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In 1759 Major Robert Rogers commanded a small unit of scouts and raiders in what was then Britain’s American colonies, fighting against French and Native American Indians.

These are Major Robert Rogers standing orders issued to his Rangers. Some of the language and details are dated, but these orders are still very relevant and guide our every action in the field.

The standing orders for this unit represent a blueprint for the tactical operations of special forces even now.

1. Don’t forget anything.

2. Have your musket clean as a whistle, hatched scoured, sixty rounds powder and ball, and be ready to march at a minute’s warning.

3. When you’re on the march, act the way you would if you was sneaking up on a deer. See the enemy first.

4. Tell the truth about what you see and what you do. There is an army depending on us for correct information. You can lie all you please when you tell other folks about the Rangers, but don’t ever lie to a Ranger or an officer.

5. Never take a chance you don’t have to.

6. When you’re on the march we march single file, far enough apart so one shot can’t go through two men.

7. If we strike swamps, or soft ground, we spread out abreast, so it’s hard to track us.

8. When we march, we keep moving till dark, so as to give the enemy the least possible chance at us.

9. When we camp, half the party stays awake while the other half sleeps.

10. If we take prisoners, we keep them separate till we have time to examine them, so they can’t cook up a story between them.

11. Never march home the same way. Take a different route so you won’t be ambushed.

12. No matter whether we travel in big parties or little ones, each party has to keep a scout twenty yards on each flank and twenty yards to the rear, so the main body can’t be surprised and wiped out.

13. Every night you’ll be told where to meet if surrounded by a superior force.

14. Don’t sit down to eat without posting sentries.

15. Don’t sleep beyond dawn. Dawn’s when the French and Indians attack.

16. Don’t cross a river by a regular ford.

17. If somebody’s trailing you, make a circle, come back onto your tracks, and ambush the folks that aim to ambush you.

18. Don’t stand up when the enemy’s coming against you. Kneel down, lie down, and hide behind a tree.

19. Let the enemy come till he’s almost close enough to touch. Then let him have it and jump out and finish him with your hatchet.

My own standing orders;

· Don't stand if you can sit.

· Don't sit if you can lay down.

· Don't lie, cheat or steal unnecessarily.

· Don't give away your position, until your ready to move.

· Be ready to move at a moments notice.

Ratios

Type	Large	Small	Ratio
Circle, Circumference / Diameter.	60	19.1	3.1415926535897932384626433832795:1
Spanner, Metric / Inch	13	0.5	26:1
Equilateral triangle, Side / Height	15	13	0.866:1
Golden mean	75025	46368	1.6180339889579020013802622498275:1

Table of Roots.

Base	Is the length of a side, of a square, with the area of the base.	Is the length of a side, of a cube, with the volume of the base.
Base	This number multiplied by itself once, equals the base number.	This number multiplied by itself twice, equals the base number.
Base	This is the base number raised to the power of 1/2se number raised to the power of 1/2	This is the base number raised to the power of 1/3
Base	Square Root	Cubed root
0	0	0
1	1	1
2	1.414213562	1.25992105
3	1.732050808	1.44224957
4	2	1.58740105
5	2.236067977	1.70997595
6	2.449489743	1.81712059
7	2.645751311	1.91293118
8	2.828427125	2
9	3	2.08008382
10	3.16227766	2.15443469
11	3.31662479	2.22398009
12	3.464101615	2.28942849
13	3.605551275	2.35133469
14	3.741657387	2.41014226
15	3.872983346	2.46621207
16	4	2.5198421
17	4.123105626	2.57128159
18	4.242640687	2.62074139
19	4.358898944	2.66840165
20	4.472135955	2.71441762
21	4.582575695	2.75892418
22	4.69041576	2.80203933
23	4.795831523	2.84386698
24	4.898979486	2.88449914

Fibonacci sequence. Natural number.

FS1	0
FS 2	1
FS 3	1
FS 4	2	Me and You
FS 5	3	Little maids from school
FS 6	5	Gold Rings
FS 7	8
FS 8	13	Moons in a year
FS 9	21	Key of the Door
FS10	34
FS11	55
FS12	89
FS13	144	12 x 12
FS14	233
FS 15	377
FS 16	610
FS 17	987
FS 18	1,597
FS 19	2,584
FS 20	4,181
FS 21	6,765
FS 22	10,946
FS 23	17,711
FS 24	28,657
FS 25	46,368
FS 26	75,025
FS 27	121,393
FS 28	196,418
FS 29	317,811
FS 30	514,229
FS 31	832,040
FS 32	1,346,269
FS 33	2,178,309
FS 34	3,524,578
FS 35	5,702,887
FS 36	9,227,465
FS 37	14,930,352
FS 38	24,157,817
FS 39	39,088,169
FS 40	63,245,986
FS 41	102,334,155
FS 42	165,580,141
FS 43	267,914,296
FS 44	433,494,437
FS 45	701,408,733
FS 46	1,134,903,170
FS 47	1,836,311,903
FS 48	2,971,215,073
FS 49	4,807,526,976
FS 50	7,778,742,049
FS 51	12,586,269,025
FS 52	20,365,011,074
FS 53	32,951,280,099
FS 54	53,316,291,173
FS 55	86,267,571,272
FS 56	139,583,862,445
FS 57	225,851,433,717
FS 58	365,435,296,162
FS 59	591,286,729,879
FS 60	956,722,026,041
FS 61	1,548,008,755,920
FS 62	2,504,730,781,961
FS 63	4,052,739,537,881
FS 64	6,557,470,319,842
FS 65	10,610,209,857,723
FS 66	17,167,680,177,565
FS 67	27,777,890,035,288
FS 68	44,945,570,212,853
FS 69	72,723,460,248,141
FS 70	117,669,030,460,994
FS 71	190,392,490,709,135
FS 72	308,061,521,170,129
FS 73	498,454,011,879,264
FS 74	806,515,533,049,393
FS 75	1,304,969,544,928,660
FS 76	2,111,485,077,978,050
FS 77	3,416,454,622,906,710
FS 78	5,527,939,700,884,760
FS 79	8,944,394,323,791,460
FS 80	14,472,334,024,676,200
FS 81	23,416,728,348,467,700
FS 82	37,889,062,373,143,900
FS 83	61,305,790,721,611,600
FS 84	99,194,853,094,755,500
FS 85	160,500,643,816,367,000
FS 86	259,695,496,911,123,000
FS 87	420,196,140,727,490,000
FS 88	679,891,637,638,612,000
FS 89	1,100,087,778,366,100,000
FS 90	1,779,979,416,004,710,000
FS 91	2,880,067,194,370,820,000
FS 92	4,660,046,610,375,530,000
FS 93	7,540,113,804,746,350,000
FS 94	12,200,160,415,121,900,000
FS 95	19,740,274,219,868,200,000
FS 96	31,940,434,634,990,100,000
FS 97	51,680,708,854,858,300,000
FS 98	83,621,143,489,848,400,000
FS 99	135,301,852,344,707,000,000
FS 100	218,922,995,834,555,000,000
FS 101	354,224,848,179,262,000,000
FS 102	573,147,844,013,817,000,000
FS 103	927,372,692,193,079,000,000
FS 104	1,500,520,536,206,900,000,000
FS 105	2,427,893,228,399,980,000,000
FS 106	3,928,413,764,606,870,000,000
FS 107	6,356,306,993,006,850,000,000
FS 108	10,284,720,757,613,700,000,000
FS 109	16,641,027,750,620,600,000,000
FS 110	26,925,748,508,234,300,000,000
FS 111	43,566,776,258,854,900,000,000
FS 112	70,492,524,767,089,100,000,000
FS 113	114,059,301,025,944,000,000,000

Factoids

1. The speed of light in vacuum 299 792 458 meters per second^-1

2. It is generally said that there are 206 bones in the adult human body.

Codes of Practice

CP No	Title	Relevant Dept					Issue		Date
CP No	Title	Prod	Test	Eng	QA	Stores	Issue		Date
1	Workmanship Training for Production Operators	ü	ü				2		09-04-01
3	Repair and Modification to PCB’s	ü					2		21-07-03
4	Silk Screen Process	Withdrawn							21-07-03
5	Rework of Electronic Assemblies	ü	ü				2		21-07-03
6	Encapsulation of Databus transformers	ü					8		30-05-06
8	Engineering Log Books			ü			1		16-11-93


11	Databus Toriodal Core Winding	ü					1		11-11-87
12	Use of Pinning Press TJ775	ü					3		7-12-12
12A	Use of Pinning Press TJ1380	Withdrawn							7-12-12
12B	Use of Pinning Press TJ1287A	Withdrawn							7-12-12
13	Packaging Procedures	Withdrawn
14	Use of high temperature solder	ü					1	13-11-87
15	Electrostatic Sensitive Devices	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	11	7-12-12
16	Cleaning Processes	ü					14	17-12-12
16A	Maintenance Procedure - Cleaning Machine	Withdrawn						24-8-05
16B	Cleanliness Testing of PCB - Ionagraph	Withdrawn						17-12-12
16C	Maintenance of Ionagraph	Withdrawn						17-12-12
17	Conformal Coating of PCB’s	ü					15	11-02-13
17A	Conformal Coating of 1-10822 (AC VME) & 1-10641 (DC VME)	Withdrawn						11-02-13
18	Cleaning Process for Rosin Based Fluxes	Withdrawn
19	Soldering Iron Temperature Checks	ü					5	13-7-05


23	Assembly & soldering of electronic assemblies	ü	ü	ü	ü		5	12-10-12
24	Fitting of PTFE Terminal to Powermite Housing	ü					2	02-05-01
25	Moulding of Wound Toriods	ü					1	06-10-88
26	Use of Slee Seam Welder	ü					1	15-08-90
27	Gross Leak Testing	Withdrawn						21-7-03
29	Use of Epoxy Adhesive H20E	ü					4	10-09-12
30	Toriodal Cores, Turns Tester		ü	ü			1	20-01-92
31	Infrared Solder Reflow	ü					10	7-12-12
31A	Reflow solder – BTU oven	Withdrawn						7-12-12