What is a hasty fighting position?

A hasty fighting position refers to a hole in the ground.

Not just any hole in the ground, though. Technically, a hasty fighting position doesn’t actually have to be dug, and can incorporate elements of the environment, but it is generally dug, perfect fighting positions being somewhat rare in nature.

Before we get into ‘hasty,’ let's define a fighting position.

The point of a fighting position is to enable a soldier to fire his weapon at the enemy from cover and concealment (Two very different military concepts). Within the US military, a fighting position can be called any of the following terms: foxhole, fighting position, ranger grave, or fighting hole.