This paper briefly documents the history of the initial Combat Leaders' Guide (CLG) project from its inception in 1985 to the 2003 reprint of the CLG. At appendix, the 2003 version of the CLG is provided. The CLG is a pocket-sized job performance aid, useful to any Soldier. Over 50,000 CLGs have been made available to Soldiers in hard copy, and it is available at the U.S. Army Research Institute web site at http://www.ari.army.mil.

"The Combat Leaders' Guide (CLG) is a job performance aid for leaders to use as a memory jogger during realistic combat training like that at the Combat Training Centers or in continuous operations environments. The CLG is a pocket-sized, quick reference system to be used by trained soldiers at company, platoon, or squad level. The CLG helps to overcome the effects of performance decay over time and during periods of high stress and fatigue. It supports unit readiness by providing a leader with doctrinal, tactical, and technical materials in a quick-reference format."--DTIC.

The Combat Leaders' Guide is both an extract of doctrinal publications and a compilation of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). It is principally designed as a pocket reference and memory-jogger.

A guide to the basic skills all soldiers, sailors, and Marines must know to prevail in small-unit dismounted combat operations, including planning, battle drills for offense and defense operations, patrols, construction and emplacement of fighting positions, use of weapons and call for fire, land navigation and map reading, communications, close quarter battle, and tactical combat casualty care. • Extensively updated to include both the latest doctrine and lessons learned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq • Covers the equipment, operations, and individual security and combat skills essential for soldiers and others who must act as infantry • Essential for Army infantry NCOs and officers at the platoon and company level, Special Forces A-teams, Air Force and Navy Special Operations, Marines, and any other element that operates as infantry