How To Do Land Navigation At Basic Training | Everything You NEED To Know To Pass

[@jeffreygreiner790]

About 5 weeks into ROTC and University of Maryland. Just started to learn basic land navigation and they put a link to this video in our syllabus. You know you’ve made an impact when Army ROTC Battalions use your video to teach land nav 😎

[@MattWard89]

Wow that’s crazy awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

[@CloudyGabriel]

Im planning on doing rotc at UMD after coming out of basic training later this year, how is it?

[@jeffreygreiner790]

Gabriel Fernandez It’s totally worth it, man. Despite the changes we’ve had to make this year, the cadre have been very fluid with the adjustment. Fall semester was super fun...learned so much and FTX was a great experience. The MS4s just commissioned today, 3 going IN, a bunch going MI, a few going FA and Cyber. If you come to UMD, there is a high chance you’ll get a top pick for you branch it seems.

[@CloudyGabriel]

@@jeffreygreiner790 Oh wow, thats pretty cool, does rotc pay for college?

[@CloudyGabriel]

also ill be joining as a sophmore.

[@marathuzula9024]

I'm definitely that random civilian who is intrigued and here to watch your video. Thank you for everything you do!

[@bakey1969]

Good tutorial brother, sometimes I just watch military tutorials when I'm drunk because civilian life is giving me cancer and I just wanted to say that this is the best beginner 'how to' land nav video I've seen.

[@yeeyee6955]

Bakey soooo are you joining?

[@kikig.611]

"civilian life is giving me cancer" I felt this

[@Gangstersmoveinsilence]

Bruh I feel you

[@zeigfeild]

You sure love collecting those civilian's tax dollars though! Cry more lmao

[@MonstersFlyinginTheSky]

@@MrGrayman creep

[@alexsachse]

Been out of the military for 20+ years but want to teach my kids (11 & 12) how to navigate using lensatic compass. This is a great refresher for me. Using your instructions, I will put together a hike, try it out myself using the compass / map navigation you are outlining, and then, will teach my kids how to do it. Thanks a lot man, your info is extremely useful.

[@kilotactical]

Same here. I may not been that long out of the military, but a good refresher always helps if you’re out for a few years.

[@spazemfathemcazemmeleggymi272]

God bless you and your kids! hope the hike was fun!

[@robertmathis4268]

Boy scouts are awesome prep for land nav and survival

[@amoledor]

Two things: 1. When you are travelling to your points, before you go, remember to move the bezel hash mark over the arrow. It only takes 3 seconds and you don't have to constantly remember what degree you were travelling at. Line up the arrow with the hash mark and you're done. 2. When doing landnav at night, remember every detent on the bezel is a 3 degree turn. Use the closest degree offset to your azimuth direction and you should only be off by 1.4 degrees at most. Easy area to cover to get back on track. Even at the 1300 meter distance, you'll only be off by 31.77 meters. If you remember which way you were off, you'll be able to easily figure out which direction you should search for your point.

[@beccy46]

As a reservist, I have struggled with land nav for an embarrassing amount of years. Getting ready to go to a school and you helped everything click in a way I was missing all this time. Thanks for the time and effort you put into this. You’ve helped so many of us poor, directionally challenged wretches!

[@markus-us1bg]

3:25 flat earth believers are triggered

[@MattWard89]

lol

[@sakethabrawler6854]

Markus Hörtenhuber 😂

[@ryansilva8007]

lol

[@samreynolds9925]

I came down here to comment about this

[@2adamast]

Sees a square grid map and thinks flat earthers are those with a problem. Stop pushing their agenda, give us our latitude and longitude maps back

[@K9_Willett]

I've been out for almost 20 years. This makes a good refresher video. As we said in the Army "If you don't use it, you lose it". I didn't use these navigation elements in a long time. The instructions in this video is clear and concise and well presented. I also appreciated the time segments that were included in the notes below of the video. Thanks!

[@nash4822]

Best army info account out there

[@MattWard89]

Thanks bro!

[@jeromenowden4041]

FACTS

[@littlebottleofink]

Truly. I appreciate all the knowledge. It makes it easier to be more relaxed.

[@noahmorales7758]

@@MattWard89 I thought I remembered the old channel name.

[@dethslaker1990]

I almost got dropped for struggling with land nav, so if youre going to bootcamp soon i recommend really gettimg this information down and practiced atleast once. Dont get dropped graduating with your og platoon is worth it

[@HelpingUSMilitaryVets]

100 agree!

[@mr.ruskihacker951]

Welp, 6 months ago i Enlisted for the army, 6 months I used your videos to improve and learn and prepare. Thank you Matt, on the bus on the way to fort Leonard wood right now.

[@chukwuebukaokafor3468]

Congratulations. Did my basic training there. Cold and snowy as always.

[@mysticsavage2759]

I was struggling so bad on the future soldier test and the way it was being explained for some reason🤦‍♂️, bit this video just dumbed it down for me so well it’s a piece of cake, leaving for basic in fort Jackson sep 23, and going to AIT to be a 91B

[@chukwuebukaokafor3468]

Congratulations..

[@princekadeem8689]

What a great tool for those of us making the transition! The amount of effort you’ve put into this, and the simplicity in which you explained it are fantastic! Kudos and thanks for the awesome lesson.

[@MattWard89]

Thanks!!!!

[@PAPIOSO908]

Thank god I found this video because my ass would be getting lost

[@seasoldier3902]

A little tip from across the pond - Read Magnetic for Azimuth - So when converting bearings from compass to map or vice versa we Brits have a little saying to help remember what to do with the GM Angle. Mag to Grid - Get Rid - - Grid to Mag - Add (or Go Mad!)

[@xeuronov]

Honestly I was scared that it was gonna be super complicated but it’s really not you did a great job teaching this so thanks definitely help me

[@CM_6969]

You are the best LT I ever seen with landnav 😂

[@12BY6]

Amen

[@SheepDog99]

I've seen dozens of your videos and every single one has been a ton of help. Thank you so much for all your work making these for dummies like me.

[@SpringerOwl]

At 32:58 you are discussing route making. You make the excellent suggestion to not route your most distant waypoint first. I think in this instance though I would choose waypoint 2 (P2) for my first course. Examination of the terrain tells us that there's a hill on the same bearing you'd take to P2 from S. You could then make that Hill is your bearing. When you made it to the top you could quickly identify P2 and P1 further identifying any challenges. In addition to that it would allow you to get that hill hump out of the way first. At any rate, thank you for this accurate and extremely helpful presentation.

[@MattWard89]

Good thought and thanks!

[@jaimenugiel8509]

Erik Lonestar yeah, but as he mentioned in the video, you don't always want to rely on the terrain.

[@kimgarback566]

You are amazing at teaching this stuff! Your video is way better than the ALMS course that's offered. The Army should pay you to use your videos to teach Land Nav!

[@MattWard89]

Haha thanks I appreciate that!

[@frantzyg25]

I agree with you on that

[@imsentinelprime9279]

This video is a life saver for me. I absolutely suck at land nav. But this video is making me feel more confident for this upcoming land nav course I have.

[@maloneyfm]

Great overview, it’s been awhile so this re-training was awesome.

[@seanpraveen]

thanks for making the video, i am in ROTC right now and this video literally just helped me get a GO on land navigation. Thank you.

[@MattWard89]

Glad it helped!

[@Dea7hWarran7]

“As we all know, the Earth isn’t flat.” Subscribed. Lol

[@jonathanmedina6627]

Your the man! I'm watching this on the bus ride to fort Jackson! Wish me luck!

[@MattWard89]

Sorry I missed this but good luck!!!!

[@Jack_Arbor]

Good luck bro! Embrace the suck

[@connormurphy1964]

Alrighty man Im guessing your home! How was Jackson/BCT?

[@lovedhated2475]

u alive lol??????????????????????????

[@cassandraklein4469]

Oh god he didn't make it 😆

[@hheythered]

Land nav is one of those things that tons of soldiers are not good at. Its simply not used enough. We did it a handful of times in basic in fire teams ( I didnt listen). Then got to my unit and did it for EIB; few practice runs then the real test. And that was it. Now that I am preparing for SFAS, I kick myself for not paying attention and keeping this skill sharp. But I will be okay.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

I heard 75% drop out of special forces because of land nav alone.

[@greymort8783]

you need to be a pro at this before SFAS because your going to be so god dam tiered when they make you do land nav. this needs to be second nature.

[@S1D3W1ND3R015]

Its because unless you are combat arms or something similar you won't be using this. Especially for NG and Reserve Soldiers. I can tell you that besides a few training events. I have never used land nav in a real scenario, they also don't test you on land nav anymore for BLC (WLC if you don't know they changed the name)

[@reesreynolds9702]

hheythered u make it

[@flynndemunck3265]

I'm an Australian Army Cadet and am watching because I want to better myself, become near perfect, become a role model/leader in my company, and Thought If I want to start you may aswell learn everything you can about drill, nav, field sig, weps, field engineering and medical aid. I would love some links/advice for any of these topics. Stay safe keep up the good work!

[@lorena92966]

“I’m not a teacher”. Heck ! you are a trainer for civilians and I learned so much. Thanks for helping me become a better Renaissance women!

[@allanfisher5120]

I'm not in the military but I just wanted to say that you taught me something very interesting as I have not heard of lan nav before. Thank you

[@patriot8421]

Fantastic land nav run through, glad your back for 2019 making videos. So far all have been very informative and helpful! Thank you for your service and your time to educate everyone that’s beginning a military career.

[@gemangonzalez4070]

I am in the Argentine air force and this vdeo has been super usefull , thank matt for this great tutorial.

[@sakethabrawler6854]

Thanks again for your time and effort. I'll watch this in detail a couple times over.

[@MattWard89]

Awesome :)

[@sakethabrawler6854]

Shootemup89 Great job man, like no lie very informative. So, i need to know the solider's creed and what else to pass basic? I figure once i learn and memorize these 4 things I'll go talk to the recruiter. I want to impress them with my knowledge to increase my chance of being accepted as i really im concerned with a couple things. Thanks again.

[@shelbyindianajones3226]

hey glad to have found this video. i spent a year learning celestial navigation from a navigator in croatia, until his untimely death. land nav was the next thing he was going to teach me. just so useful for anyone to know.

[@mondo2014]

one of the things I was most nervous about was Land Nav, watching this video once a day has been extremely helpful with easing my nerves about it. Love your Videos, you are a godsend my good sir, keep up the amazing videos!! thank you!!

[@Embition93]

Land nav was my favorite part of basic lol. I was really good at. The drill sergant sent you out into the woods. Fun times.

[@pstewart5443]

Actually, the GM is measuring the difference of True North and Magnetic North. If it's left of True, subtract, if GM is right of True North, add the GM angle when shooting an azimuth. Quickest way. Former FO here, done more land navigation in 4 years than most people will do in a lifetime. True North is the North Pole and Magnetic North used to be Nova Scotia, but it's drifted some in the past 25 years. I give you an A+ though, because you did a wonderful job explaining the legend and the importance of the scale on the map. Bravo. Im glad the military is teaching the old-school methods. We had to do some more advanced land-nav for of course CAS and Naval Gunfire. Another thing to know is the difference between Fast, Slow, and No Go terrain and figure those out via the map. I know it's something you will learn if you go through 11X training. Dang, I went in before OSUT was Army wide. Strange to use the 11X moniker.

[@stevepollock8348]

I want you to know how much I value your videos. My son is now in white phase at Ft.Benning and we miss him. Your information has given me a way to stay connected to the things he is experiencing. Your other preparatory videos were important to him beforehand. I think he viewed them all and took measures to be as prepared physically as he could ,distance running and personal p.t.. I hope you're being rewarded for your efforts I'm going to pass on the link in the family support sight

[@hungerforimprovement5800]

love you I am preparing for ESB this coming summer I just want a refreshment, I appreciate you a lot.

[@khadijahannsimmons6793]

I leave for bct in January and have no idea about maps and kind of waited to the last minute on what it consisted of and this video totally sums it up!! life saver!!

[@lillywalker110]

Khadijah Ann Simmons where are you headed

[@khadijahannsimmons6793]

Jackson

[@123bbqueen]

Do you like it?

[@robinwanderlust]

This was PHENOMENAL!!! I am not military but am currently training for a 7 day, 200 km jungle race and yours was BY FAR the best video I have found on KZbin!

[@camerongeisler5910]

U should become a teacher I learned this in an hour a teacher couldn’t explain this in 3 hours

[@akaza7874]

Full semester. Had to figure stuff out on my own with some friends!

[@jackh5761]

Not even remotely connected to the military, just passing by to learn a new skill. Ty!

[@Norvell07]

Damn Matt, you definitely put in work with this one. You broke it down really well and can guarantee it is going to help alot of peoole!

[@gantebang]

This is probably the most informative and practical information I’ve ever come across in my life. Can’t wait to become a soldier

[@mrpeabodythethird]

Honestly, this is one of the best basic land nav videos I've seen. You broke it down pretty good. I'm curious though how that pace count would work if you're going up and down steep hills... Might make you off a little bit. Also, I'd like to see a demonstration or a little more detail on how you "pick a tree." The demonstrations after explanations were great!

[@Tylr2345]

This one is so amazing. I don’t comment often. But now I have to. BIG RESPECT MAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME!!

[@charlesbean4437]

So I have absolutely no ride to future soldier training and can only go when it is best for my recruiter and I and have not been able to go through Land Nav And I've seen many videos of Sergeants or Specialists trying to explain it but not going full in detail so this has helped me a lot

[@darkmage418]

This is the best video I've seen. I've wanted to learn this for years. You could be an instructor! Thank you!

[@EngineersQuest]

Great refresher course for some of us. We all need to keep fresh on the basics. Thanks Matt!

[@nyking9876]

Wow you are awesome brother !!! Thank you so much, you broke it down perfectly!!!

[@samramos2436]

Great video bro, in my entire time in the military I've never been able to master land navigation until I came across this video and for that I thank you.

[@gabel1661]

God bless you. Was voluntold to participate in best warrior and could barely remember how to plot my points😂 thanks for the video, left a like and sub

[@sissokooumar2559]

Thank you brother Leaving for basic on Tuesday, Jan 8 (fort Leonard wood) I watched many of your videos and they helped me get a bit ready; so THANKS!!!

[@myrlandefrancois9256]

Best Land Navigation Tutorial on the Internet!

[@owenbconley95]

Thank you for taking your time man I appreciate it your truly not a bad teacher i definitely feel good going into basic

[@ninja5672]

Very thoughtful, and you can tell you have experience with all the little tips about small things that keep you out of trouble later.

[@Magnus_Opus]

Just finished MEPs, leaving for fort benning in a month, so this information is much appreciated. Especially considering I’m going to be a scout.

[@davesurprenant8622]

Your Land Nav video is priceless.. Especially using a protractor.. That's all I use now for route planning... So easy.. Thank you so much!

[@matthewskaggs5485]

I don't usually comment on KZbin videos but I have BLC coming up and this video was perfect for me to familiarize myself with Land Nav again. It's broken down to a point that anyone can understand. Thanks man!

[@partyonwheels2925]

Thank you soo much! its been 10 years since ive been to basic and im reenlisting and have to go back through basic so im just trying to prepare myself for everything and You made this very easy thank you.

[@lionel170]

Excellent teaching Matt. Thank you for the effort you put into this video. I'm definitely gonna put this into practice.

[@aaronglacier9213]

Appreciate this LT. I’m a prior service corpsman who toured Asia for 5 years but signed a infantry contract with the army for 2020. Leave for Fort Benning in late August

[@christiankdt9381]

I actually would’ve loved to have a math teacher like this in school .-.

[@dwaynerobertson383]

Man, you put an excellent video together here. Seriously. I bet a lot of time and effort went into this 1 hour tutorial. A pretty lengthy video in all, but you didn't waste any time or words. You kept it basic and simple to comprehend and follow. I was surprised you did not include/mention aligning the bezel tritium marker with the North arrow with each azimuth but...maybe that is simply implied? An excellent video. Was well worth an hour out of my morning! Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm not going to boot camp or anything, but I would recommend this video to anyone interested in learning land navigation - PROPERLY AND PLAINLY.

[@natebooth2231]

Mate just wanted to show my appreciation for the tutorial. Really good stuff and easy to follow, cheers from Aus 🇦🇺

[@CamtheMac]

The 4 point grid changed my life. This gives me more confidence to not think too much about land navigation in other courses such as SFAS.

[@ajramirez77]

Thank you for this. The cadets that were explaining land nav didn't explain it as well as you did

[@chilescross9205]

Incredibly informative, especially for a guy like me with no formal nav training. Thanks!

[@MK-xv9wd]

Watching this on the bus to Ft. Jackson. Wish me luck!!

[@jrramos8328]

Land nav is one of those things that tons of soldiers are not good at. Its simply not used enough. We did it a handful of times in basic in fire teams ( I didnt listen). Then got to my unit and did it for EIB; few practice runs then the real test. And that was it. Now that I am preparing for SFAS, I kick myself for not paying attention and keeping this skill sharp. But I will be okay.

[@SleepingSoldier]

I went to AIT a Jackson. Big ass place. Full of hills and creeks on Land Nav. Good times.

[@sodabodacoda4738]

Watching this just before blue phase for rsp because im worried i wont be to good at this in basic.

[@chilldude1280]

​@@sodabodacoda4738did you pass lan nav?

[@michellemelgarejo]

Two weeks into ROTC at BSU and I’m teaching Land Nav. Honestly best refresher video!

[@skutterk]

Great refresher, much appreciated, time to take it to the field !

[@chrisjames9878]

Hi I am Timie from Trinidad and Tobago located in the Caribbean and I enjoy your land navigation videos. It was very helpful.

[@cc_j_cc]

thank you so much! I'm leaving for Basic next Tuesday. This and the gas mask are the 2 things i'm most worried about as far as events (I guess that's what i'll call them?) that we'll have to be doing. I appreciate this sososososososoooooo much!!!!

[@Tlane117]

Great refresher video for me, it’s been 12 years since I’ve done it! And now that things are coming back I would add that it’s important to align your protractor lines vertically with grid lines. For instance @34:30 when you were taking a grid azimuth the protractor was slightly skewed from the grid lines so the grid azimuth was slightly off. Not to sound like a pretentious a-hole but just want people to be aware and limit errors wherever possible. Overall I really enjoyed the vid, you do a great job of explaining 🤙🏻

[@cassandraklein4469]

Thank you for this video! I leave for Fort Jackson August 29th 😎

[@danieldesilva8454]

This is an amazing video, wish I had known all this 15 years ago when i was lost for two days with elephants and leopards roaming around.

[@JamesBrodski]

Great video, Matt! This will help me get a head start at Basic Training!

[@jerrychesley4395]

One of the best navigating tutorials I've seen yet 👍

[@chimricholds4332]

This was such a useful video to watch. With ZERO previous land nav experience I now feel completely confident in basic navigation strategy and look forward to the land nav course in my basic training! Thank you for all your videos and taking the time to help others!

[@dawnphillips874]

My mom is using this video for homeschooling. Thank you for making this video. I now can use this for a local trail that is a point to point trail.

[@ashleedew4368]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video :) This actually got me really excited about land nav and I really hope I get the chance the use what I just learned. (Trying to get rid of a tattoo so I can start and finish BCT and AIT before I turn 35! Clock is ticking quick!!)

[@tacticalsweater5119]

You can still join @ 35. I'm 34 but likely won't be ready for the asvab till I turn this October. Other stuff I'm taking care of first but I really want to do this.

[@somethingsomethingusername802]

I was on the Recon Team in High School JROTC (practically revolved entirely around Orienteering). But this was years ago, and I haven't looked at a Compass or Map since; let alone even *thought* about Land Navigation. Any basics I had down were lost on me - then I found this video. Not only did it bring it all back, it added onto the previously held knowledge in a way that wasn't overbearing...if you've had any instruction on Orienteering from Military Cadre, you can understand the feeling very well haha. I've ordered a couple protractors, a few different compasses, and a plethora of Maps to test my knowledge on (including the CBTS shown in the video - I learn more by following along). Thank you, Matt. Seriously. Hoping to enlist soon and you very well may have saved my ass from all sorts of embarrassment down the line.

[@christiansegovis3707]

Since we didn’t do this in my future soldiers, this is big time worth watching. All new to me.

[@joshuamendoza6511]

This was such a good videos and very well out together. Thank you so much for making it really easy to learn. Ima kill it at land nav when I go to basics next month.

[@mohamedsallieujalloh2054]

Thank you, Matt Ward. As I shipped tomorrow, I'm fully confident that I will pass basic training with all your tutoring about physical and mental preparation. See you all in 2021. 25Q Jackson

[@dailybantam]

How was it?

[@frantzyg25]

Bro! You're freaking awesome 👏🏿 I value the amount of work & effort you put into this to make it possible. The way you break it down is outstanding keep up the good work man.

[@kateladrillono2994]

You're honestly a lifesaver. Watched the entire video thoroughly. Thank you so much.

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Great job. Brings back conflicting memories...LOL.

[@loisalanoa6342]

Your fist is a great training aid which I’ve used as a quick and easy way to remember map features. Each base knuckle, largest knuckles on your fist, are “hills”. Space between the knuckles are “saddles”. The series of hills are a “ridge”. Sliding down to the finger tips are called “spurs”. The space between the spurs are called “draws”. Turning your fist on the side with your thumb showing and looking into the fist represents a “depression”. Palm…”valley”. Been retired for sometime now, but I remember map reading pretty well. Make me miss the military at times. Thanks.

[@dantealexrossi]

Thank you so much! Watched the whole video and the information you were able to pack into in one hour was more informative and useful than the whole semester course of geography I took lol.

[@aaronvardy4985]

Great video. Understood everything. Told in nice bite size chunks. Good teaching technique. Inspired me to go out and give it a go.

[@bezzie9]

Im trying to get into tha Canada army. Geomatics. Im having problems finding info on it. Thankyou for the map reading tutorial.

[@AmberlynWhite]

Did you join?

[@luongorob8409]

After 20 something years of learning this in the army coming across this video was an awesome refresher

[@MegaCatpuke]

Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing

[@MattWard89]

Yepp

[@TTVDWGamer1]

I thought it was going to be complicated until I sat down, watch, and listen. I got a whole lot of notes out of this and I feel like I really understand. tHANK YOU for helping us all out. I've been learning a lot from you for the last few months and man, I absolutely love your videos. I ship out in October and after watching your tutorials I am pumped and ready to crush it, thanks for all your help.

[@shreks_loins3963]

Great video man, I've been trying to brush up on my land nav skills because I am going to infantry school soon and I haven't used land nav at all in my career as a medic in the guard. I really appreciate your effort, this video was a hell of a lot better at teaching me than FM3-25.26. One question though, I do have the FM for land nav, should I take the time to learn any of the other information in it or should I just leave it alone? In other words, what of the other information is useful to a soldier on the ground?

[@larrynorby9996]

You did a great job on this video. Thank you. Retired Veteran.. 🇺🇸👍

[@conradfisher1682]

I failed land navigation twice in basic training.. They threatened to make me a 2nd Lt.

[@randycarpenter597]

I have a few months before i ship to basic and im trying to learn as much as possible before arriving. Thank you for the help!

[@4thhill869]

I hope you see this, but when you're getting the pace how do you know you've walked 100m, like how do you know 73 paces is equal to 100m

[@dibiasemizcena26]

The number will really depend on the person. You can do this by measuring how big your regular walking pace/step is and see how many paces/steps it takes to walk 100 meters. Matt coming up with 73 paces just means that it takes 73 of his regular walking paces to reach 100 meters. Hope it helps!

[@Mr.Jaquaveon2k]

Will you have to do this in basic?

[@drevil4454]

Now I' m going to survey the south pole. Thanks for the lesson. 👍👍👍👍👍 Best map reading and route plot instruction ever!! You really have a solid talent for teaching...

[@edwardelkins8723]

If you like Land Navigation becoming an Army Helicopter Pilot, or F.I.S.T.E.R. Artillary fire support, finding the co-ordinates of the enemy for the artillery to fire their canons might be something you are interested in , I am sure there are a few other M.O.S. where its really important, Special Forces, Green Berets, Calvary Scout, Corp Engineer.

[@OlePorkchop]

Cav Scout is what I want!

[@hidesitemg]

Edward Elkins Special Forces is GB

[@edwardelkins8723]

Not an expert, yes I understand special forces become GB , but aren't the special forces not trained as well as GB I thought GB is like going regular infantry to Ranger infantry, only with special forces they go to GB instead of ranger.

[@masterdoubleyou]

Edward Elkins Special Forces wear the Green Beret. But you may be thinking of Delta Force which is an elite selection if Green Berets that get the most advanced top secret training, equipment, and missions.

[@chukwuebukaokafor3468]

This is going to be helpful for BWC starting today. Thanks.