"I am hoping (the map reading and land navigation course) will help me for when I go to the Warrior Leaders Course," said Spc. Chance Gattrell, a fire support specialist assigned to HHC, 4th IBCT.

Land navigation is making a comeback as part of the Army's Basic Leader Course, or BLC, with a pilot program starting in the coming months and full return to active-duty schools planned for next year.

Soldiers aiming to get their stripes will soon need to brush up on their map-reading skills and grid plotting. The Army plans to increase the length of its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, in fiscal ...