Headed down to Camp Shelby MS for M-SLC course soon. What preparation would you recommend I do?

2019-08-09T16:50:01-04:00

I’ve also heard that the land navigation course is difficult due to the brush and undergrowth ant truth to this?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2019 4:51 PM

2019-08-09T16:51:20-04:00

PT, they will teach you the rest. Also hydrate. The humidity is nuts here.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2019 5:51 PM

2019-08-09T17:51:17-04:00

I didn’t see the second question. I don’t know much about the land nav course the RTI uses, but the brush and undergrowth gets intense at times. I seen one SPC doing land nav the other day and he looked lost and dehydrated. Please for the love of god hydrate. Lots of poison ivy, ticks, chiggers, snakes and poison ivy as well.

Response by SSG Gordon Holmes made Aug 10 at 2019 12:23 AM

2019-08-10T00:23:00-04:00

I've been there several times. The third time I have a heat stroke while on the rifle range. The temperature in combination with the high humidity will get you. Drink lots of water and make sure to eat your meals. I am from Sacramento California and could take heat, but not with the humidity. They should give you time to acclimatize before doing anything strenuous. If not watch out, Camp Shelby will bight you.

Response by SGM Billy Herrington made Aug 10 at 2019 11:00 PM

2019-08-10T23:00:13-04:00

The heat and humidity can kill. Land nav course isn’t terrible. Enough have been through that there should be trails.

They teach active component stuff that as guard dudes, even AGR guys like me, don’t or have never used. Learn what they tell you. People fail out academically almost every cycle.

I used to the the chief instructor for the IN BN that included MSLC. Now I work down the hall at MLC.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 11 at 2019 2:38 PM

2019-08-11T14:38:05-04:00

Get ready for a humid climate and watch out for snakes on land nav courses.lol

Response by SFC Quinn Chastant made Aug 13 at 2019 3:21 PM

2019-08-13T15:21:22-04:00

The terrain at Camp Shelby is no more difficult than what you'll find at Ft. Bragg, or almost any other Southeastern Facility. Some of the underbrush is difficult but not exceedingly so. Your biggest problems will be with chiggers and fire ants, along with other animals that roam the base, and then the water hazards can come with their own set of issues. You may want to pull up a google earth view on line to see what may be install for you.