Marines shooting in the service's middle- and bottom-tier rifle and pistol qualifications will soon have two chances during a single fiscal year to achieve top-shot scores. The Marine Corps' rifle and ...
The Marine Corps has published new marksmanship guidelines, shifting how Marines are scored on their annual rifle qualifications and how those in the early stages of training are initially tested. The ...
Effective right away, Marines will no longer be able to duck out of annual rifle qualification early unless they shoot expert in prequalification. (Lance Cpl. Alison Dostie/Marine Corps) As the Marine ...
A Marine aims an M16A4 service rifle during the annual rifle qualification on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. (Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps experiments ...