Plotting Points on a Military Topographical Map

Download a free PDF and work alongside me as we plot points on a map and identify grid & magnetic azimuths as well as distance. Utilizing a 1:50 Military Map and a protractor you'll be able to identify features, plan a route, and discover techniques for departing a patrol base and occupying your objective.

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[GruntProof]

Best land nav training on the internet

[paulware]

Hey bro im former navy first gulf war vet all ship board. This is a skill ive always wanted to learn, especially now, and just want to thank you for putting this info out for me and others like myself to learn and master it.

[jory]

I really enjoyed that, I would like to see more stuff like this.

[donttread]

You really should make more worksheets like this one! It's really hard for me to find worksheets like this to practice with and this was a really awesome one I greatly appreciate it. If you know anywhere that may have more similar to this please let me know!

[stpetie]

Just found the channel this morning. Thanks for it. Most YT "instructional" videos suck. Either whoever made the video is just rewording something they saw or read and only has a modicum of knowledge on the subject, or is just winging it with very little forethought on how to best present the information. Neither one of those things seem to be the case in the 3 hours or so worth of videos I've seen so far. So again, Thank you. Your efforts are appreciated.

[Stoney_AKA_James]

Great refresher video, thanks for posting it Bill!!

[jamestrump]

I am Stoked! This was a great exercise! Thanks for the download of an actual military map. Really enjoyed it and was able to apply what I learned from your past videos. Hope you are able to do more of these in the future.

[augreich]

Love your content!! Start to finish. When, where, how, and why
Outstanding!!

[Yorksha]

Great excercise. Completed the printout yesterday and watched to see my results using just a baseplate compass with scale. Pretty much on the money. Note to check your working out as I had one incorrect answer. Loved it. Being in New Zealand I didnt have to turn the map upside down 🤣🤣🤣

[paulzimmerman]

I agree. I'm stoked to do this exercise. I'll let you know when complete!

[tatr]

That's crazy lol. Just realized it was a local map that I actually have in my glove box

[zathrasnotzathras]

I am very much looking forward to this video. But I have to wait until my map protractor arrives in the mail.

[ZdnR]

Yes, yes, oh hell yes. I watched and saved this one to my "Tactical" folder, along with a bunch of your other videos. I also downloaded the map, and screenshot the Amazon listed protractor. Been a long, long time since I've done any orienteering. Seriously looking forward to doing this. Thank you.

[joefennell]

Yup Top, that lime green instrument does it again!

[donaldburton]

Great video and as usual I loved it even though I’m having printer problems. I’m glad to hear you are changing to a U.S.G.S. 24, 000 map. 50, 000 is too small a scale!

[ssbfmcw]

Thanks for this exercise, I used my Brunton TruArc baseplate compass for coordinate and direction measurements. Really built my confidence using this tool. The roamer has to be used inverted to place the template hole appropriately but worked great. I got the Brunton after watching one of your earlier videos.

[RG-wqvj]

Great exercise! Thank you Sir. I would love to see more of these videos

[donwest]

While in the USMC I never saw a map protractor we were taught to find the coordinates without it. Later in the Army during I skills test I was handed a protractor had no idea what it was so I put it aside and correctly marked out the coordinates, the tester failed me because I did not use the protractor. After receiving protractor training I retested had the same answer but this time I was graded as a pass. Protractors do make it easier and less chance of error.

[anthonylabon]

I’m new to this type of stuff.. great video.. it wold be awesome if you made more maps like these, different locations different set of instructions to master the skill..just a thought

[steveinla]

Greetings Mr. Stoker, what do you think of a compass that has a protractor etched into its base? ...like the Brunton TruArc 10 Base Plate Compass? I wonder, I am concerned, that I would lose a separate thin, lightweight, plastic film protractor. R, Steve