[Prodigal Son]

Why do we help Marines clear malfunctions on the rifle range or any live fire ranges?

That's a good question... I take it when their weapons jam on the firing range one of the range safeties comes over and supervises (or physically does) the procedure? Hmmm. That's a bit overbearing IMHO.

[Texas_Jarhead]

naa, only in boot. after boot no one ever cleared my weapon for me.

[fogarty]

At KD couse, no one clears your malfunctions or jams. The shooter does. If the shooter correctly demonstrated the procedures for malfunction (tap, rack, bang), and it is determined the malfunction was not the shooters fault, then you MAY get an alibi to shoot the string again. Of course, if you piss off the range NCOIC then you won't get jack.

I've seen shooters be denied alibis for simple things like not having sufficient CLP on the bolt.