Army Updates Marksmanship Qualification Course

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04/03/2019 at 17:20 • Filed to: None

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When I was in the Army from 84-90, I was support and qualification was an absolute joke. Laughable. Embarrassing. Glad to read that they’re updating it.


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Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/03/2019 at 17:31

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my wife as an AirForce ROTC recruit made marksman off the army’s  guidelines back in 06 i think off of a bet she made with the army rotc commander


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/03/2019 at 17:41

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They give iron crosses for marksmanship? Lol


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > My bird IS the word
04/03/2019 at 17:50

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Iron cross is curved, but is a cross pattee’ . Last I checked, Germany doesn’t own Malta. (Maltese cross).


Kinja'd!!! Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > My bird IS the word
04/03/2019 at 17:53

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Yes and they have for a long time. I don’t understand what’s so funny.


Kinja'd!!! Gerry197 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/03/2019 at 17:57

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Support marksmanship has always been pretty weak compared to combat arms MOS, such as what you would get at Benning for 11B positions. 


Kinja'd!!! RPM esq. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/03/2019 at 21:01

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You’re right about the iron cross, but they aren’t Maltese crosses either, which have  V-shaped arms . The Marine sharpshooter cross is a good example.

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Kinja'd!!! RPM esq. > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/03/2019 at 21:02

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It would be sort of ironic because of Nazi Germany but they aren’t iron crosses anyway.


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RPM esq.
04/03/2019 at 21:11

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You are right. Apparently (having just read an article on heraldic crosses), the indents on a Maltese cross are crucial as a sign of its origin as a cross Moline. Eenteresting. Apparently the sharpshooter cross is a kind of Pattee’, but a variation, not standard.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > RPM esq.
04/03/2019 at 21:41

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See that doesn't look as bad.


Kinja'd!!! My bird IS the word > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
04/03/2019 at 21:44

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I would think the association with germany, specifically nazi germany (although it was in use before and after). Although I'm sure it dates way far back in the past.


Kinja'd!!! Azrek > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/05/2019 at 09:41

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Rifle training once a year...Equal Opportunity and Ethics training 4 times a year! Booyah! 


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Azrek
04/05/2019 at 09:43

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