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Compass Class Training Outlines
7. Compass Components, & Pace Count Class
8. Compass Multiple Triangles Course
9. Land Navigation Class
| Training Step | Element | Training Outline |
| 1 | Training Statement |
Explain Compass components and use. |
| 2 | Conditions | In a Classroom environment and with the aid of an adult instructor. Sixty minute instruction period, ninety minutes for first practice period, one hundred fifteen minutes for second practice period. |
| 3 | Standards | 1. Identify Compass components. 2. Identify proper day and night use of compass. 3. Identify what Pace Count is and how found. |
| 4 | Caution Statement | 1. Present this instruction in a discussion/seminar format. 2. Encourage participation and ask students to cite personal experiences. |
| 5 | Pretest | Begin instruction by asking students if any have used a compass in any situation outside of training scenarios. |
| 6 | Orientation Statement |
Explain to students the importance of accurately using the compass for future use. |
| 7 | Demonstration | 1. Name each component of the compass, explain and illustrate use of same. 2. Demonstrate proper use of compass for day time, night time, and map alignment use. |
| 8 | Task Steps | 1. Ask students to name each component and use of same. 2. Ask students to demonstrate one of the three methods of use of compass. |
| 9 | Practice | 1. Obtain personal Pace Counts. 2. Students will break up into groups of 3 and each Young Marine in group will do the Triangularization Course at least twice. |
| 10 | Evaluation | Monitor groups as to their accuracy at returning to Triangularization Course originating point. |
| 11 | Resources | Guide Book For Marines, Chapter 23 Young Marines Guide, 1998, 2001, Chapter 14 Basic Young Marines Guide, 2005, Performance Objective 4 Junior Young Marines Guide, 2005, Performance Objective 4 |
1st Texas Young Marine Regiment
Junior Leadership School
Day 3, July 10th, 2006, Time: 1300-1400, 1830-2000
Lesson Outline
Lesson Title: Land Navigation, Part 2
| Training Step |
Element | Training Outline |
| 1 | Training |
Explain the use of a map and how it is used in Land Navigation. |
| 2 | Conditions | In a Classroom environment and with the aid of an adult instructor. Sixty minute instruction period, and ninety minute practice period. |
| 3 | Standards | 1. Identify the Legend and its content. 2. Identify the map scale. 3. Identify the map colors and their meaning. 4. Define contour lines. 5. Define grid coordinates. 6. Explain orientation of map. 7. Explain finding North without a compass. 8. Explain map triangulation. 9. Determine percent of slope. |
| 4 | Caution |
1. Present this instruction in a discussion/seminar format. 2. Encourage participation. |
| 5 | Pretest | Begin instruction by asking students if any have used a map in traversing from one point to another. |
| 6 | Orientation Statement |
Explain to students the importance of accurately using a map to travel from one point to another. |
| 7 | Demonstration | 1. Identify the normal location of the Legend and what information the legend contains. 2. Locate the scale of map in use. 3. Identify what each color on the map represents. 4. Define what contour lines are and identify the following points: a. Hill b. Saddle c. Cliff d. Ridge e. Valley f. Depression 5. Explain Grid Coordinates. 6. Explain orientation of map. 7. Explain how to find North without a compass. 8. Explain and demonstrate how to triangulate your map. 9. Demonstrate how to find the Percentage of Slope from a map. |
| 8 | Task |
1. Ask students to locate and describe the information found in the Legend. 2. Ask students to identify the items represented by each color on a map. 3. Ask students to locate, by coordinates, the following points: a. Hill b. Saddle c. Cliff d. Ridge e. Valley f. Depression 4. Ask students to identify objects at specific grid coordinates. 5. Ask students to identify the percentage of slope between grid coordinates ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |
| 9 | Practice | 1. Students will identify coordinates of objects in immediate area of students present position. 2. Students will demonstrate how to orient their maps without the use of and with a compass. 3. Students will find their position by the triangulation method. |
| 10 | Evaluation | Monitor students during practice phase as to their ability to put their knowledge of the compass, map, and land navigation to practical use. |
| 11 | Resources | Guide Book for Marines Young Marines Guide, 1998, 2001, Chapter 14 Young Marines Junior Guide, 2005, Performance Objective 4 |