Before revision: Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, take point during an operation in south Baghdad In modern military parlance, to take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man means to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military URL that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.Céileachair, Daithí Ó (2005) "Language and Knives";"Point" definition 30a & b The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.)
After revision: Army Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, take point during an operation in south Baghdad In modern military parlance, to take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man means to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.Céileachair, Daithí Ó (2005) "Language and Knives";"Point" definition 30a & b The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.)