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The soldier's guiding hand.
Once the map and compass were the only tools the infantryman had to help him navigate. As future soldier systems become more of a reality technology is coming to his aid. The ability to get from one place to another, on foot, in the dark, in bad weather and in the confusion and disorientation of the infantry battle is a key skill for the infantryman. The individual, and even more importantly, the junior commander, must be able to map-read accurately.
Unless he can locate his own position both on the map and on the ground, and plot other positions, the soldier may get lost and be unable to complete his mission; he cannot call for support, he cannot report where he is and he is more likely to cause blue-on-blue incidents. This is true whether in a rural or an urban area--it is just as easy to get lost in a maze of back streets as it is in a wood. Not long ago the basic navigation tools for the infantry soldier were the map and compass, used together and related to the surrounding terrain. But map reading a...See the full content of this document
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