Young Marine's Field Skills

About Young Marine's Field Skills Android App

Young Marines Field Skills:
This is an approved application from the Young Marines National Headquarters in Washington, DC. This app has been certified by the National Executive Director.

This application is designed for Young Marines and Registered Adults to use as an aid in building and enhancing Young Marines’ field experiences. The field skills application was not designed to replace the Young Marines guidebooks, but to help enhance alternate training above the guidebooks. The sections in this application are proven field skills from within this program and from outside as well.

If used properly, this application will benefit any Young Marines and Registered Adults knowledge of their field skills. Let's remember a good fun learning experience in the field, can help promote outstanding team work as well as unit cohesion.

If you experience any issues with this app; please contact the application developer at: [email protected].


There are (6) Categories in the Field Skills app with (40) sub categories:

Land Navigation:
* Basic Land Nav
* Celestial Land Nav
* Using a GPS
* Using a Lensatic Compass
* Navigation with no Compass

Field Skills:
* Basic
* Junior
* Senior
* Advanced
* How to pack a pack/seabag
* How to hike
* Food & Health
* Operational risk Management

Weather:
* Know Before you go
* Weather Conditions
* How to Forecast weather
* Types of clouds
* Types of Rings
* Wind & Convection

Unit Training:
* Prep the Unit
* How to find a campsite
* Supplies
* Things to do

Wilderness 1st Aid:
* 1st Aid Facts
* Basic 1st Aid
* Types of wounds
* 1st Aid Cards

Survival:
* Survival 101
* Unit Training
* Safety & Psychology
* Desert
* Mountain
* Winter
* Making fire
* Gathering water
* Gathering food
* Making tools
* Signaling
* Survival Kits
* using your Cell phone in survival conditions