Might be a strange request

[HOLLiS]

Bill, Yes they have gotten smarter. I also think there are a lot of small operations. Meth labs, for example, can be operated out of the back of a car. Mobility allows a more secure environment. Generally the smell is what sets neighbors to wonder about what is going on inside a house. Meth labs in buildings, seem to be mostly rented buildings. The mobile labs have gotten more popular and Oregon has a lot of unpopulated areas. Rumor has it, some big players may be getting into the domestic manufacture of "crack", rather then have it made "off shore" and imported.

The good news is that raw material necessary for making meth is being made very difficult to come by. The drug companies are switching to a different compound that can not be changed in to "crack". That will mean, the crack manufacturers will go back to the old ways, that required a fixed location, more equipment, more knowledge of chemistry etc, that was the method before the shake and bake easy crack method was figured out.

Keeping a eye out for illegal activity is a good thought. For Oregon, we have some very remote areas difficult to get to except by foot. I doubt there is much going on once you get away from the roads. A good source for Oregon and Washington, are the climbing guides. The routes are much more secluded and once your away from the trail heads there area are rather secure. Bad boys tend to be lazy, and hate to walk.

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Originally Posted by Amato

This might be a strange request, especially since I am new here, but I was wondering if anyone in the Bragg area would mind giving me assistance in Land Nav?

The SFAS cadre will teach you everything you need to know to pass the land nav portions of Selection. Anything else you bring to the table is gravy... just remember blue on the map means water, water means draws, draws mean pain and misery and most likely non-selection. By having a 110+ GT score means you probably possess the aptitude to learn and apply basic land nav skills, heart is what plants one foot in front of the other. If ya aint't there on the last day ya ain't getting selected, but on the same token survival isn't selection. My 2¢.

[stakk4]

Sorry to revive kind of an old thread, but I am also on Bragg looking to improve my land-nav prior to Selection. I've got the procedure straight and have studied the FM, but need some "hands-on." My leadership has told me that it is possible to use the land nav course on my own time. However, noone seems to be able to produce the "key" or map. I've tried my Squad Leader, Platoon SGT, Det SGT, Commander, our previous Commander, and several other NCO's in the unit, all without success. Does anyone happen to have the map for the Ft Bragg land nav course? I've been stationed here for a year. We did land nav once, and I was taking my wife to her appointment that day. My luck I understand that we'll get refresher training at Selection, but I haven't gotten to do it since Basic. Any chance that anyone can help out, I'd really appreciate it.

Once I get it, anyone on Bragg who'd like to go with me shoot me a PM. It'll be a ruckin good time. I mean a rockin good time.

S

[stakk4]

Never mind, my Det SGT finally came through! I'm psyched. We need a new smiley of the weightlifter, but with a map and compass, on the move. That's me!

S