Field
Sanitation
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DISCUSSION: The role of field sanitation (ref: AR 40-5, FM 21-10) is to aid the unit in protecting the health of troops. Field sanitation concerns itself with the basic responsibilities of:
- Personal hygiene and protective measures
- Water supplies
- Mess sanitation
- Waste disposal
- Insect and rodent control
- Troop education
LESSON(S): Methods for field sanitation include the following:
- Plan for garbage/rubbish disposal by burial or incineration
- Plan for liquid waste disposal. Use soakage pits, soakage trenches and evaporation beds
- Plan for body waste disposal. Use cat-hole latrine for marches, straddle trench for 1-3 day bivouac sites, deep pit latrine for temporary camps, burn-out latrines and soakage pits for urinals
- Plan to take lime with you
Latrines must be located at least 100 meters from unit messes and at least 100 meters from any water source. Garbage must be buried at least 100 feet from any water source.
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