Rudder’s Lab #315 October 2009

I. Situation: Brown-shirts need to learn land navigation skills

II. Mission: The Rudder’s Rangers company teaches land navigation skills to the new brown-shirts in Heldenfelds Hall on 1600-1800 15 October 2009 in order to develop their land navigation proficiency

III. ExecutionA. Intent: Train brown-shirts on land

navigationB. End State: Brown-shirts have an

increase knowledge of land navigationC. Timeline: See attachmentD. Task to Cadre: CDT Thompson gives

block instruction, CDT Gruning is

secondary; 1PL TL’s are demonstratorsE. Task to Pin Members: SL’s & TL’s

demonstrate hands on training to brown-shirts, PSG and up supervise and assist as needed

F. Coordinating Instructionsi. Uniform

a. C/O, X/O, PL’s, 1SG, PSG’s: Rudder’s C&T’s

b. SL’s, TL’s: ACU’s, LBV/LCE, Ruckc. Brown-shirts: ACU’s, LBV/LCE, Ruck

IV. Service SupportA. Materials and Services

A. 114 Maps/ProtractorsB. Paper/Pencils

Concept Sketch

V. Concept SketchA. Blue: FormationB. Red: Platoon BriefC. Green: Movement

Timeline/References

Timeline• 1540-Pins arrive at Spence, set up lab• 1600-Company formation• 1605-Movement to Heldenfelds Hall• 1600-Land Navigation class• 1800-LN Class complete • 1810-Return to Spence Park• 1815-Company Formation, Ranger

Creed• 1830-Pin Candidates released, Cadre

AAR• 1845-Cadre released, whiteboard

returned.

References• FM 3-25.26 Map Reading

and Land Navigation• TAMU TACSOP• www.550cord.com