Safer (military)
A safe is an armed officer or soldier who grants or is willing to give support fire to a colleague or comrade . This function is a precautionary measure against attacks or the escape of a person, the latter with security agencies.
In the military, this is done from a position or behind a barrier. The police use this when checking vehicles or people .
The securer's duties include:
- Constant observation of a person or an object (building, vehicle, bomb, etc.) and its surroundings.
- Immediate notification of the supervisor in the event of relevant observations.
- Immediate encounter of an attack on recognized targets.
- Keeping the line of fire and the view of the target person or the object clear.
- In the case of security organs, also maintaining the L-position and changing one's own position if the target person moves, the free field of fire is no longer available or the view is impaired.
The supported person is
- at the military
- busy either attacking or advancing.
- at security organs
- busy with the conversation or with a measure (e.g. control).
The purpose is the division of tasks, since a belayer has a clear task and is not distracted.