Originally Posted by
Failure2Stop
The military as a whole, and the USMC specifically, have learned from these kinds of mistakes that the marksmanship standards from years past were not sufficient on a modern battlefield. There have been significant improvements and changes to their programs that does teach how to fight with the weapons provided....
True. Nevertheless, it's still tough to shoot well inside 50m using what he was taught on TD1 of TRICON I, squared up (so body armor is effective,) with an M16A4 and ACO/RCO. With the A2 stock and a 4X optic, something is compromised.
Last edited by Submariner; 09-28-09 at 17:38.
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