Also, we ended up finding the perfect location to stage the clearing.
The home is a small two-story cabin that offers a variety of different challenges.
The staircase itself is a corner staircase with a plateau the middle of the way up.
At the plateau, there is a loft and the continuation of the stairway in opposite directions.
This introduced a two-way threat similar to having a long hallway and being stuck in the middle.
That meant that to open one door, you must stand in front of another.
All of these present challenges that we were intrigued to get LaVelles professional input on.
LaVelle served in the United States Marine Corps as well as serving a number of years in SWAT.
Over his career, he had been trained to clear homes and had done so on the job too.
Rather, this sort of thing is usually done with a full team of people.
In LaVelles SWAT days, his team consisted of 12 to 17 team members.
The number would vary based on the number of snipers and rear security needed.
Nonetheless, this challenge was about clearing as one person might be forced to do due to unique circumstances.
The basics of one-man room clearing are pretty simple.
LaVelle reminds us off the bat that youre going to miss something when you are by yourself.
Unless you have eyes in the back of your head, you cant look everywhere at once.
The military adage of slow is smooth, and smooth is fast rings true here.
In our scenario, we still maintain the element of surprise, which is also our greatest asset.
This whole process should be as lighting fast as you’ve got the option to make it.
From here, you dominate the room.
All of this has to happen while keeping an eye on the staircase in case a threat emerges.
Youd have to push it hard enough to open it and proceed with the clear.
When clearing, never stand right in front of a doorway.
Doorways are easy targets that threats can blindly fire into when they feel threatened.
So, only open them from a side approach.
Conclusion
One-man room clearing is a challenge, and thats why professionals never do it alone.
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