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<blockquote data-quote="5Shilling" data-source="post: 6884183" data-attributes="member: 6849897"><p>I'm not going to get too involved in the discussion but I have an anecdote that I think might be relevant.</p><p></p><p>As a teenager I was in the army cadets here in the UK, and eventually got promoted to cadet sergeant. Several times a year we would go away to camp on an army base and take part in various field exercises.</p><p></p><p>One year we did a night time intelligence gathering exercise. We had to sneak up on a campfire and overhear some information without being found. There were patrols out looking for us and they had torches. We were allowed to use camouflage - I think I only used a little, mostly facepaint to take away the shine from my skin.</p><p></p><p>One moment has always stuck in my mind. I was crawling along in a wooded area when a patrol appeared headed right for me. I flattened into the undergrowth and froze - but my hand was still sticking out. I knew that if I moved it I would almost certainly be spotted as they were now very close - one of the things we learned about camouflage is that movement attracts attention.</p><p></p><p>To hide the gleam of my eyes and the recognisable shape of my face (the human brain is incredibly good a spotting faces) I kept my head down and didn't even look at the patrol as they came right up to me, shining their torches around... and carried on past. One of them even trod on my hand without noticing (boy was I glad the ground was soft).</p><p></p><p>The point being that in the right circumstances, someone that knows what they're doing can stay hidden from people looking for them even within 5 feet on them. You can get trodden on and if you are lucky still stay hidden.</p><p></p><p>(oh and in the end I made it to the camp-fire but didn't get back to the starting point in time to report the information. Still happy with my effort though).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5Shilling, post: 6884183, member: 6849897"] I'm not going to get too involved in the discussion but I have an anecdote that I think might be relevant. As a teenager I was in the army cadets here in the UK, and eventually got promoted to cadet sergeant. Several times a year we would go away to camp on an army base and take part in various field exercises. One year we did a night time intelligence gathering exercise. We had to sneak up on a campfire and overhear some information without being found. There were patrols out looking for us and they had torches. We were allowed to use camouflage - I think I only used a little, mostly facepaint to take away the shine from my skin. One moment has always stuck in my mind. I was crawling along in a wooded area when a patrol appeared headed right for me. I flattened into the undergrowth and froze - but my hand was still sticking out. I knew that if I moved it I would almost certainly be spotted as they were now very close - one of the things we learned about camouflage is that movement attracts attention. To hide the gleam of my eyes and the recognisable shape of my face (the human brain is incredibly good a spotting faces) I kept my head down and didn't even look at the patrol as they came right up to me, shining their torches around... and carried on past. One of them even trod on my hand without noticing (boy was I glad the ground was soft). The point being that in the right circumstances, someone that knows what they're doing can stay hidden from people looking for them even within 5 feet on them. You can get trodden on and if you are lucky still stay hidden. (oh and in the end I made it to the camp-fire but didn't get back to the starting point in time to report the information. Still happy with my effort though). [/QUOTE]
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