European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday december 20, 1985 a look at marksmanship training in the army i was with interest Hal i read inc recent Idle on the stale of marksmanship training in the army. The writer asked Man valid questions thai went unanswered. At one Lime inc army had a balanced and very pos iliac commitment inwards marksmanship training. Everyone not Jusi inc 11 is. Was trained in the Art of eliminating the enemy via Small arms fire. Shooting Well led inc list of tasks any Soldier had to accomplish. As inc army turned Over the years to More and More sophisticated weapons and equipment More training Lime was required to keep soldiers up to Date on this new High Lech material this Lime was. In main cases subtracted from marksmanship Range and training time. Today s Ami relies heavily on expensive weapons sys tems. Because marksmanship fundamentals Haven t changed since the inc lion of shoulder tired weapons and Small arms designs Haven t changed significantly in decades inc army has come to rely on a system of promotional marksmanship. Pin on e-5 rank or above and a Soldier automatically becomes a knowledgeable marksmanship instructor. Obviously such a system can l. And does to work. Small arms training is in catch As just another event on inc training schedule below it. Intramural sports and 01 parties. Many soldiers receive less than one Day per year of marksmanship training. In most cases the training that is Tiven is unprofessional outdated or just Plain wrong. And Why do i know so much about it i have 16 years of Small arms instructing shooting behind me. Of last tour seven years was spent at fort Bunnin. Ga., with the . Army marksmanship unit. I know inc problems stated so clearly by the writer i even have solutions to Many of them. Unfortunately while the army has a military occupational specially for a tuba player none exists for a Small arms instructor shooter who is also sniper qualified regardless of experience. I be seen millions of army dollars go to civilian con Cerns for studies on ways to improve marksmanship while the army s own Soldier experts struggle to keep their Heads a we a sea of my Pencil qualifications and an Overall Lack of command emphasis at the lower end of the Chain. We have Good weapons enough ammo and the finest soldiers in the world. I Only Hope the real experts Are allowed in on the development of a marksmanship in prov Mcm program. Staff ski. Terry r. Dulinjr Baum older Germany Kim Tor s note a spokesman from inc office of the assistant Deputy c Hief of staff Opi a licks i raining a sops Tohe i  r. Replies the key in the Success of a marksmanship program is command . . Thomas. Ayers Dep Uty commander of , is actively intuited in improving the Overall Quality of marksmanship through personal involvement with the 1,  maronian sep improvement program. In an oct. 2�, 1985, message to i Sarel r com Manders on. Ayers discussed a number of marksmanship issues to include qualification standards ally rate qualification courses availability of fort be. Ning marksmanship training team Range designs and programming assistance and of 2.v11. Unit Rifle marksmanship training ,uide." it it avers also asked for comments and recommendations on a vans to improve  r Rifle marksmanship. There is no Quick fix for our Rifle marksmanship shortcomings. This Issue i Olics in some cases poor or nonexistent unit instruction unclear and conflicting training publications inadequate raining facilities and an existing mind set among some trainers Whitt marksmanship training should he conducted Only prior to qualification. By increasing command emphasis upgrading training facilities and concentrating on marksmanship fundamentals Rifle marksmanship will get Back on its feel in t  a we Niile marksmanship experts to get in touch with he Points of Contact listed below to provide input to the improvement program. Points of Contact at graft Moehr Are c Apt. Walker and master sol. Mcdevitt 7atc training management division irate Woehr military 26-1.1 its 475- 836d/ 62.17. Bait and switch7? never says pm spokesman i m sending this to master sol. Bruce Zelsdorf because i know i will get a Slraight and Honchi answer from him. I went to Purchase a typewriter from the Hill Enron a Exchange inc other Day. Afler looking Over inc three available mod Els. I chose the $160 Model. A to. I would like to Purchase one of these typewriters which Are marked so Del. Please. I said she answered. Yes sir  will Tuisl Vidu si7.s " Al this Point 1 became confused and disoriented. She told me that the Patiic Natur  / a Model would Cost ji60, but if i wanted a new in inc to item it would Cost More due in .1 proc increase now. Truce. I thought thai inc Mem on display was representative of the items in  ind in Vilfore the Price was i i a Capri . This whole incident  of Chr old bail and switch tac tic used a some unscrupulous retailers f he Urik Lilin missing was inc advertising in lure me into the store. I Siisi Imp  Sou can set in mind Al ease and restore my Faith in the la Colleni Kon l change. Slaff sol. Sletten. Thigpen mall Nikon and. Greece editor s note master sol. Bruce e. /.ielsdorf. Customer relations specialist Public affairs office he Raees Europe replies be assured the Llyl Lenkon Exchange or any older a a fes outlet for Hal Mai Ler in t practising Hail and switch ladies on you. Please Lei me explain How a normally implement Price changes on our merchandise. I think it will clarify he whole Issue As for the typewriter we goofed but you should t Haie been made to suffer for our error. Any Large display Model for items sold out of the storeroom should reflect the same Price for All like items in Slock. Eien though a Price increase Mes Sage has sent to the store it failed to make the change in the display Model. Therefore you should me had he Lype Urwiler on display or in the Box for 160, not $175. Now let s look at lube socks All slacked up Neally in those nifty three packs. When a receive a Price increase notification on bulk displayed items prices Are changed on items in the stockroom Only those packages of socks already out on the floor Are sold at the old Price for maximum consumer advantage. When new Stock Al the increased Price is put on inc shelf it goes behind the lower priced item already on display. What about Marku owns Price reductions Are taken immediately on All items. Be they on display or in the Sluck room. A e feel the customer benefits from both efforts phasing in Price increases As Soult As possible and giving Price Breaks As quickly As possible. Looking for an exception to the Rule Well you could Call our new Point of Sale comp Lori de Cash registers now in Many of our larger facilities just Hal. They read the i Nii Ersal product ode tha t series of Little Black bars you find on so Man products nowadays and instantaneously Register inc current Price of inc item on your sales receipt. Price changes Are loaded into the store s computer on a regular basis. Then when the bar code for the item you re buying passes Oier the scanner product information and sell Price Are displayed. W hat s the Benefit to the customer faster checkout correctly priced merchandise and an excellent tool for our store managers in ordering the proper level of merchandise to meet customer needs. Hope this explanation has restored your Faith in the Llyl Lenkon Exchange and  As a whole. Still have concerns Over the typewriter incident he assured  p Rovinsky Greece area Exchange general manager has an open door and would be glad to discuss the matter with of in detail. Whenever you have a question about Raees pricing policy Don t leave the store frustrated. Ask to see the store Man Ager or Contact or. Provinsky at Exten Sion 55-m in Hill Nikon. They re the loot professionals Wilh the ability and authority to address your questions on the spot. Potty mouth7 not restricted to men readers say Mixine this letter in response to the him with another in Man i him Hiohio a. ,.u  am willing r i t Thi. Unc printed recently concerning the Lan .Igc Usab military personnel on Post. Thru Chi it the letter this individual re Terr cd id the verbal abusers As men or so called  in my few years of Mili tary service i have also met a few females who Oun a quite colourful vocabulary. A or example. 1 once stood in a Bank line my listened not because i wanted to to a female Tell her Friend whal she was going to do to her husband the next Lime she caught i wit r woman. I was highly impressed by her manipulation of four letter words As she conveyed her sentiments on the us Bocci. Gran cd Iacre arc Many of us claim profanity As my second language Oul Uherc bul most of inc ones Hal use profanity in Public have lilt a resp Cal for themselves and obviously even less for others. Some of us so called men make a conscious Effort o control our forked tongues in Public and in the presence of women especially mom and children. We re All entitled to our opinion when her right or wrong. But Uhn thai opinion is As discriminatory As the one expressed by this individual it is better left unsaid Cpl. Christopher a vent cars Schweinfurt Germany i would like to respond o a it tier writ ten Lulu b one of your readers. 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