Land Nav Basic’s

Land Navigation is an essential skill for all Troopers. It is a highly perishable skill and needs to be practiced regularly. These are our unit requirements

Basic land navigation

  1. orient/determine location on map by terrain association
  2. measure distance
  3. determine direction with/without compass
  4. shoot an azimuth and calculate the back azimuth
  5. identify topographic features/symbols on map

Author: Michael Hamilton

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