[RLK]

This is where we need to go in military training. Our people don't know how to use rifles and don't even have any of serious quality. When I was in, using an M1 Garand, iron sites, and poor eyes, anything 300 yards away was hit dead center. Even a four power scope means anything is ausgespielt at 1,000 yards. Today's American military can't shoot and lack basic combat skills. The enemy has been getting away with murder in recent skirmishes.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Today's American military can't shoot and lack basic combat skills.

You obviously haven't spent much time recently at either Edson Range or Parris Island.

[jsraggmann]

With the exception of the Spec Ops troops, you are probably correct. I was talking to a Marine Lt a couple of weeks ago and he said that they didn't have the ammo to practice, even if they wanted to. Sad state of affairs!

[MindBender26]

Remember when they taught 11Bs going to RVN to "snapshoot." Don't use the sights, just point in the target's general direction and PULL the trigger. Dumb 101

Much better when it was "Son, just SQUEEEEZE that trigger like it was your girlfriend's ______" as said by SFC Joe B. Frick, Ft. Benning, GA, 1965.