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Rifle/pistol Qual At Flight School
- Thread starter USMCMidd
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Don't count on it. I just recently requaled on the pistol after being in the fleet for a few months and haven't touched an M-16 since TBS.
And you're right - it's perfectly logical to exhaust time and resources to requal an officer on a weapon he will likely not use for many years (if ever) and whose scores do not count towards fitreps or promotions. You'll see it's hard enough getting all the enlisted Marines to the range every quarter, that sending officers to requal isn't exactly a priority.
If you want to be all gung-ho and shoot pistols and rifles all the time, buy your own or be a grunt.
And you're right - it's perfectly logical to exhaust time and resources to requal an officer on a weapon he will likely not use for many years (if ever) and whose scores do not count towards fitreps or promotions. You'll see it's hard enough getting all the enlisted Marines to the range every quarter, that sending officers to requal isn't exactly a priority.
If you want to be all gung-ho and shoot pistols and rifles all the time, buy your own or be a grunt.
You get to hang on to whatever you earn at TBS. And don't kid yourself, nothing in the Corps is TOO logical :icon_zbee YUT!
invertedflyer
500 ft. from said obstacle
the phrase "I love how much this sucks" comes to mind.
Even infantry units have heartburn getting the Marines qual'ed every year. They'd rather spend the training week and ammo doing some CQB or the like. Don't expect that "20th Award" bar in the air wing.
phrogpilot73
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You'll be lucky to get the "2nd Award" bar. I signed up for the Rifle Range probably 20 times, and got bumped by someone who needed the score for his cutting score...
So my question is how many times have you seen the range and qualed for both pistol and rifle since TBS? Thanks sir.
last time i qualed with the rifle and pistol was in TBS, in 1999.
Wishful thinking
Oh to be young again...you will soon learn that if something is logical in the Corps, turn it 180 degrees and perform repeatedly!! You'll be a star and promoted to LtCol.
These things are becoming clearer everyday. Thanks for the advice sir.
phrogpilot73
Well-Known Member
Same as just about every other aviator. The last time I did both was TBS, in 1999. Yes, conducting a pistol range is VERY easy compared to a rifle range. You need an RSO/OIC, and coaches. That's it, it can be all internal and its just a matter of reserving the range and requesting the ammo. Rifle Range is a WHOLE 'nother story. Those have to be done at stone bay, and all you provide is the ammo and the coaches. They will only allow so many quotas per week, and at MCAS New River, we have to compete with Camp Lejeune for the quotas. Throw in the fact that young Marines need the scores for promotion, and you can see why I've signed up 10 times and gone zero. Requaled with the pistol every year after hitting the fleet though...