Orienteering

     My name is Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Gutierrez and i am your 2018-2019 Orienteering commander (Also known as land navigation). After our drill competitions have taken place and the competitive drill season is over, we begin classes on land navigation. We cover all aspects of orienteering from learning to read a map, the use of a compass, and how to use the two in junction to find any location on a map, After every section all cadets will take a test, after all cadets have passed the test the class will move onto the next section in the curriculum. Once all the sections have been covered cadets will have the chance to compete against each other in a final test that will put all the skills they have learned to the test, after the cadet completes the course successfully they will be awarded the orienteering ribbon to be proudly worn with the Naval Service Uniform.