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by nradov 520 days ago
Some Army units, particularly ground combat units, regularly practice land navigation with map and compass. I don't think they typically spend much time on celestial navigation beyond the basics of finding heading based on constellations. They're not usually carrying sextants.
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There's no real need for celestial navigation on land, the same way there's no need for celestial navigation in most coastal waters: if you can see lines of bearing to known landmarks/navigation markers, you can obtain a fix.