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I'll have you know, this Air Force Rotor Head P.J. could shoot ANY Marine Rifle Quals, and I bet I could still out shoot the top scores of any of you crayon eaters here!
I spent more years then I care to count becoming expert in all things that go boom! ALL flight personal are REQUIRED to undergo intense Survival, Escape, and Evasion Training, and a big part of that is marksmanship, enough to qualify to the U.S Army standards at the minimum of Marksman or better, you get three tries and your out!
Okey, Braggin aside, I trained and trained, and then trained some more, my annual range time was measured in months, not hours or days. I wasn't all that good with a pistol as a Junior Sgt., so I trained and trained and trained some more, and eventually, I got kinda gooder! All that means NOTHING as a civilian really, you have a a whole different set of requirements, and that really needs more training, not so much in the shooting part, but in all the responsibilities/liabilities that follow you out your front door! I Took the time to get as much training as I could afford, and I got to where I should be at least as good as I was in the service, again, it's more the mind then the shooting, and I tried to get as much from as many instructors as I could! Ultimatly, I think one should have some training, especially if you don't shoot that much, but it shouldn't be a requirement!
I spent more years then I care to count becoming expert in all things that go boom! ALL flight personal are REQUIRED to undergo intense Survival, Escape, and Evasion Training, and a big part of that is marksmanship, enough to qualify to the U.S Army standards at the minimum of Marksman or better, you get three tries and your out!
Okey, Braggin aside, I trained and trained, and then trained some more, my annual range time was measured in months, not hours or days. I wasn't all that good with a pistol as a Junior Sgt., so I trained and trained and trained some more, and eventually, I got kinda gooder! All that means NOTHING as a civilian really, you have a a whole different set of requirements, and that really needs more training, not so much in the shooting part, but in all the responsibilities/liabilities that follow you out your front door! I Took the time to get as much training as I could afford, and I got to where I should be at least as good as I was in the service, again, it's more the mind then the shooting, and I tried to get as much from as many instructors as I could! Ultimatly, I think one should have some training, especially if you don't shoot that much, but it shouldn't be a requirement!