On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 06:59:56 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
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On 2/25/2018 1:00 AM, Bill wrote:
wrote:
On Sun, 25 Feb 2018 00:40:44 -0000 (UTC), Bill
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Air Force b@sic we got one day inside with safety and aiming and breaking
down the weapon and a day at the range. If you were going to posted in a
shooting area, they told us we would get lots more training later.
Same with the Navy back in the old days. Those who went on to become
Gunner's Mates received more extensive training later.
The ships I was on often held training and shooting exercises for
everyone on the helicopter deck while at sea. We got to try just about
everything in the small arms locker.
Today's Navy includes more extensive training in firearms even in basic
training.
Yup, the same is true in the CG. In boot camp we had a day or two at
the range but most of it was standing around because they only had
about 8-10 guys with live rifles at a time. We got a quick "this is
the 1911" thing but nobody shot one. It wasn't until I got on a ship
and lived with the gunner's mates that I got any real small arms
training. I spent a lot of time in the armory, learning how to take
them apart and put them back together with the GM3 on board.
He had to know, I just wanted to know. We raced putting the various
weapons together in "cave dark" situations. (close the door and it
really gets dark in an interior compartment). We could both put a M2
together and head space it in the dark in a couple minutes. We had a
1911 down to less than a minute starting with the parts in a box in
field strip condition.
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