Land Navigation
Purpose
• This brief will explain the outcomes, resource and training requirements needed to execute the land navigation portions of the
SANDHURST Competition.
• *This is not to provide details on the execution of the actual route or land navigation event.

Land Navigation
Outcomes
• Analyzing terrain and its effects on friendly operations
• Planning and executing the dismounted movement of their unit to directed/desired locations
• Communicating, with confidence, movement plans to subordinates
• Knowing their current location at all times
• Intuitively recognizing the time required to complete dismounted movements and understanding how weather, terrain, and fatigue effect that time

Land Navigation
Personnel
• While moving from event to event, squads will move as one unit (squad of 9 personnel)
• While executing the land navigation event, squads may break down to no less than four
(4) personnel (each element with 1 x USMA issued radio)

Land Navigation
Execution – Land Nav Event
• Land Navigation event will be scored as a separate event from the route
• Evaluates the squads ability to analyze and move through micro terrain
• Evaluates the squad leaders ability to command and control his subordinate units

Land Navigation
Maps
• Sandhurst Land Navigation will use two type of maps
– The route will use 1:25,000 military Maps
• MGRS WGS 84 Datum (18T WL 76654 80792)
• Large format provided
– Land Navigation site will use 1:10,000 or 1:25,000 special Land Navigation Maps
• UTM Datum (18T 576654mE 4580792mN)
• 8.5” x 11” format

Land Navigation
Maps – 1:25,000 Military

Land Navigation
Maps – Land Nav Special

Land Navigation
Markings
• Marking on both the route and land navigation event will use punches to identify the correct point
• The route will be marked with Standard Land
Navigation markers

Land Navigation
Sustainment
• CSS:
– All required competition equipment will be carried through the route
– compass
– NO GPS
– No binoculars required
– 1:25,000 Maps issued to Squad Leaders; other maps issued upon arrival to events

Land Navigation
Mission Command
• C&S
– Rehearsal opportunities will be available during the External Team Training
– Radios will be carried by each moving element