All members of the PLI must have a working knowledge of these commands and the American Sign Language sign for the phonetic first letter of each command. These commands are intentionally very basic and are meant to standardize the thinking of the unit, not to supplant any individual tactics a local team may have developed. These are intended to provide a basis of commonality for all units within the PLI.
"There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is: to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum of time."
General George S. Patton Jr.