(3) Have high elevation to make site dry.

Avoid:
(1) Marshy ground and mosquitoes.
(2) Woods or dense vegetation.
(3) Ravines or depressions in terrain or dry stream beds subject to
sudden freshets.

Water must be obtainable:
(1) Arrange immediately where to obtain
(a) Drinking and cooking water.
(b) Water for animals.
(c) Water for bathing and washing.
In the case of running water, the point furthest up-stream shall be
guarded for drinking and cooking water. Bathing shall be done at a
point furthest down-stream.

Successful military camping depends upon three (3) things:
(1) Discipline.
(2) Cooking.
(3) Sanitation.

Discipline means control; it means order. Nowhere are these more
essential. Confusion is loss of control, loss of time, and loss of
respect by the men.

Upon arrival at a favorable camp site get the men off their feet. Do
not wait around. As C.O. have your decisions made and the work
organized, so that each squad will be under a leader. Keep squads
together, allowing none to stray off until the work is done, then let