This document outlines principles and tactics for close quarters battle (CQB) entry. It discusses the importance of surprise, speed, and violence of action. It also lists the eight fundamentals of CQB as dominating the enclosure, eliminating all threats, controlling occupants, searching the dead and rooms, situational reports, and evacuating on command. Additionally, it defines initiative-based tactics (IBT) as enclosure clearing driven by individual shooter initiative within a framework of shared techniques and fundamentals. IBT aims to create a flexible system through independent decision making based on immediate dangers and threats while protecting teammates.

1. CQB
Entry Tactics

2. Principals of CQB:
• Surprise
• Speed
• Violence of Action

3. Eight Fundamentals of CQB:
• Dominate the Enclosure
• Eliminate All Threats
• Control All Occupants
• Search the Dead
• Search the Room
• Search the Living
• Sit Rep
• Evacuation on Command

4. Initiative Based Tactics (IBT)
• Definition: IBT are enclosure clearing
tactics that are driven by the actions and
initiative of the individual shooters. A
baseline knowledge of the techniques and
fundamentals is common to all, but the
application of these skills is directed by the
challenges of the particular scenario and the
courses of action that the shooters choose to
follow.

5. IBT Definition Cont.
• The shooters do not pre-plan their activities
in IBT, they act and react based on the
situations that they are confronted with.
IBT was developed in order to create a close
quarters battle system that was flexible
enough to be used by all Special Operation
Units.

6. Three Primary Rules of IBT:
• Cover all Immediate Danger Areas
• Eliminate All Threats
• Protect Your Buddies
• (Fourth Unofficial Rule: Make No
Mistakes!)

7. Verbal Commands for IBT:
• Clear
• Support
• Closing / Close
• Out
• Big Room
• Slinging / Sling
• Rolling / Roll
• Last Man
• Turn and Go
• Pick Me Up