The official side of Army Orienteering is run by the Army Orienteering Association (AOA) with the aim being to promote Orienteering as Military Training to the Army Community.
Orienteering, training or competitive, up to and including Army Team and Individual championships is classified as participating in ‘Individual Military Training’; a distinct form of navigation training, usually taking place in forest or hillside terrain and in urban areas (many unit areas are also now mapped) where it is possible to navigate freely between control points on foot ie not limited to tracks and paths. It can be used as a component of Military Annual Training Test (MATT) 5 – Navigation, a mandatory annual competence test for Army personnel. Army orienteers who compete on duty at higher competitive levels, e.g. Inter Services and UK Armed Forces, or abroad, are classified as participating in Category 2 Sport.
The AOA oversees geographically-focussed Military Leagues, enabling military and supporting civilian competitors to participate in quality orienteering events close to their unit locations. They are governed by their own Chair and Secretary, with events delivered in accordance with both BOF and their own League-specific rules.
Army policy direction and instructions relevant to the overall conduct of Army Orienteering; AOA Executive Committee Minutes.
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