Land Nav

Beginner

About This Course

This course will navigate you through the most pertinent subjects related to navigating with and without electronic aids.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Understand how to use your compass
Understand how to read a map and assess terrain
Recognize common terrain features and determine the best path
Identify the tactical uses proper terrain selection have and their implications for mission success
Plot a course, calculate distance, establish pace counts, use ranger beads, and more!
How to use the Army DAGR system

Who is this course for?

Any soldier looking to better understand how to navigate in any terrain
Those looking for a more “hands on”, dynamic and interactive/engaging experience
Those looking to better understand how to orient themselves, their fire team/squad when lost and successfully find their way to their next way point/objective.

This course gives you all the tools you need to navigate and complete a Army standard land navigation course.

Why choose this course?

Expertly Crafted Content
Hands-On Approach
Flexible Learning
End-to-End Guidance

This course is built on the following controlling documents:

TC 3-25.26 (Nov 2013)

The SME for this source and supporting staff are Mr. Monte Gould, U.S. Army Retired, a professional consultant, volunteered time at no profit, assisted, and developed this curriculum along with support from aligned "stakeholders" to include but not limited to SSG (CA) Octavio Pina, SGT (CA) Kris Weber, SGT (CA) Michael Nyden

Course covers and satisfies the following STP 21-1-SMCT skills and tasks:
071-COM-1000 Identify the Marginal information and Symbols on a Military Map
071-COM-1001 Identify Terrain Features on a Map
071-COM-1002 Determine the Grid Coordinates of a Point on a Military Map
071-COM-1008 Measure Distance on a Map
071-COM-1005 Determine a Location on the Ground by Terrain Association
071-COM-1012 Orient a Map to the Ground by Map-Terrain Association
071-COM-1011 Orient a Map Using a Lensatic Compass
071-COM-1003 Determine a Magnetic Azimuth Using a Lensatic Compass
071-COM-1018 Determine Azimuth Using a Protractor
071-COM-1016 Convert an Azimuth
071-COM-0017 Compute Back Azimuths
071-COM-1006 Navigate from One Point on the Ground to another point while Dismounted
071-COM-1014 Locate an Unknown Point on a Map and on the Ground by Intersection
071-COM-1015 Locate an Unknown Point on a Map and on the Ground by Resection

FAQs

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Will I receive a certificate of completion to share with my command after completing this course?

Yes, you will have the option to download it at the end and any certificates obtained for any other courses you take on this site will be also be retained in your user profile for historical reference. Lastly, you will also receive a copy via the email you used on this site when you registered for an account.

What are governing/controlling documents and references this course is based on?

1. TC 3-25.26 (Nov 2013)

Who is the SME on which this course is based?

The SME for this source and supporting staff are Mr. Monte Gould, U.S. Army Retired, a professional consultant, volunteered time at no profit, assisted, and developed this curriculum along with support from aligned "stakeholders" to include but not limited to SSG (CA) Octavio Pina, SGT (CA) Kris Weber, SGT (CA) Michael Nyden

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