“Our instructor was my Biology teacher and a former Marine...”
Okay, I’m officially jealous!
A former Marine as a firearms instructor. I bet he watched you with eagle eyes. No mistake/wrong action missed.
Did he pass out praise with the same vigor he handed out “demerits”?
He was very fair but an infraction of any rule, especially how to hold the rifle when moving around with it, was dealt with immediately. I earned the National Rifle Club’s sharpshooter’s medal with bars under his tutelage. We also went to other towns for contests.
Again...no one was shot. Ever.