The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills - Training Circular No. 3-21.75 - August 2013

Oct 29, 2026

Training Circular TC 3-21.75 (FM 3-21.75) presents doctrine for the warrior ethos and soldier combat skills, dated 13 August 2013 and distributed without limitation. The publication establishes foundational principles of duty, honor, and country and organizes guidance into two main parts. Part One covers warrior ethos through introduction, operational environment, Army values, and individual readiness, then transitions to combat care and preventive medicine and environmental conditions. Part Two provides combat skills including cover, concealment, and camouflage.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages308

Reading Time12 h 56 min

AccessFree to download

Preface

PART ONE. WARRIOR ETHOS

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2 INDIVIDUAL READINESS

Chapter 3 COMBAT CARE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

PART TWO. SOLDIER COMBAT SKILLS

Chapter 5 COVER, CONCEALMENT, AND CAMOUFLAGE

TC 3-21.75 (FM 3-21.75) | The Warrior Ethos and
Soldier Combat Skills | | --- | | AUGUST 2013
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. | | Headquarters Department of the Army | Foreword Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, and what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn. ---General Douglas MacArthur, on receiving the Sylvanus Thayer Medal at the US Military Academy, 12 May, 1962 This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ([https://armypubs.us.army.mil/doctrine/index.html](https://armypubs.us.army.mil/doctrine/index.html)). Tohttrp:ewpaupbisahingrmyumpidl/ates,AdmipnleasePubssubs/new_cebsactribe.asp. *TC 3-21.75 ( FM 3-21.75) Training Circular No. 3-21.75 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 13 August 2013 The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills Contents Page Preface................................................................................................................................................. xii PART ONE. WARRIOR ETHOS Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1-1 Operational Environment .................................................................................... 1-2 Army Values ........................................................................................................ 1-2 Law of Land Warfare........................................................................................... 1-3 Warrior Culture .................................................................................................... 1-3 Battle Drill ............................................................................................................ 1-3 Warrior Drills ....................................................................................................... 1-3 Chapter 2 INDIVIDUAL READINESS ........................................................................................ 2-1 Predeployment .................................................................................................... 2-1 Legal Assistance ................................................................................................. 2-1 Personal Weapon ............................................................................................... 2-3 Chapter 3 COMBAT CARE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE .................................................... 3-1 Section I. COMBAT CASUALTY CARE.................................................................. 3-1 Combat Lifesaver ................................................................................................ 3-1 Lifesaving Measures (First Aid) .......................................................................... 3-2 Casualty Evacuation ......................................................................................... 3-28 Section II. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ..................................................................... 3-38 Clothing and Sleeping Gear.............................................................................. 3-39 Mental Health and Morale ................................................................................. 3-40 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 3-21.75, 28 January 2008. Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 4-1 Section I. DESERT................................................................................................... 4-1 Types ................................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose of TC 3-21.75 (FM 3-21.75)?

It lays out doctrine addressing the warrior ethos and soldier combat skills, organizing guidance into structured parts covering readiness, combat care, preventive medicine, environmental conditions, and core combat skill topics.

What topics are covered in Part One?

Part One focuses on warrior ethos through chapters on introduction and individual readiness, then expands to combat care and preventive medicine, followed by environmental conditions.

Which combat skill area is introduced in Part Two?

Part Two begins with Chapter 5 on cover, concealment, and camouflage, including subtopics such as natural and man-made cover and techniques related to movement and concealment.

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