TACTICAL TOOLS EVALUATION 2026 TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Steps for orienting a map - ✔✔Determine direction of magnetic north and the GM
angle on declination diagram
Align straight edge in the compass with a north south grid line
Rotate map and compass together signing the magnetic arrow and fixed black index
line
Rotate map until compass together until the compass arrow is aligned with the magnetic
north
Check compass reading
✔✔Center hold technique - ✔✔Open the compass
Set the lens
Position your thumb
Position your fingers
, Position your elbows
✔✔Advantages of center hold technique - ✔✔It is fast and easy to use.
It can be used under all conditions of visibility.
It can be used when navigating over any type of terrain.
It can be used without putting down the rifle; however, the rifle must be slung back over
either shoulder.
✔✔Compass to Cheek Method - ✔✔Position the cover
Fold the rear site
Align the front site hairline
Read the azimuth
✔✔Advantages of compass to cheek - ✔✔More accurate when getting an azimuth or
steering marker
Ideal when employing intersection and resection techniques
✔✔Determine an Azimuth - ✔✔Use your compass to determine or follow an azimuth.
The arrow on the compass points toward magnetic north.
1. Raise the compass to eye level.
2. Align the center of the sighting slot.
3. Align the front hairline.
The azimuth, in degrees, is the red number on the dial lying directly under the black
index line of the compass crystal. The azimuth, in mils, is the black number on the outer
perimeter of the dial.
✔✔Steering Marks - ✔✔Landmarks located on the azimuth to be followed in dead
reckoning-steering marks are commonly on or near the highest points visible along the
azimuth line and you select them based on what you see on the actual terrain, not from
a map study. They may be uniquely shaped trees, rocks, hilltops, posts, towers, and
buildings-anything that you can easily identify.
✔✔Setting a Course - ✔✔It is impractical for you to keep your compass out at all times
when following a desired course. These steps will allow you to preset your compass to
your course.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Steps for orienting a map - ✔✔Determine direction of magnetic north and the GM
angle on declination diagram
Align straight edge in the compass with a north south grid line
Rotate map and compass together signing the magnetic arrow and fixed black index
line
Rotate map until compass together until the compass arrow is aligned with the magnetic
north
Check compass reading
✔✔Center hold technique - ✔✔Open the compass
Set the lens
Position your thumb
Position your fingers
, Position your elbows
✔✔Advantages of center hold technique - ✔✔It is fast and easy to use.
It can be used under all conditions of visibility.
It can be used when navigating over any type of terrain.
It can be used without putting down the rifle; however, the rifle must be slung back over
either shoulder.
✔✔Compass to Cheek Method - ✔✔Position the cover
Fold the rear site
Align the front site hairline
Read the azimuth
✔✔Advantages of compass to cheek - ✔✔More accurate when getting an azimuth or
steering marker
Ideal when employing intersection and resection techniques
✔✔Determine an Azimuth - ✔✔Use your compass to determine or follow an azimuth.
The arrow on the compass points toward magnetic north.
1. Raise the compass to eye level.
2. Align the center of the sighting slot.
3. Align the front hairline.
The azimuth, in degrees, is the red number on the dial lying directly under the black
index line of the compass crystal. The azimuth, in mils, is the black number on the outer
perimeter of the dial.
✔✔Steering Marks - ✔✔Landmarks located on the azimuth to be followed in dead
reckoning-steering marks are commonly on or near the highest points visible along the
azimuth line and you select them based on what you see on the actual terrain, not from
a map study. They may be uniquely shaped trees, rocks, hilltops, posts, towers, and
buildings-anything that you can easily identify.
✔✔Setting a Course - ✔✔It is impractical for you to keep your compass out at all times
when following a desired course. These steps will allow you to preset your compass to
your course.
