Land Navigation

#patmac #patmcnamara #landnavigation #orienteering

[jasonspears]

I've been out of the Army for over 20 years and haven't done land nav since. I'm so grateful you put this on here. Pat Mac you are a great teacher ..keep it up man

[ericbeauchamp]

I loved being my platoon's navigator. Semper Fi

[rayr]

What most civilians don't understand is that GPS can be spoofed (false signals or interference caused by a land based transmitter). Military grade GPS equipment can't be spoofed but if you don't have access to that gear, map and compass is your only other option.

[shanemccray]

No matter how good you are or were at land nav getting a refresher is always good!

[Jeff-Larryson]

man i feel dumb. i have watched this 2 times now. another dozen or so and i may catch on.

[bonesx]

I've been in the army national guard for 6 years and the army reserves for a little over a year, I can confirm that we still do fundamental old school land nav. Its still a thing!

[skolfd]

I’m on a hotshot crew with the USFS, awesome refresher. Going to teach my wife once I’m back home from this fire!

[Worstpersonsingular]

This is great. The best beginners video I was able to find

[tonyagriffin]

I could have used this skill when I got lost on a nature hike in brown county Indiana way back in 98 😂 actually learned something and I’m waiting for the 2nd part…

[stansdad]

Passing on knowledge. Basic dude stuff. 🤘🏻

[brena]

Straight forward, not over complicated and spoken in lamens terms for a novice to understand immediately. Awesome work boss!

[joshuamelby]

Pat you are an awesome teacher. Thanks for this video! "Polaris!"

[evilabelincoln]

"so i gotta be counting the whole time?"
"yep"
"shit!"
that was my reaction the first time too

[bbarker]

Ahhh.... the fun stuff revisited!! How about some night land nav??

[Nointrocody]

This dude is a badass. I'll bet he chews snuff while he drinks his coffee. Badass!!!

[almillar]

Pat really is absolute mastery of the basics. No bullshit just unadulterated skill.

[AmeriCreed]

Awesome video for a novice who wants to learn these things. It's like learning how to fight, the more you learn, the more confidence grows.

[joehorn]

I retired in 2017 from the military and the one thing I remember is that even in the military, it was always hard to find a good Land Nav Instructor. Land Nav is a very difficult subject to teach. Thanks for making this easy to understand Pat Mac!

[justjsse]

I needed this refresher. Haven't done real land nav in 10 years

[surferjoe]

Honestly that was the best US. Freehand drawing I’ve ever seen anyone do! Bravo sir! Where can a guy find a map like the one you have? I am a proud North Carolina resident as well. My father was 101st airborne at Fort Bragg unfortunately He passed in 2016 .