What is one key safety practice when moving at night?

• A. Use bright lights
• B. Maintain light discipline and stay with your buddy
• C. Ignore weather
• D. Move quickly ahead of the group

Answer: (B)

Moving at night requires controlling your light and keeping the group together. Maintaining light discipline means using only the minimum light needed and keeping it low or shielded, so you can see the terrain without giving away your position or impairing others’ night vision. This helps you move more safely and stay covert enough to avoid hazards that bright lights could reveal. Having a buddy with you adds essential accountability and support—if someone stumbles, gets separated, or needs help, the partner can assist and help the pair stay with the group. Weather conditions and footing can change quickly in the dark, so ignoring them increases risk, and stepping ahead of the group breaks cohesion and raises the chance of someone getting lost or injured. For these reasons, this safety practice—keeping lights controlled and staying with a partner—is the best approach for night movement.