360 Degrees

 The enemy does not play by your rulebook. The enemy will not pursue you where you are strongest, or where you are most prepared. Indeed the enemy is cunning, and defeat often is not anticipated but only realized after the thing is done. There is nothing finer than the point of a needle, but when it has made a hole, it draws all the thread after it. A small leak will sink a great ship. 

Look at the picture below.. Do you see it? Where do you think my Marine expects the enemy to be?

The concealment is objectively good; however, he expects the enemy to be where it is most convenient for him, directly at his front. 

Now look at the same position from a different angle. Where do you think my Marine did NOT expect the enemy to be? 

We tend to do a great job of protecting our front. This Marine had excellent vegetation on his torso, head, rifle, optic, and tripod. If the enemy was confined to his front I'm confident he would not have been compromised - he would have been able to take his shot and exfiltrate. He would have been able to impose his will on whoever was downrange of him. 

But there is no guarantee the enemy will be confined to a position most advantageous to us. His lack of concealment from his flank would have gotten him compromised if only one patrol passed his position. 

Don't get comfortable or complacent. When you do, the fatal blow is close at hand. Do not cut corners and always remember the enemy gets a vote.