Is that a Pocket Shotgun in your Pants or are you just happy to see me?

gi_dan2987 · 12-23-13, 09:07 AM

Yeah and from the sounds of your specialty, they probably would have skimped on marksmanship in the light of other, more practical training for your line of work. Army engineers only do their 40 round qual a year and that's about it. Really unless you're in an infantry or spec forces unit, you're going to be cleaning it more than you shoot it more often than not.

Ducimus · 12-23-13, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by gi_dan2987

Yeah and from the sounds of your specialty, they probably would have skimped on marksmanship in the light of other, more practical training for your line of work. Army engineers only do their 40 round qual a year and that's about it. Really unless you're in an infantry or spec forces unit, you're going to be cleaning it more than you shoot it more often than not.

Yup pretty much. We solved practical problems. I didn't know the Army engineers only had to do a 40 round annual qualification. Being Army, I always figured they got more then us. We are about the same in that regard really. Never did have good experiences with them. Had better experiences working with the Seabee's. Not sure why. I think the Army just hates Air Force a lot more then the Navy does.

Funny thing, I'm quick to defend my unit type, but not so much on the AF in general. I do happen to agree with most of the crap most other branch's say about the AF, though on the same note not all the sterotypes are correct regardless of branch. As an off the wall example, AF is supposed to have the best chow, yet I've actualy had better chow at an Army chow hall , then most of the "Aerospace dining facilities" (aka " the scarf and barf") ive ever ate at.

In any event, I have indeed learned more about marksmanship as a civy.

gi_dan2987 · 12-23-13, 10:50 AM

The military surprisingly does not have a large budget for weapons training and ammunition expenditure. Allocating funds to research the endangered Mexican singing frogs of southern Sri Lanka is more important. Of course, most of those funds go in the pockets of uncle sam's benefactors, and about .0000001% goes to the actual cause... But we won't talk about that... It's bad for PR you know..

12-23-13, 09:07 AM	#1
gi_dan2987 Weps Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Yeah and from the sounds of your specialty, they probably would have skimped on marksmanship in the light of other, more practical training for your line of work. Army engineers only do their 40 round qual a year and that's about it. Really unless you're in an infantry or spec forces unit, you're going to be cleaning it more than you shoot it more often than not.

12-23-13, 10:50 AM	#3
gi_dan2987 Weps Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	The military surprisingly does not have a large budget for weapons training and ammunition expenditure. Allocating funds to research the endangered Mexican singing frogs of southern Sri Lanka is more important. Of course, most of those funds go in the pockets of uncle sam's benefactors, and about .0000001% goes to the actual cause... But we won't talk about that... It's bad for PR you know..