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Originally Posted by irishguy33

getting in shape for SFOP is not that difficult.. do some Crossfit or Military Athlete workouts a couple times a week and put in your dues with hours humping a ruck just like evryone else has done. There is no exact science to preparing yourself.

As far as land nav goes.. find a topo map of your area, throw a ruck on and simply go out and terrain associate yourself from point A to B. You don't need to train on a designated land nav course with pre-positioned surveyed points. Pick a spot on the map and navigate to it.. when you think you are in the right spot check your position with a GPS - but do not use the GPS as a guide.

If you need more help than these pretty easy suggestions you may not be quite what we are looking for.

Best of luck

Here's a good saying. "The more you get lost now the less you'll get lost during selection".

I took on my first Draw monster during my last FTX Land Nav and the draw monster won. Lesson learned. Glad I wasn't in the middle of the STAR when I learned that beauty.

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