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FM 21-26 Map Reading

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FM 21-26

Map Reading

Army · FM · Mar 1956 · 256 pages

About

The ability of large groups of military personnel to learn how to use maps for military purposes has been found by research to be dependent upon the concepts presented and the manner in which they are taught. Soldiers with varied educational backgrounds can be taught by an average troop unit instructor, and they will retain what they are taught if the instruction emphasizes only those concepts required to meet the actual needs of the individual soldier. In basic training two very important things the young soldier must learn how to use are: his weapon and his map. Just as he is taught the proper use of his weapon without mention of ballistics, so he can be taught to use his map without reference to cartography. The needs of the individual soldier are to find out on a map where he is, where he wants to go, and a route to get there.

DesignationFM 21-26

EditionMar 1956

StatusSuperseded

Pages256

FunctionFieldcraft Survival

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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References 23

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