MilitaryMarksman - About Us
Marksmanship programs have come and gone within the military over the course of a century. This ebb and flow sees concerns rise in a crisis ("our Soldiers/Marines have to be ready to fight!") and fall afterward ("which part of the defense budget can we trim first.") Worse, any large scale, public sector training program has to be designed to accomodate the LCD (Lowest Common Denominator) by necessity. Excellence in any small arms program requires seeking out and promoting the best talent. This search cannot be limited to the borders of the military establishment, but should extend to all interested, skilled citizens.
There is a strong precedent for this. The first formal military marksmanship programs came about when commanders with a civilian shooting background structured courses of fire and/or training strategies for improving small arms proficiency. Competitve endevour has been at the heart of every quality shooting program from the beginning. These programs have originated from both civilian and military sources.
Unfortunately, support for these programs ebb and flow with strained training budgets. At one time, high qualification scored yielded increased base pay. Post and station teams were common. Now qualification is little more than an accounting task. Marines and Soldiers often reshoot the same qualification course every year and most of them will never be offered the chance to shoot on a team or participate in more advanced training.
MilitaryMarksman.com will reverse this trend. Our program learns from our history by incorporating a variety of shooting programs, military and civilian, and letting any interested party participate. Civilians, and Soldiers/Marines lacking "official" support can shoot these courses as well. The developments from outside the military can be brought into the fold, improving the quality of military marksmanship programs and instructors, yielding higher quality shooters at lowered cost. Plus, it's a whole bunch of fun!
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| Yes, there is a real person behind this website. I'm John, nice to meet you. Military side, I'm a small arms instructor in the US Army Reserve with the Small Arms Readiness Group, on active duty since 2003, am a member of the USAR Shooting Team, and have managed a few first-place wins at the All Army Small Arms Championships and AFSAM (Armed Forces Skills at Arms Meeting.) Civilian side, I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Computer Systems, hold several shooting classifications at "Master" level, am a NROI-certified Range Officer, and NRA life member. |
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I'll be away on active duty until 2008, but I'm still working on the project when I can. Hopefully I'll answer your questions in the newsletter (you did sign up for for the free newsletter, right?) If I don't, you can reach me by email (spelled out to fool the spambots!): jbuol -(at)- copper -(dot)- net