Marist College ROTC
5-Year Member
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- Nov 28, 2010
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Here are the facts:
Failing a Land Nav event results in an automatic retest the next day. Failing the retest requires a waiver to continue at LDAC. Failing the retest also triggers a performance board at the end of LDAC. You can perform well at all of the other events, but perform poorly at Land Navigation and get an overall N.
Failure rates for Land Navigation 1 have ranged from just over 20% to just under 50%. The most recent RGT performed more poorly than the 1st RGT. The RGTs that performed best had full moon, clear skies, and no rain. Weather is a huge contributing factor to success or failure. The "Paths From Point To Point" story is a myth. Lost cadets make trails too.
Failing a Land Nav event results in an automatic retest the next day. Failing the retest requires a waiver to continue at LDAC. Failing the retest also triggers a performance board at the end of LDAC. You can perform well at all of the other events, but perform poorly at Land Navigation and get an overall N.
Failure rates for Land Navigation 1 have ranged from just over 20% to just under 50%. The most recent RGT performed more poorly than the 1st RGT. The RGTs that performed best had full moon, clear skies, and no rain. Weather is a huge contributing factor to success or failure. The "Paths From Point To Point" story is a myth. Lost cadets make trails too.
Here's the trouble with LandNav. It's LandNav. You can know how to do it and still mess it up... The other thing is that first Reg failed it. rumor has it by the time the later Regs go to LandNav, there are literally paths from point to point...
However, I do agree with you about balancing other activities and your GPA. If I want to have a life and enjoy college and other extra curriculars(which do help with OML), I have to be ok with a lower GPA. I go to one of the top Private shcools in the nation and classes are hard. My GPA affects my OML the exact same as the GPA of the local community college does for a kid that goes there for 2 years first. It's how the system works. It happens.