Army to Kill Marksmanship Test Shortcut that Made Soldiers Less Deadly

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Army to Kill Marksmanship Test Shortcut that Made Soldiers Less Deadly

1 Apr 2019
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

The U.S. Army's new strategy to improve marksmanship will eliminate a shortcut that units use for individual weapon qualification -- a long-standing practice that has eroded lethality over the years, infantry officials said.

Army officials at the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia are awaiting final approval of the new marksmanship manual that will prepare the Army for a new, and much more challenging, qualification test.
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The new course of fire -- which forces soldiers to make faster decisions while firing from new positions -- will drastically update the current, Cold War-era rifle qualification course. That course required soldiers to engage a series of pop-up targets at ranges out to 300 meters.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/04/01/army-kill-marksmanship-test-shortcut-made-soldiers-less-deadly.html

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[Full disclosure - Army Infantry in 80's and consistently shot expert]

The Alt-C course should only be used when access to a popup range is limited or unavailable.  There are times due to illness, leave, temporary duty, etc when a soldier is unable to attend the annual / semi annual gunnery exercise.  However, Alt-C should only be used as pass / fail and not for marksmanship badge.