Failure to make use of the vast amounts of information presented by the map and available
to the eye on the ground will seriously reduce your chances for success in land navigation.
the soldier who has repeatedly practiced the skills of identifying and discriminating among
the many types of terrain an other features, knows how these features are mapped, can
begin to value the shape of the land by studying the map, can estimate distances, and can
perform quick resection from the many landmarks he sees is the one who will be at the right
place to help defeat the enemy on the battlefield. This chapter tells how to orient a map
with and without a compass, how to find locations on a map as well as on the ground, how
to study the terrain, and how to move on the ground using terrain association and dead
reckoning.