Standard Weapon Handling Commands (M9 Pistol)

Front 1

Load

Back 1

Take the weapon from condition 4 to condition 3.

Front 2

Make Ready

Back 2

Take the weapon from condition 3 to condition 1.

Front 3

Load and Make Ready

Back 3

Take the weapon from condition 4 to condition 1.

Front 4

Fire

Back 4

Engage the Target

Front 5

Cease Fire

Back 5

Cease engagement of the target

Front 6

Unload

Back 6

Take the weapon from Condition 1 or 3 to condition 4

Front 7

Unload, Show Clear

Back 7

With a supervisor, check the weapon to verify that no ammunition is present before the weapon is put in condition 4.