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FUNshoot News's avatar

Great question! The Army at large knows nothing about high level marksmanship and very few pay attention to the AMU or any organized marksmanship activity. Most personnel aren't even adhering to the basic, required doctrine. This is not the fault of the AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit), NGMTU (National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit), the Army Reserve Marksmanship Program, et al. Leadership is either uninformed or does not care and there's no pressure to change. Historical examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P58a3vTij1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI4r496mTWQ

For those that do pay attention, 3 Gun/action shooting is a benefit. Service Conditions competition is conducted with issue weapons and is a blend of National Match (precision-type) shooting with skirmishing and action (speed-type) shooting. This demands a well-rounded skillset and enhances marksmanship readiness.

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Angry Jumpmaster's avatar

Do you think the AMUs focus on 3 gun competitions has degraded or enhanced our marksmanship readiness?

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