As an officer, Land demonstrated an aptitude for competitive shooting and was selected for the Marine Corps Rifle Team.

[3] Land was assigned as Commanding Officer of the Marine Security Guard detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam in November 1971.

After the Vietnam War, Land along with Major Richard O. Culver Jr. established the first permanent Marine Corps Scout Sniper school in Quantico, Virginia.

[4] Land was active in the community and from 1977 until 1980 held the position of scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 1183 in Triangle, Virginia.

Newspaper from the local community was collected once a month by the Scouts and sold to an insulation company to benefit the troop.