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John H.[_5_]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:15:38 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:42:55 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

Surprised you don't know this, since you "qualified" with a pistol
"about a dozen times." What was your qualification about? Didn't it
include safe handling?

The side arm was never much of a priority in most military training.
Your regular soldier was not going to get one anyway. They were just
for people who would not usually have a rifle.

If you are an MP or SP you should get extra training and I assume
officers get some training but from my experience the officer's
training is somewhat superficial too.
I was in ordinance, working for a CPO who was on the USCG pistol team
for a while so we all got more than the usual pistol training. I
sought out as much as I could get and actually got a lot of range
time. I also wanted to know how to maintain everything in the armory.

Qualification refers to the ability to hit the target and get a score which meets the standards of
the service for the particular weapon.