Signal Soldiers Guide

This field manual, “Signal Soldier's Guide (FM 6-02.43),” is a pocket reference guide for signal Soldiers at all echelons. It is intended to help signal Soldiers understand and implement Army communications systems operations in a modular force construct. This manual addresses the roles and responsibilities of the signal Soldier and signal planning during the military decision making process. It also provides an overview of the Global Information Grid, LandWarNet and its transport systems, network operations and spectrum management. It also addresses the transformed signal structure from the maneuver battalion through theater level and the support provided between echelons.