LAND NAVIGATION BRIEFCPT JARED COIL

Land NavigationPurpose

• This brief will explain the outcomes, resource and training requirements needed to execute the land navigation portions of the SANDHURST Competition.

• *This is not to provide details on the execution of the actual route or land navigation event.

Land NavigationOutcomes

• Analyzing terrain and its effects on friendly operations• Planning and executing the dismounted movement of

their unit to directed/desired locations• Communicating, with confidence, movement plans to

subordinates• Knowing their current location at all times• Intuitively recognizing the time required to complete

dismounted movements and understanding how weather, terrain, and fatigue effect that time

Land NavigationPersonnel

• While moving from event to event, squads will move as one unit (squad of 9 personnel)

• While executing the land navigation event, squads may break down to no less than four (4) personnel (each element with 1 x USMA issued radio)

Land NavigationExecution – Land Nav Event

• Land Navigation event will be scored as a separate event from the route

• Evaluates the squads ability to analyze and move through micro terrain

• Evaluates the squad leaders ability to command and control his subordinate units

Land NavigationMaps

• Sandhurst Land Navigation will use two type of maps– The route will use 1:25,000 military Maps• MGRS WGS 84 Datum (18T WL 76654 80792)• Large format provided

– Land Navigation site will use 1:10,000 or 1:25,000 special Land Navigation Maps• UTM Datum (18T 576654mE 4580792mN)• 8.5” x 11” format

Land NavigationMaps – 1:25,000 Military

Land NavigationMaps – Land Nav Special

Land NavigationMarkings

• Marking on both the route and land navigation event will use punches to identify the correct point

• The route will be marked with Standard Land Navigation markers

• CSS:– All required competition equipment will be carried

through the route– compass– NO GPS– No binoculars required– 1:25,000 Maps issued to Squad Leaders; other

maps issued upon arrival to events

Land NavigationSustainment

• C&S– Rehearsal opportunities will be available during

the External Team Training– Radios will be carried by each moving element

Land NavigationMission Command