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MAPEX  |  Tactical  |  Nontactical  |  S6 Track  |  Positions  |  Signal Stakes

NOTE: Duty Positions change during the SOBC MapEX.
The SOBC MapEx is held 3 weeks before the end of the course (the FTX is the second to last week, and the last week is for out-processing).

Everyone with a projected S6 job will go into the S6-track course, while everyone else will go into the MapEx/FTX track. 

During the MapEx, you will be divided up once again into platoons and squads.  Your TAC will assign new platoon leaders and squad leaders for this exercise as well. 

The MapEx starts off with a brief of your mission (usually to conduct signal support operations for a Task Force).  You will be given a timeline to recon your mission and to prepare a mission briefing for an officer (usually your TAC, the A company CO, and a third instructor--the battalion commander may come to one of the briefings).

The next phase of your exercise involves a drive out into the Fort Gordon training area (by platoon) and walk around the proposed site for your Node Center.  Each squad will then come up with their own "sand table" diagramming where you will place the vans, antennas, and fighting positions.  Afterwards everyone will gather around each sand table and discuss the pros and cons of positioning the equipment a certain way.

TIP: Place your vehicles in a way that they can pack up their stuff and head out quickly.  They should all be facing the same direction, ready to go. 

Do not place your mess tent near your porta-potties.

Place your porta-potties near the fence so the crap-truck doesn't have to drive through your site to get to them.

While one platoon is conducting the walkthrough, the other platoon is visiting the A/442 motor pool to get a close up look at the vehicles.  You will prepare the vehicles for the convoy and pack them with the help (if you can call it that) of the A/442 soldiers.  During this time, you will also visit a fenced-in compound with several vans set up.  Pay attention when you visit this compound, this is where you will be spending part of your FTX.

After the demonstration/walkthrough, each squad will then have to come up with a briefing and sand table diagram detailing exactly what you will do and where you will place your equipment.  Be forewarned, your instructor will not set you up for success with this briefing.  There will be minimal guidance and many ambiguities in the directions you do have.  Try to avoid this problem by following this tip: 

TIP: Check the hard drive of the computer in your room for a copy of the previous class's briefing.  To be safe, you can ask a member of the previous class (BEFORE THEY LEAVE!) for a copy of their MapEx briefing.

You will have a couple days to prepare this briefing.  After all the briefings are finished, you will have to clean up your respective briefing rooms (make sure you do this quickly so you can leave that much sooner).  Then the whole class will meet in one room to receive the final mission briefing for the FTX.

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