Land Navigation Demonstration Video

[@beach3girl459]

"Stay on the route and recognize the objective"...sound life advice too.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Truth!

[@MrCoors68]

this guy is married....... dont go there.

[@begitteolsen3784]

Wise words!

[@adamziolkowski2549]

Amen

[@christophernguyen2693]

I literally did 0400 land nav til 0800 the next morning after watching this video, found 3/5 points w/out getting lost. Satisfactory.

[@erichwolter6014]

Chris Nguyen *nkp

[@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962]

wait, in basic cant you get your phone later on?

[@begitteolsen3784]

It is so much easy to use the 04.00 & 08.00. That is what we normally tell time in my country.

[@ultramarine3527]

​@@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962 not for that

[@caseykelso1]

I'm doing pace counts in dreams. Made a sweet paracord counter.🎉only problem; wife's comes along, talks to much😮,lose count alot, made a 10 pace counter so I can just go back half😂😂😂start over, not perfect but better that listening to it😂🍻

[@theamericanhiker7206]

I teach land nav in my unit and you did an excellent job!!! Didn't over complicate which the Army has a tendency to do. Again, great job 🇺🇸👍

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks Paul!

[@Shrugboatt]

Been out of the Army over 5 years now, and was frustrated that I couldn't remember how to do land nav by memory. Excellent video, SSG. It all came back to me!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Glad it came back to ya!

[@ronaldp7573]

Been out of the army since 2013 and this brought it all back. Direct and effective language. This should be the way land nav is taught.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Appreciate your service brother!

[@jamesdalian8774]

An excellent high level overview of an oddly difficult task to explain and he did it in less than 10 mikes, that's pretty outstanding as far as I'm concerned.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks James!

[@fireshepherd1159]

Watched 3 minutes, and everything came back to me. You're both straight to the point and precise. Thank you

[@caseyhermansen3699]

That bezel ring tip boggled my mind. Wish I would have been taught that during BCT.

[@STOKERMATIC]

casey hermansen glad to was able to show you something new.

[@gladius1275]

I have been out of the Army for thirty years and it is absolutely unchanged, brilliant!! The memories came flooding back. Time to dig out my Cammenga lensatic and go practice! Great instruction, thank you.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@tonyblargh6159]

12 fucking years I've been in the army and this is the first time I could say I definitely understood everything I was being taught in Land Nav. It's about damn time.

[@frankien.torbor5773]

It finally makes sense. DS made it overly complicated.

[@Defund_HOA.]

F. NYENNOHTE TORBOR Indeed.

[@JokahFACE]

That or you're just an idiot

[@bearjew05]

You were probably too busy thinking about chow.

[@Richard-lu8ck]

I basic you probably just plotted some six and eight digit grid coordinates, did some terrain feature recognition and called it a day.. It all makes a lot more sense when you actually get on a land nav course and are able to put it into practice.

[@rusher8816]

@@Richard-lu8ck thats exactly what happened

[@EstherCervantes-hk4pz]

I couldn't find the ground if I was standing on it, but your instruction left me with a lot more confidence I might actually be able to find my way with a compass! Thumbs up!

[@MrAlexH1991]

Maaaannnnn, it’s been YEARS since I did a land nav course. It’s so good to get a remediation like this now that I’m going to hike the Appalachian Trail. Buying my topo maps now.

[@dylanrutan100]

Definitely an excellent video to watch, even if you aren't military.

[@theadventurest4345]

He is military though

[@dylanrutan100]

@@theadventurest4345 no I’m saying that in regards to the audience. I could’ve worded that better. MGRS is fundamentally similar to USNGS format and therefor this is valuable to civilians as well.

[@theadventurest4345]

@@dylanrutan100 lol 😂 I read it wrong sorry mate

[@lucianaromulus1408]

@@dylanrutan100 civilian here, yes we should know basic life skills too 🤣 its amazing how helpless most people are. I'm grateful for videos like this.

[@jayminer9416]

Of all the "Land Nav" videos I watched, this is the most direct and clear instructions ever. Havent done any since I left Sill 20yrs ago, nice refresher for me as my 10yr old is interested in this.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Jay, glad you enjoyed it! I’m still working on some more. Thank you for the compliment and time spent on the channel!

[@jayminer9416]

@@STOKERMATIC Thanks for taking the time to put this stuff up in a manner that ol' Black Boot Soldiers like me can understand.

[@BigCarmine]

1 round, HE, impact fuse, fire for effect! Great video! Folks need to be learning these simple principles and developing these skills. They are going to need them...soon.

[@lawdawg02actual]

Land Nav for drug enforcement at RCTA was one of the coolest and most fun instructional courses I ever took.

[@anthonytracvu4772]

First step to know where you are. 2LT: Shit.

[@kingfloridaman5274]

So I have one up on a 2LT yay

[@caseykelso1]

​@@kingfloridaman5274me to and I'm just a army dad😂, taught by my Son. A teacher of cool shit.

[@marial692]

@@kingfloridaman5274On an ROTC 2LT yeah but not an OCS prior service 2LT.

[@Sardy540]

14 years in, never had such a good explanation. Kudos from Australia mate!

[@Ureyeuh]

Took a land nav course as a civilian and forgot a couple of things from it. This covered everything clearly and helped refresh my memory.

[@EbonyYoungin]

Thanks sooooo much SSG! I'm in BLC right now and Land NAV is coming up and this video was just ABC enough for me! Great video quality! Great simple language! Thanks so much for creating this and really helping out Soldiers!!

[@STOKERMATIC]

+EbonyYoungin I'm glad it helped you out!

[@maggiethompson9496]

EbonyYoungin I'm in BLC right now too and this helped soooo much. This video explains it way better than the SGL's did.

[@Gamerbro528]

This is the best video on land nav without a doubt just straight to the point

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks brother!

[@cfaithp]

This is a great survival skill. Honestly wish they taught this is school. Anyone could use this, especially if they like to travel.

[@bradleyhauptman7873]

I thank you so much for putting this video out there for people like myself, I never served but always wanted to know and practice how to use a compass and map,I believe it’s just a good fundamental of just living on the planet and knowing the basics of navigating it, thanks man

[@AmericanF.A.T.H.3.R]

What's up fellow Staff Sergeant. You did an excellent job with this video. I commend you for taking the time to complete this. NCOs lead the way!

[@tonyferguson323]

how to read geographic maps

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks! I’ve been offline for a while. But I do appreciate it! More to come.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Tony Ferguson is working on some more!

[@ckk176]

going on my first FTX this weekend and needed a refresher for land nav. great and simple explanation!

[@donniedrizzle]

absolutely love this video. kept it simple and easy to understand. Awesome that you demonstrated rather than just talk about it.

[@diegodelamota1199]

In OSUT, doing land navigation tomorrow. Wish me luck! Thank you for this video. Very straightforward and easy to digest

[@scottdickson9224]

Thank you for this. Used to be pretty good with this, but haven't done it in probably 13 years. Excellent refresher.

[@nicholasr5146]

That bezel ring tip just blew my mind, currently going through ITB for the marine corps and needed a refresher, this will certainly help.

[@STOKERMATIC]

You got this!

[@mcleanac3000]

Keeping it simple and checking your location at each steering point is so important. I have gotten lazy and used distant features and just bypassed an available steering point while keeping track of my paces (for the sake of time). When it got darker I missed my box and was off by about 200 meters. Deal breaker! lol! Check and recheck helped me out later, taking that 3-5 minutes to reverify made all the difference. Land nav is an exercise in patience and a little OCD.

[@jedicazador]

I’ve forgotten so much over the years.....good refresher

[@STOKERMATIC]

🇺🇸

[@kimjy0191]

Thank you so much. Even though I am in the Army, I forget things that I do not recurrently do. This video reminds me all the things about Land Nav.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome!

[@bapierce88]

This is the best and more clear land nav video i've seen. thank you!

[@rickmunoz3734]

Spot-on demo on Land Nav! To the point and concise. Keep up the good work.

[@Thebustos303]

Gotta do land nav in like a week and this is my only time to study wish me luck

[@jivetalk1045]

Great job, Sergeant! I'm an old infantryman needing to brush up on my land nav, and you did it by the numbers. Thanks!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@GhosthoundYT]

shortest and simplest video out there. love it.

[@lrsd3drrd448]

This video was better than my actual LandNav experience in my patrol phase of RS. Because of that I HIGHLY recommend any and all LandNav courses or videos BEFORE anyone goes to an elite QC or leadership school in any branch of the military. In short, great video Sergeant and this way, when you're finished talking you dont raise your head to look at the Sea of Confused PFC faces looking back at you. Good on you brother, RLTW!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Much appreciated!!

[@loganburbey4131]

Very helpful video. I ship out to basic in a few weeks and I'm trying to review the basics to be as prepared as possible. Thank you for the clear demonstration.

[@silencedknight]

Captain sobel disliked this video

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

Why is there a fence here?

[@seanhk9359]

“I think it’s Major Horton, Sir”

[@tipr8739]

Sometimes you just gotta cut through the fence boiis

[@Vigilante-k4q]

Captain sobel what is the hold up

[@josephruiz7233]

@@Vigilante-k4q You cut that fence and get this...GOD-DAMNED Platoon on the move!

[@Coyotessss]

I need to brush up on my land skills since basic training THANKS

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@mertmcguire]

Good quick, efficient video on land navigation. Thanks.

[@prometheus200]

This is the best land nav video. Thank you.

[@jutx2418]

Best video on Land Nav.

[@GrassKatzz]

This is really neat. Very clear and simple to understand. Great Video!

[@LongWalker730]

Ssg stoker! I'm watching this vid as a refresher about to do a land nav course as OPFOR with some cadets. So cool to see you on KZbin.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Harris! My goodness, how are you doing?!? Hope all is well brother!

[@LongWalker730]

@@STOKERMATIC It's good! I'm in school while in the reserves now. You were always an NCO I looked to for inspiration when I picked up. Hope all is well with you too!

[@leakypipes100]

Best Land Nav video on KZbin. Thanks from a civilian!

[@sahme001]

I've got a LN course this weekend. Thank you so much for this video Sergeant.

[@kd8309]

Excellent presentation. Clear, plain & simple with good visuals. Thank you sir!!

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

This is pretty straightforward and sounds simple.

[@STOKERMATIC]

A lil practice and confidence!

[@trailbossx2]

Great useful vid,,,thanks for posting,,,😎

[@greggainty8215]

I appreciate the simple language and the time you took to help others out. Great video and thanks for the refresher.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Looks like East Range at Schofield Barracks. That place brings back memories. It is a tough Land Navigation Course from doing it when I was back there. Panama's Jungle Operations Training Center was much worse trying to navigate through triple canopy jungle. Hey East Range was just as tough but more enjoyable than running into snakes, African Killer bees, and the notorious Black Palm trees in Panama.

[@STOKERMATIC]

reddevilparatrooper thanks for the comment! It was filmed on East Range when I was a Small Group Leader at the NCOA. Good times!

[@reddevilparatrooper]

@@STOKERMATIC= I remember back in the mid 90s a young private from an infantry battalion doing land nav in East Range doing preparation for EIB went missing. The entire battalion and the division went looking for this kid. After about a month some local hikers found him down stream to where the "Tunnels" would be at. Yes East Range is a dangerous place to be by yourself. I used to ruck march starting from the Leilehua Golf Course to the Air Assault School and LFC back with no problems. That road was up and down and especially the heat it can kick your ass on a speed march.

[@STOKERMATIC]

I enjoyed my time there - had the opportunity to bushwhack through the gulches, through parts unknown. It can be a very dangerous place, once you step down into the wild. Take care!

[@geobecerril]

Thanks ssg got a spur ride coming up and this helped a lot

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on! All the best brother!

[@NotYourDud3]

It feels so good to come up to a point 🔥

[@anthonyrobinson7715]

You made this stuff look easy.

[@allthingsunrelated2919]

Great video! The bezel was a perishable trick. Thanks for the retrain.

[@raymondsellitto6838]

very helpful thanks bro. Im a green to gold cadet and its been a min since land nav. Thanks for the refresher.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome, and congrats!

[@peterdumerand842]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾 going out for a land nav training today.

[@zulmazelaya4266]

Thanks alot for the video Bill! Im helping out my lil brother who is about to go to basic at Fort.Benning. -11Bravo

[@tonycummings5427]

When you was talking about the numbers I didn't understand how you figured them out. Thanks brother for reply. I want to lurned more about this subject.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Tony, I’m going to actually suggest the couple of vids I have in my fieldcraft video that discuss how to use a protractor and read a map. I hope you are able to check them out and they address your questions. If not, let me know.

[@ShangosAx]

All this time I never knew you could lock in your azimuth using the Bevel ring. Mind= blown

[@STOKERMATIC]

Glad it showed something new for you.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

That is something I also took from this video. Its a whole new world.

[@AFlyingMayMay]

Watching this for a refresher since I have a best warrior competition next week

[@STOKERMATIC]

Hell yes! Best of luck to ya! Check out my other channel as well if you want - KZbin.com/billstoker

[@branraisin684]

Great refresher on everything I had forgotten thank you

[@nightwolf7317]

This took me a while to understand I had to watch the video 3 more times but I understand now 😀 THANK YOU 🇺🇸

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome! Glad it helped! Check out my map and compass playlist for additional content. And don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!

[@props60fps99]

I don’t are we allowed to follow people in basic?

[@Skylar_Spirit]

Good tips on grid vs magnetic azmuth

[@rafaelperez7453]

next land nav video I'd like to see is how to set up an attack point with clear instruction just like this video. awesome video man two thumbs up.

[@sidneybechet9969]

Good stuff, you explain everything well and the video has a laid back vibe, thank you.

[@robertoruscigno7126]

Thanks Sir! Best video on Land Navigation! Greetings from Italy! Roberto

[@timwood225]

All good! I especially liked when you said "oriented" - instead of that other word. Folks who get the words right usually know what they're talking about and are usually right.

[@STOKERMATIC]

I do what I can Tim. 🇺🇸

[@Strategistlieu]

Thank u so much SSG. I had a LandNav practice today and I got 3 of 5 points. After watching this video I'm pretty sure I'll get all of them in my assessment in two days.

[@Windows-cv2rv]

Abdullah Saad how was it? Can you tell me other tests (other then like pft) that you gotta do? I'm trying to join the Marines as infantry.. This seems kinda confusing.. Will it be easier to understand in boot camp?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Glad it helped!

[@yackgara]

Short and simple, thank you SSG

[@JacobAndJamal]

Good video, I’ve came back to this over the years when I need a refresh or have to train my troops . 👌🏽

[@STOKERMATIC]

Glad it’s helped you and your troopers out!

[@SethAaronDrums]

I did not know about that bezel ring trick, very helpful

[@brendonbarnes9007]

Thanks for the help, I’m about to go into the Army and my job requires me to know coordinates and directions. This was helpful

[@STOKERMATIC]

Awesome! Check out my playlists here and on my other channel kzbin.info ATB 🇺🇸

[@disaacfaddis734]

What if you are in a heavily wooded area, how do you stay on course when there is multiple obstacles?

[@brianjc720]

Center your compass using the bezel and either make sure you keep it centered after moving through obstacles or use the technique above and pick trees that fall straight ahead of you.

[@jamesashford6111]

If you have a partner, you can use your compass to shoot an azimuth and have your partner walk the distance ahead and then have him stop and move left or right to align with your azimuth and then wait for you to meet up with him. This is good in dense woods too! But of course you must have a partner. This method is also used in the desert. Cheers!

[@bryanbombela203]

This is gonna help me so much, thanks.

[@Shamir_Black]

Thank you for the lesson!

[@chrissteve5392]

Helped me a lot, thanks!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Right on!

[@thedelmardave]

I felt really dumb, but after watching this post - its simple now. Thank you.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks David! I’m glad it helped out. Stoker

[@malpica345]

this is an easy to understand video. thanks

[@STOKERMATIC]

+malpica345 glad you enjoyed it! Will try to do some more. I'm in some different country now, so it'll be good to show the fundamentals don't change.

[@mryan2010]

Really excellent presentation

[@jm1551701]

I sure wish we had You Tube to help us back when I was in, today military personnel have it a lot easier then when I was in, if I was going to be shipping out to basic in a few weeks this is one video I would be drilling into my head, land Nav. was a little tough for me in the beginning, sure could have used this video back then, it makes it a lot easier when some one is explaining it as opposed to reading it in a book, Watching this does bring back a lot of memories,

[@STOKERMATIC]

I wish I had it too! Thanks f your service Joe!

[@jm1551701]

@@STOKERMATIC My pleasure, SSGT, and thank you as well. and thanks for making the video it is a great tool for new young Soldiers to learn the Land Nav. great job!

[@fallencloud2946]

when it comes to stride counts, how should terrain with slopes be dealt with? Is it valid to use your own sense of proportion to estimate the distance to a point of reference at a certain steepness?

[@STOKERMATIC]

Oh - I’ve got a vid coming on it. But yes, day/night - thick vegetation, flat, duration, slopes all have an impact. Vegetation alone can add 15 paces. Gotta set up some courses and validate yours.

[@fallencloud2946]

@@STOKERMATIC Thank you. I am looking forward to it.

[@flaka13lks]

Getting a head start 😔 shipping to basic next Monday.

[@STOKERMATIC]

RIGHT ON! I see you found some of my other vids. So glad they are helpful. You got this!!

[@TheSovRaptor]

This is a great video! Thank you!!

[@darkgeargaming1564]

Thank you SSG, I'll be giving a class on Land Nav soon and the simple method you used should make it easy enough for the unit to retain.

[@tylerle4199]

How’s your military career going since it’s been 4 years ??

[@freshoxygen2176]

Excellent instruction!!!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks amigo!

[@tjb173]

Thank You for the lesson my good sir.

[@jamesroe8159]

very well put together. watched it one time and it all flooded back thank you.

[@HanaleiSurfrider1]

Mahalo, Mr. Stoker! Land Nav is an important discipline in SAR work here for us on Kauai, as a voluntee SAR K-9 unit. Dispatched by Police, Fire or the DLNR we need to know where we are or where our objective is in locating a missing person. Thank you Sir for what you do and, for this refreshing video. Kauai SAR K-9 unit.

[@Not8robot]

I need to touch up on my land nav skills if I wanna earn my spurs for 1st Cav thank you

[@Danielsaelens]

I understood this short video way easier than when I had my DS teach me. Thank you so much SSG

[@STOKERMATIC]

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[@1991aj2]

Question. Is there a place i can go to to buy maps like this for area of your choice. For example. A big camping area. Land nav course. Or even like an airsoft/paintball event.

[@jameslucas5590]

That was a great refresher. I haven't had to land nave since 1991, but everything came back to me after watching it. Thank you.

[@travis3772]

I'm just asking to learn but I got lost after u found your asmuth and when u started talking about the difference between magnetic and map north not the concept just the math and equation behind it any chance u could explain that to me and ty for showing us how to read maps

[@insaBordeNation]

Good, solid video. Thank you sir.

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thanks Jeff!

[@j.f.562]

Great video sergeant thank you!

[@STOKERMATIC]

Thank you!

[@sirbob1983]

Fantastic job man made it real easy for training using examples and being out in a field like you were.

[@jaredbarhorst9295]

Great presentation and breakdown. Made it much simpler to grasp. Thank you

[@cottonbrockett5691]

Definitely breaks it down for me, thank you for the post!