This file was made using the text from the Army Compass Manual, and the pictures from the Marine Manual of Common Tasks. It is only a basic primer of how to use the Military Compass.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND METHODS
Compasses are the primary navigation tools to use when moving in an outdoor world where there is no other way to find directions. Soldiers should be thoroughly familiar with the compass and its uses. Part One of this manual discussed the techniques of map reading. To complement these techniques, a mastery of field movement techniques is essential. This chapter describes the lensatic compass and its uses, and some of the field expedient methods used to find directions when compasses are not available.