Posted on Jul 31, 2018

ROTC Cadets Lost in Land Navigation Course Rescued

LT Brad McInnis

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I am sure they won't be laughed at at all.... I posted in Humor, well, because it is hilarious!

ROTC Cadets Lost in Land Navigation Course Rescued

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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2nd Lt leading them? lol.

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LCDR Robert S.

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One of the most dangerous weapons in the enemy's inventory is one of our own 2LTs with a map and a compass.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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LCDR Robert S. - very true sir.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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LCDR T.J. Smith (Retired) sorry sir , but 2nd Lt's have always been the butt of many a joke.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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LCDR T.J. Smith (Retired) I met a few that had their heads screwed on right, and some that needed to be lead around like a little kid till they got a little education from wise NCOs'.

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CPT Jack Durish

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They need to master these skills but I bet that they're asking themselves why. We have GPS, don't we? Navigation is an art as well as a science. I began studying and practicing it at a tender age and was competing successfully against accomplished navigators when I was just 16. Winning too. Thus, when I entered the Army, I was prepared to teach my instructors a few tricks they didn't know. That being said, I think that GPS is both a blessing and a curse. It's going to save a lot of errors and lives until it doesn't work. (Batteries go dead, etc, etc, etc...)

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MAJ Grant Gutkowski

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I had my private pilots license going in to Basic and OCS...so land nav and I were old friends. I can tell you that there were a lot of NCOs that had quite a bit of trouble with it. , and one former Marine in which basic land nav was completely alien (he eventually bolo'd and was held back). I was surprised, but gave them all a refresher anyway.

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SSgt (Join to see)

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Electronic warfare can turn all of gadgets into an unseen enemy of the mission. Knowing how to do things with our Mark-I brain and our Mark-I eyeballs can save the mission. And as we continue marching into the future, it will get worse - not better.

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CPT Jack Durish

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MSG Tom Earley - Hawaii is tough on land navigation. The terrain isn't like anywhere else and it isn't forgiving. There are canyons with no exit other than straight up one of its walls. And the ridges are like knives in places. You walk with one foot on each side and pray that you don't stumble and fall. A lot of people, even experienced hikers got lost back there...

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