DIRECTIONS: Orienteering

CONCEPTS
Awareness of the knowledge of how to find our directions in life.
Exploration of the knowledge necessary, and tools available to help us learn the "lay of the land".
SKILLS
Related to field expedient skills as well as effective use of map & compass in a field environment.
FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
How to use a compass - Using the compass alone
How Compasses Work
MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION
MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION
TOPOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS
How GPS Receivers Work

EARTH TOUCH: Field Tracking
CONCEPTS
Awareness of keen sensory inter-relationship between all life within the natural environment.
Recognizing and identifying critical signs as a force of guidance on our life pathways.
SKILLS
Related to sensory interactions necessary for tracking animal or man,
as well as use of the tracking stick.
Beartracker�s Animal Tracks Den
Outdoor Action Guide to Animal Tracking
Snohomish County Volunteer Search & Rescue
Tracking: The Art of Sign-Cutting
APPENDIX E Military Tracking
Military Tracking
Footwear & Tire Track Impression

COMMUNICATIONS: Field Radio
CONCEPTS
Awareness of the need for effective communications in a field environment.
Definition of mechanics & processes involved in establishing and keeping
an open line of communications.
SKILLS
Related to operating field radios, establishing a radio net
and sending or receiving a radio message.
RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURE
Military Communications
EVACUATION REQUEST PROCEDURES
Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service
FRS & GMRS RADIO
Family Radio Service (FRS)
FRS Do's and Don'ts