[Darksheare]

Yes, it is.
My unit went to Fort Dix for weapons qualification one year.
While we were there, not everyone got to even fire their weapon, let alone qualify. And to make matters worse, not everyone was allowed to attempt to zero their weapon before qualifying.
And some people were told to let other use their weapon to qualify.
Which brings to mind a combat safety issue.
If someone else has rezeroed my weapon to suit them, and then hands it back to me, how can I sanely expect to be able to hit anything when I really have to without rezeroing the weapon to my settings?

[xzins]

It always amazes me how much money the military dumps down the toilet, and then they turn around and get totally anal retentive about spending a few bucks on rounds for their soldiers to practice with. It's sheer idiocy.

I was in one unit where they spent nearly a hundred grand on a designer tent that would house all the division support staff under one roof while in the field. That way they could talk to each other.

In itself, not a bad idea (or a necessary one), but at the same time they'd moan about the expense of rounds down range.

[Britton J Wingfield]

If someone else has rezeroed my weapon to suit them, and then hands it back to me, how can I sanely expect to be able to hit anything when I really have to without rezeroing the weapon to my settings?

If you learn what your 'battle sight zero' then you can get your m-16 very close to zeroed before you is fire a shot. Mine is 6 left, zero down.

Then again, I was never taught this by any of the navy or marine instructors I've had. I learned it from an FBI type who gave us a little extra coaching one weekend.

Works like a charm.