“...every Marine a rifleman...”
The Marine Corps has been in the process of adjusting training to a more realistic process. Known Distance (KD) marksmanship ranges are being suplimented with more realistic scenario based training. Don’t know what the Army ground pounders are up to, but one can hope that it is moving in a similar direction.
High tech simulators are great as a supplement to hard-nosed, in the dirt training, not as a replacement. Nothing beats accurate rifle fire, delivered by disciplined men, over the effective range of the rifle.
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I agree. Thank you for the response
The Marines have actually adopted the Army “knock down” target ranges during the past five years. Knock down ranges are the Army standard for anything longer than the 25m “zero” ranges.
Both services have invested heavily in MOUT/Urban training centers.
The Army is adopting a similar stance to the “every Marine a rifleman”.