Shooting Azimuths

AO: The Patriot

QIC: Lucius

THE PAX: Cable Guy, Citrus, Coconuts, Fish Fry, Lazlo, Maj. Payne, Maguire, Mayberry, Poe, Pong, Rebar, Spokes, Slap Shot, Sticks, Sunshine, Three Mile,

THE WARM UP: SSH; LB Arm Circles; Windmills; Cherry Pickers; Downward Dog; Cobras; Rockettes; Misc. Moseying.

THE THANG:

Airmen: As a rest exercise, PAX performed 4 air squats, ran 10 yards, performed 4 air presses(IC), ran 10 yards, and repeated. After each repetition, a team of PAX left the group to perform the next set of recommended exercises.

Station to Station: PAX split into groups, then ran through ten stations performing twenty reps of select exercises at each. Exercises included Squats; Merkins; Step-Ups;Carolina Dry Docks; Lunge Steps; Derkins; Bonnie Blairs; Merkins; Squat Jumps;Burpees (only 10). PAX returned to field and performed more Airmen to pick up the six.

Azimuths: PAX bear-crawled around a 35-yard compass rose, performing rest exercises at each cardinal direction. Rest exercises included: Squat Thrusts (N); Atlas Shrugs (E); CB Swings (S); and Magellans (W).

THE MARY: Crab cakes, Flutter Kicks, LBCs, Leg Lifts,

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Shooting an azimuth is one of fundamentals of finding your way in unfamiliar territory. From high ground, you determine the compass bearing—the azimuth—that will take you to a desired landmark. Following this azimuth takes you toward your destination. But as you move over uneven ground, you must periodically correct course. You must stop to shoot a new azimuth, reorienting yourself toward your goal.

Students at the U.S. Military Academy are taught to view quizzes as azimuths—course corrections that allow them to assess whether they are learning content they need to know. By starting with the end in mind, and checking their progress, they can focus on what is important and learn it.

As you navigate the uneven ground of life today, remember to shoot an azimuth. Start with your goal in mind, then determine the direction you must head to reach it. And remember to periodically check, and correct, course.