Another good rifle qualification score
May 21, 2021 14:35:09 GMT -7
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Post by Ceorlmann on May 21, 2021 14:35:09 GMT -7
Table 1: 245/250
Table 2: 95/100
For Table 1, otherwise known as slow and precise fire at 200, 300, and 500 yards: slow fire sitting (200 yds) was all in the black, and so was the "rapid" fire. For kneeling and standing (also 200) only one shot wasn't in the black for each, but both of those shots were only slightly off. A larger caliber in an actual combat scenario would've seen the bullet air stream doing damage base on how close they were. I've honestly never shot that well particularly in the standing before, and for both I did better this year than back in 2019. 300 yard slow fire sitting again saw one shot slightly away from the black, and I aimed on the high side for the rapid fire which saw two shots slightly off the black of the target. Slow fire in the prone at 500 yards saw a perfect score, and was one of my better groupings compared to all the other times I qualified. I've never scored so high at this particular course of fire.
For Table 2: I didn't shoot as well as I would have liked, but compared to others I still shot noticeably well. Both scores combined still makes for ten points from a perfect score, and this marks the second time in a row I've shot and scored that well. It's an overall two point decline from my overall score in 2019, but I did beat my 2019 Table 1 score.
The Marine Corps is changing its annual rifle qualification course to make it more challenging. They don't like the idea that getting Expert is attained by more than half of the Marine Corps. It's just like they didn't like how the majority a few years ago were getting first class physical fitness scores. I don't know exactly how the new course is going to go, but it's going to reflect the idea that we close with and destroy the enemy, per se. Apparently only six percent of the Marines who tested it out during the trial stage scored well enough to make Expert. I don't know if I'll get a chance to go for it because I'm looking into getting a paid vacation via transferring to the US Army. My ability to reenlist is looking cloudy right now for reasons I cannot control, and depending on the fate of my Marine Corps job: my request to transfer may be a foreshadowing of what could happen in the near future for many MC Musicians. Nothing is set in stone, but apparently there is talk about disbanding x-number of MC bands again. I don't know anything beyond that. I do know of one former MC Musician who's "living the dream" right now as an Army Musician, and apparently the Army recruiter right off base is borderline swamped with Marines looking to transfer. As far as my request goes: it's beyond my squadron/battalion level of command, and last I heard was in queue for the commanding general to look at and send to Quantico. My main reason for transferring is because I'm under the legacy retirement system, and any break in service at this point would ax that benefit for me, and I think it would be really shitty to have stuck around overall for this long just to walk away with zip. I did look at the new retirement system a few years ago when we were allowed the choice to make, and I chose the legacy because overall I'll see more money (based on days and weeks of calculations) with that than the new system.
To diversify my transfer options potentially: I also reached out to the Army Marksmanship Unit and told them about my current and previous exploits as a shooter. I figured the worst thing they could do was tell me I don't shoot well enough for their standards. If they're interested I did offer to send digital copies of my data books from this qual and previous quals; all of which I shot Expert on (including one year when I did so via iron sights as opposed to an ACOG), and told them about other times I excelled as a shooter. Again I figured the worst they could do was say no to me. I'm fairly certain that if my career as a Marine wasn't looking to come to a close this year the MC Shooting Team would've taken at least some notice in my current and last performances for annual qualification. Most Marines don't shoot, consecutively anyway, 340+ out of 350.
Fun tidbit: at a practice range that we call the ISMT I actually convinced one coach that I was previously on a competitive shooting team because of how I shot during practice runs as well as giving good tidbits of info to Marines who were struggling getting good shots off.
Table 2: 95/100
For Table 1, otherwise known as slow and precise fire at 200, 300, and 500 yards: slow fire sitting (200 yds) was all in the black, and so was the "rapid" fire. For kneeling and standing (also 200) only one shot wasn't in the black for each, but both of those shots were only slightly off. A larger caliber in an actual combat scenario would've seen the bullet air stream doing damage base on how close they were. I've honestly never shot that well particularly in the standing before, and for both I did better this year than back in 2019. 300 yard slow fire sitting again saw one shot slightly away from the black, and I aimed on the high side for the rapid fire which saw two shots slightly off the black of the target. Slow fire in the prone at 500 yards saw a perfect score, and was one of my better groupings compared to all the other times I qualified. I've never scored so high at this particular course of fire.
For Table 2: I didn't shoot as well as I would have liked, but compared to others I still shot noticeably well. Both scores combined still makes for ten points from a perfect score, and this marks the second time in a row I've shot and scored that well. It's an overall two point decline from my overall score in 2019, but I did beat my 2019 Table 1 score.
The Marine Corps is changing its annual rifle qualification course to make it more challenging. They don't like the idea that getting Expert is attained by more than half of the Marine Corps. It's just like they didn't like how the majority a few years ago were getting first class physical fitness scores. I don't know exactly how the new course is going to go, but it's going to reflect the idea that we close with and destroy the enemy, per se. Apparently only six percent of the Marines who tested it out during the trial stage scored well enough to make Expert. I don't know if I'll get a chance to go for it because I'm looking into getting a paid vacation via transferring to the US Army. My ability to reenlist is looking cloudy right now for reasons I cannot control, and depending on the fate of my Marine Corps job: my request to transfer may be a foreshadowing of what could happen in the near future for many MC Musicians. Nothing is set in stone, but apparently there is talk about disbanding x-number of MC bands again. I don't know anything beyond that. I do know of one former MC Musician who's "living the dream" right now as an Army Musician, and apparently the Army recruiter right off base is borderline swamped with Marines looking to transfer. As far as my request goes: it's beyond my squadron/battalion level of command, and last I heard was in queue for the commanding general to look at and send to Quantico. My main reason for transferring is because I'm under the legacy retirement system, and any break in service at this point would ax that benefit for me, and I think it would be really shitty to have stuck around overall for this long just to walk away with zip. I did look at the new retirement system a few years ago when we were allowed the choice to make, and I chose the legacy because overall I'll see more money (based on days and weeks of calculations) with that than the new system.
To diversify my transfer options potentially: I also reached out to the Army Marksmanship Unit and told them about my current and previous exploits as a shooter. I figured the worst thing they could do was tell me I don't shoot well enough for their standards. If they're interested I did offer to send digital copies of my data books from this qual and previous quals; all of which I shot Expert on (including one year when I did so via iron sights as opposed to an ACOG), and told them about other times I excelled as a shooter. Again I figured the worst they could do was say no to me. I'm fairly certain that if my career as a Marine wasn't looking to come to a close this year the MC Shooting Team would've taken at least some notice in my current and last performances for annual qualification. Most Marines don't shoot, consecutively anyway, 340+ out of 350.
Fun tidbit: at a practice range that we call the ISMT I actually convinced one coach that I was previously on a competitive shooting team because of how I shot during practice runs as well as giving good tidbits of info to Marines who were struggling getting good shots off.
