Tough call -
I'd drop it at this point, or as others suggested - if you see this, have a quiet talk with the wiseguy first. En Java Veritas (There is truth in a cup of coffee.) The stronger the drink; the more truth comes out. ha ha
Since you're in uniform here's an overview as it WAS working a few years back. Things change and this might have changes and each post/exercise area can have it's own 'local flavor'.
In THEORY , all CONUS radio emissions on, or in collocation with military units are supposed to be frequency coordinated by the radio equivalent of a range control officer, who MUST receive a radio frequency usage request form called: 1494 or SFAF (the short form) long before the unit arrives. His job is to assure that all emissions are within the guidelines of the Host Nation Spectrum Management compliance as found in the DoD data base called HSNWD. This is to not cause unintentional interference with gov/mil operations or with the host nation's (that's us) communications regulations. 1494 Signed, approved well in advance or get used to yelling instead of using radios... that's the theory.
The GI knows that his comms plan might have already been compromised or just given to INSCOM by his training officer (or other) ahead of the exercise and that their direction finding, jamming and other nasty techniques might be used against them - like the real world. So, the GI decides to boot leg. In CONUS, its probably not going to be a big problem in the short term, because:
5-15.
For CONUS tactical training,a radio frequency authorization (RFA) provides the frequency
allotment to specific posts, camps, and stations. Some of these frequencies may be borrowed from other
government and non-government agencies, and are to be used on a non-interference basis. If tactical
operations cause harmful interference, the tactical user will be required to vacate the frequency(ies) and, if
necessary, coordinate with AFMO-CONUS for additional resources
In short - "used on a non-interference basis" means don't get caught. If on the VERY RARE occasion that they are caught, they say 'sorry' and move off. If the freq coordination officer or their training officer who wrote that part of the exercise decides to pursue this, they CAN get some 'attitude adjustment' sent down range - it's their call.
---- Just A Thought ----
OUTSIDE of CONUS transmitting in unauthorized modes and frequencies can set a forward deployed team-up for being seen as a possible hostile because of their not showing-up in the "FRIENDLY" data base. It's like the radio equiv of making dust plumes, tracks and sounds where no friendly is supposed to be around an FOB. That would be a bad thing.
As an old soldier, I'd say 'Train as you fight'. However, I've also seen some frequency assignments which were obviously generated by a sub-par, mentally defective, one-eyed, monkey in a cubicle outside of Arlington who had probably never seen an HF manpack and thought that "propagation" had something to do with breeding.
de Ray
W7ASA ..._ ._