Soldiers aiming to get their stripes will soon need to brush up on their map-reading skills and grid plotting. The Army plans to increase ... points on a map with a protractor and finding spots ...

Military maps have multifunctioning purposes, including giving a Soldier the ability to navigate from one point to another utilizing grid coordinates, topographic symbols and terrain features.

Classroom training on the first day provided the Soldiers with basic map reading and land navigation fundamentals that included how to use a military compass and protractor. Day two of the course ...