Anyone else who presses {{Key press|Y}} "pings" the Zeus. The Zeus will see your name in a box on their screen and hear a sound alert. This is used for getting help from the Zeus when the game glitches out and/or causes results which are immersion breaking. For example, a Zeus would teleport a player killed from a glitch back to their squad so they do not need to reinsert.

Cross fire is when an ally points their barrel at or over another ally in order to engage contact. Cross fire should be avoided at all costs to avoid harming friendlies. This will be a concept mentioned below as being a downside of certain formations.

The terms ''spacing'' and ''interval'' are the same, and refer to the distance soldiers maintain between each other. Soldiers should always maintain at least 5-10 meters of spacing. This limits the effectiveness of grenades, artillery, etc.

[[File:GQI1-high-low-nono.png|thumb|354x354px|A visual showcase of a ''high-low'' utilized by the men on the left.|none]]A tactic most people know intuitively is to have one riflemen stand while another crouches in-front of them, then, they both shoot in the same direction. This theoretically allows double the firepower to be aimed at a direction while requiring only the space of 1 person. EDC discourages this tactic due to the high-potential for friendly fire.

* '''Orient''' {{Emdash}} Give a direction and range of the contact. If close, give an indication danger is imminent.  

You are doing fine as a riflemen if you consistently give an alert, orientation, and description.

Successive bounding is when 2 elements approach a position by having ''Element 1'' sit still and maintain security, then ''Element 2'' moves up (i.e bounds up) to a position ahead. Then, ''Element 2'' takes over security at the new position while ''Element 1'' bounds up to ''Element 2.'' The elements won't be ever be at the same location, but instead be parallel to one another, similar to the [[Standard Qualification 1#Line|line formation]]. The cycle repeats until the final destination is reached.

# Examine Patient {{Emdash}}Check pulse or blood pressure on the selected limb.

Depending on the limb you click on for the human body diagram, certain actions will and will not be available. CPR requires clicking the chest, you must select a ''limb'' to check pulse, etc.  

A standard load of medical supplies for a riflemen is ''roughly'' 10 basics, 6 quick clots, 1 morphine, 1 splint, 5 sutures, and 1 or 2 tourniquets. Having less than this is cause for concern unless leadership states it's intentional.

{{Note|Checking for pulse while CPR is on-going will cause a false positive. Checking for pulse on a tourniqueted limb will cause a false negative.|type=reminder}}

A medic is better ''mechanically'' at healing and reviving. A riflemen ''cannot'' bring themselves or another person to a fully healed state. Riflemen ''can'' revive, but not to full health, and it's slower.