Dedicated to the men of Company A,
116th Infantry, 29th Battalion,
whose dedication and valor was
tested on June 6, 1944.



Introduction

Throughout history, the humble infantryman has held more ground, taken more objectives, destroyed more targets, and suffered more casualties than any other branch of service. Despite the beliefs of many planners in the First and Second World Wars, even the air arm must yield to control by ground troops.
The training of the Paintball Light Infantryman is unlike training any other type of combat infantryman. First and foremost, the paintball infantryman has signed no commitment and made no oath. They fight for fun. As such they are infinitely pragmatists. If it doesn’t work, they will go somewhere else. The tactics, procedures, and information contained herein are intended to standardize a force of paintballers so they will be more successful in their pursuit of the game. They have been developed over the course of thirteen years of paintball, infantry training, police training, and hours of research. They are not meant to replace individual initiative at all. They are a way we can work together toward victory.
Although this manual contains much information for the individual player, it is mostly a guide to allow communication and standardization between the five and ten man teams that make up the bulk of the paintball world today. It is imperative that individual teams play together, stay together, and compete together. The 1st PLI is not intended to supplant the individual leadership and training that comes from membership in a small team. Without these backbone forces, the 1st PLI is powerless.
All members are encouraged to participate in all forms of paintball not only to increase their personal skill level, but to enhance the sport as a whole. Since the 1st PLI will only fight as a unit three to four times a year, it is dependent not only on these teams for training, but on the dedication of each man who joins the 1st PLI to commit to studying this manual, memorizing those areas that are necessary, and learning the information contained herein.

“ Our number one weapon is still the individual soldier armed with a rifle he knows how to use”
General Earle G. Wheeler