March on Rome - Event Rules
  • Standing General Orders

    • Common sense is the order of the day.
    • No live ammunition.
    • If you cannot abide by the rules you will be removed.

  • Class III Address

    • 19 Kit Carson Rd
    • Fort Stanton, NM 88323
    • (575) 354-0341

  • General Event & BLM Rules

    • Leave no Trace camping and disposal protocol will be followed.
    • Federal law prohibits removal, excavation or destruction of antiquities found on the land.

      If you find an antiquity site or petroglyphs try to mark it on your map for the BLM to find later. Let's be good stewards!
    • No fighting or ambushes in 200 yards of Petroglyph Rock on Rio Bonito.
    • Since this is a multiple use area, if any civilian hikers are found don't shoot them please.

      Seriously, please explain what your are doing, a bit about the event you are participating in and the living history behind it. Remember we are the best ambassadors for our hobby. Let's act as the professionals that we are. If they have questions refer them to the administration building in camp or one of the event organizers.
    • No live ammunition on site.
    • Police your brass as much as possible please.
    • Fighting will halt for the duration of any electrical storm, participants should seek shelter.
    • Water will be located on the main axis of the fight and in every vehicle.
    • First aid, fire extinguishers and medical evacuation is available in/by every vehicle.
    • Current Fire conditions:

      Fire Danger High; smoke and flammable pyrotechnics prohibited.

    • Campfires: No campfires this year.

       Leave No Trace Mounded Fire Instructions

  • Weapons

    • No live ammunition on site.
    • Weapon safety checks:

      There will be a safety check at the mandatory formation, there will also be a safety check conducted each day during the field briefing prior to start of the fight. Each participant will be individually checked, both weapons and ammunition. If you miss the check you will not participate.

    • No weapon may fire a solid/hard projectile.
    • Class III paperwork is the responsibility of the participant and will be carried with that weapon.
    • Bayonets may never be fixed.

  • Authenticity

    • All participants must have uniforms and equipment suitable for Nationality, Branch of Service, locale and Unit during the period of this action, May-June 1944.
    • All participants must keep their hair, and appearance in correct style and cut to have passed inspection of actual unit, as dictated by regulations.
    • Italian Resistance and partisans will be organized under a resistance commander.
    • All participants will submit a impression photograph prior to approval.
    • Reenactor authenticity guidelines
    • Vehicle authenticity guidelines

  • Vehicles

    • All tracked and armoured vehicles must either have a walker in view of the driver or may use a standing lookout with a clear view with instant communication to the driver either by standing within reach of or by intercom to the driver. This 'lookout' will be an unarmed crew member (i.e not operating an MG or other weapon) and be a 'non-target'.
    • All vehicles will have all vision covers open during operation.
    • All vehicles will carry potable water and a fire extinguisher.
    • No mounting or dismounting of armoured vehicles while the are moving.
    • Vehicles must remain on roads (there are a lot of them).

  • Animals

    • All animals must be on leash at all times (in camp and in battle), horses either ridden or tied.
    • There are equestrian facilities and corral behind our camping area.
    • There is at least one source of equine water in each combat area.
    • If camping outside of the equestrian area you must picket overnight.


Important Disclaimer! Reenacting is a potentially hazardous hobby. Participation requires crossing rough terrain,
in all types of weather, which requires good physical fitness and excludes people with health problems. Participants
will be using and in close proximity to, blank firing firearms, simulated explosives, and large vehicles that are potentially
dangerous. Unsafe or negligent behaviour will result your in ejection from the event.

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and World War II reenacting. This website is contains historical information as well as reenacting and living history
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Last update: 09 Jan 12 | Question? contact us.