Movement is shaped long before it is seen. Terrain dictates options. Options dictate decisions. Decisions create patterns. Barriers reduce freedom of movement. Vegetation, slope, water, and ground conditions force people to adjust. They do not move where they want. They move where terrain allows them to. That creates predictable behavior. Movement follows the easier…
Category: Land Navigation
Fieldcraft: Lines of Drift
Lines of drift are the routes people are naturally pulled toward by the ground. Not because they are marked. Not because they are official. But because they make movement easier, cleaner, or more logical. That is why paths are not always roads. In a recon context, people often follow the line that offers the…
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This
Map And Area Studies: You Need to Read This Solid information as always from the BCE. Here is one of his older post that contains a link to make DIY Hard Copy Maps. Here is a link to QGIS, an Open Source Geographic Information System where you can make your own maps.
The Power of the Area Study
The Power of the Area Study As the tragedy unfolds in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, I ask you to pray for some miracles. There is tremendous loss of life and horrific property damage. We could use a miracle here. As usual, we can use the event to learn. This event really highlighted why you need to…
DTG’s 2021 Updated 10 Week (If You’re Lucky) Plan to Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario
H/T WRSA DTG’s 2021 Updated 10 Week (If You’re Lucky) Plan to Prepare for the Worst-Case Scenario This is an excellent Get Your Shit Together and Your Head out of Your Ass article! To reiterate the most important point: TIME is of the essence and everything mentioned is going to be harder to obtain…