Patent Guy
Rifleman
I've just read an article entitled "Marksmanship Matters" in the May 2011 issue of NRA's American Rifleman, and you can read the article here:
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/marksmanship-matters/
Our MD National Guard volunteers appear to receive little or no training in Rifle Marksmanship, and that is likely a very bad thing, especially in A'stan.
Quoting:
“The problem is systemic, as noted by Maj. Thomas Ehrhart’s 2009 study, “Taking Back the Infantry’s Half Kilometer.” Ehrhart wrote that the U.S. Army dropped long-range riflery as a primary skill in 1958, deep into the Cold War. Engagement out to 600 meters was replaced by “trainfire,” which emphasized 50 to 300 meters. Ehrhart argued, “While the infantryman is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons, doctrine, and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate.”
So if someone wants to volunteer to train MD National Guard in Rifle marksmanship, who do we call?
http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/marksmanship-matters/
Our MD National Guard volunteers appear to receive little or no training in Rifle Marksmanship, and that is likely a very bad thing, especially in A'stan.
Quoting:
“The problem is systemic, as noted by Maj. Thomas Ehrhart’s 2009 study, “Taking Back the Infantry’s Half Kilometer.” Ehrhart wrote that the U.S. Army dropped long-range riflery as a primary skill in 1958, deep into the Cold War. Engagement out to 600 meters was replaced by “trainfire,” which emphasized 50 to 300 meters. Ehrhart argued, “While the infantryman is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons, doctrine, and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate.”
So if someone wants to volunteer to train MD National Guard in Rifle marksmanship, who do we call?