What are the best tools to get ready for WLC?

I just graduated from WLC at Fort Stewart yesterday. Everything was pretty easy in the course. The material is all easily passable. You will learn a lot as well. If you have any questions, you can feel free to message me.

Practice land nav before going. Talk to your training room or S3 to see if they have maps with points and a compass and practice. We had common task books that also showed you how to read a map. Ask your NCO for guidance

Get yourself a map, protractor, compass and soldiers manual and study. Azimuth declination is the hardest part to remember when doing your land nav. Also, get up to date on your pace count.

Too many soldiers now a days depend too much on technology. ALL of my troops who I tutored in land nav aced that part. I prefer the old map and compass better than GPS, because i've seen gps screw up too many times, even though it is nice at times and I still do use it in a pinch

land Nav and APFT , pivotal elements of WLC that will make you or break you!

Land NAV / PT TEST critical factors that will make you or break you!

To my knowledge, when I went in 2010, they were phasing out land nav and no longer making it a requirement for WLC

I went to the PLDC and found it to be a "refresher" in land navigation............you need to know where you are, to know where you're going

When I went through Recondo School way back in 1976 I also remember Land Navigation being a key element. The ability to find your initial location, orient the map to the terrain, taking accurate compass readings, and keeping a good pace count are all important to your success. The planning phase before you take the first step can save you lots of time and effort on the actual course.

Brush up on all basic military skills. You may be called upon to plan and lead a PT session, a patrol, etc..

Land Navigation is the most overestimated, underdeveloped, and poorly trained skill I have seen in the military. You do land nav every day. You drive to the store and get milk. You don't low crawl across buildings, or do a box technique to get around an obstacle. You find waypoints, checkpoints, and follow predetermined points of reference.

Good land navigation is the same. read the reg, pay attention to the section covering offset, and get some good intel from people who know what they are doing. Land navigation is not difficult. The way that the Army instructs the material is.

The best advice is to get with your unit to assign a sponsor that is very knowledgeable in land nav so they can prepare you for everything including the pre execution checklist. Best of luck.
SFC Criswell (Ret)