Originally Posted By: bws48
After having stopped teaching Celestial Navigation for about 10 years, the U.S. Naval Academy has reinstated it. Apparently the Coast Guard Academy also stopped teaching it at about the same time, but the Merchant Marine Academy never stopped teaching it.

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/naval...1009-story.html


I'm glad. Having the Navy teach Celestial navigation is like the Army teaching their land navigation course with a standard compass. In practice, I'm sure a standard compass is rarely used but if the GPS is somehow out of commission, it is good to know how to navigate without one smile