USMC new rifle qual

I agree with the concept and see this as advanced training. I like the old way for PMI and initial training. Nothing replaces the basics learned properly.
However, I do realize that I came up in the iron sight days and Marines now hardly use them and I'm outdated in my training mentality by todays standards. But, I say absolutely try this new course as a full replacement, evaluate it for 3 years, and then determine whether to keep it or incorporate the old basics as well.
 
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I like it also...good my fellow crayon eaters were able to merge their new standards & targetry with the traditional KD ranges.

Army instituted new standards as well, but outside some select units, rifle qualification remains a finger drill for the uniformed masses.
 
xtp308 said:
I agree with the concept and see this as advanced training. I like the old way for PMI and initial training. Nothing replaces the basics learned properly.
However, I do realize that I came up in the iron sight days and Marines now hardly use them and I'm outdated in my training mentality by todays standards. But, I say absolutely try this new course as a full replacement, evaluate it for 3 years, and then determine whether to keep it or incorporate the old basics as well.
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I thought the article said that all new recruits will go through the "old way", and the new qualification was for the annual requals.
 
papa_smurf said:
I thought the article said that all new recruits will go through the "old way", and the new qualification was for the annual requals.
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It did, I just see the skills perishing over time after basic. RDS are great, but snatching the trigger still guarantees a miss.
 
Then the Marine does a 25 yard box drill. That’s similar to a failure to stop but involves two targets. The Marine fires two chest shots in the first target, two chest shots into the second then one head shot into the second followed by a final head shot into the first. They’ll do this four times.
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Haha, the "Colatteral drill".
 
Long_Hunter said:
I like it also...good my fellow crayon eaters were able to merge their new standards & targetry with the traditional KD ranges.

Army instituted new standards as well, but outside some select units, rifle qualification remains a finger drill for the uniformed masses.
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Yep, it enough of it and once completed, the weapon goes back in the vault to be drawn the next time qualms roll around. Even when deployment they don’t get enough practice!
 
papa_smurf said:
I thought the article said that all new recruits will go through the "old way", and the new qualification was for the annual requals.
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They introduce and use optics now in boot, it's not all iron sights.

This is definitely a step in the right direction.
 
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