Music of agony

Fountain of tears flows
As spirits listen to the running water
The grave feed on thousand fears
As a drowsy mother with sleepless night
Her sleep is laid dead as roses of flower
(c) Martin Ijir 2018

Why Soldier need the knowledge of Geography in thinking maneuvering?

From its perception geography deals with the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these. Since its branches connotes thinking process from its assumption and generalisation which entails an individual study, by seating down calmly and brainstorming his instinct and examining the nature trends. As a geographer all the process involves are logical in nature for example the calculation of local time, the location of places on map, prediction of rainfall, temperature and climate and examination of water turbidity etc all these are done through logical and deductive thinking process: which makes geography to wide in nature. As a geographer, since forecasting or prediction involves logical process and careful examination of its variable through observation and other method of analysis; thinking is one of the most essential tools in carrying out any raid or operation by a soldier. Furthermore, the assumption of spherecity of the earth was based on a logical thinking which was carry out by nautical scientist. In military sciences geography is the major ingredients use in the formulation and knowledge of terrain which implies that in military maneuvering a soldier is said to be superior in capability only in the knowledge of his terrain without this they are heading into an ambush. Many soldiers has been lost or disappear in a war front not because they did not stick but because of bad knowledge of the terrain and geography. War has been lost due to lack of proper thinking of the General in applying geographical trends in maneuvering which involves intercepting enemy lines, supply and reinforcements from flanks in either ways which he has planned. Soldiers need to be taught and get acquintted by mastering geography more in other to prepare for the unforeseenable. Since meterology is a branch of geography which study weather, atmospheric condition and the use of prediction of weather elements such as climate, temperature etc and the calculation of latitude and longitude which are use in both air, water and land transport, which aids maneuvering, if these are not carefully thought or planned it will lead to a catastrophe disaster and lost of men in the front which are very severe to man, marinelife and the entire ecosytem. The broadest of geography is all about logical thinking and if being taught and master very well by soldiers it will curb death rate in unknown terrain especially peacekeepers troops.