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ACING LAND NAV

The Reservist's Guide to Successful Land Navigation During Special Forces Qualification

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The Backstory

ACING LAND NAV, the weekend warrior-centric guide to Successful Land Navigation During Special Forces Qualification at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (JFKSWCS). The updated  2023 hardcopy edition includes new content, more graphics and most important, remains true to the original 1988 Zine’s thesis. That being, by applying the moneymaker Silicon Valley semiconductor manufacturing expectation of “zero defects” and the Japanese business practice of ポカヨケ (“mistake proofing”) the odds of passing Land NAV will go up.  

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114 pages/spiral bound 

ISBN:  9781666403947

Copyright 2023

All Rights Reserved

 

Made in the USA / Fabriqué aux États-Unis / Hecho en Estados Unidos                                                                                           


Table of Contents

  • Are You Ready? 

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  • Quick Start Not! 

  • Dedication 

  • Table of Contents 

  • Zero Dark Too Early 

  • ∫ 

  • Expertease 

  • Hot for (more) teacher 

  • Heard this one before? 

  • ポカヨケ 

  • Uh Oh – Oops! I did it again 

  • Not physically fit enough 

  • Didn’t learn Land NAV basics or get good G2/Intel 

  • Simple math errors 

  • Mistakes using a compass 

  • Incorrectly orienting and reading a map 

  • Pace count was wrong 

  • Terrain association was off 

  • Poor route planning 

  • Failed to integrate azimuth, terrain association and pace count  

  • Forgot to secure/tie down equipment 

  • Cheating 

  • School Rules 

  • Stuff 

  • Writing implements 

  • Boots and socks 

  • Glasses, safety glasses and Croakies 

  • Batteries 

  • The Idiot-Proof approach I used to pass Land NAV 

  • To all that pass Land NAV – Cheers! 

  • Epilogue 

  • Injury Time Out 

  • Acknowledgements 

  • So, WTF did all this have to do with Land NAV? 

  • Terminology 

  • Soundtrack-ing 

  • TV & Film-ography 

  • Biblio and Web-ography 

  • Product Placement 

  • About the Author 

  • (Select) Index Carding 

Disclaimer
 

The information contained in ACING LAND NAV as well as on this website contains no classified or restricted information and does not express the opinion, approval or an endorsement by to include but not limited to the JFKSWCS, US Army, US Army Reserve, the Department of Defense or any other entity or person.  No representation is made that any of the author's writing is accurate or adds any value.  WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get).  License and Use Agreement:  Viewers of this website renounce all rights and claims.

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