Posted on Sep 10, 2018
What is the best way to run a m16 qualification range for battalion?
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Talk to range control, seek advice from senior NCOs in the unit that have run ranges before. Ensure all that run the ranges have required training per that installations SOP.
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"Firers take up a good prone supported position". "Safety's raise the white paddles when you are ready". "Left side is ready". "Right side is ready". "Center is ready". "The firing line is now hot". Firers take one 30 round magazine and lock and load". "Safety' ensure the weapon is on NO PEW, raise your white paddle when you have checked to ensure weapons are on NO PEW". "Left side is ready". Right side is ready". Center is ready". "Firers, take up a good position". "Move your selector switch from NO PEW, to PEW". "Firers watch your lane".
Why is it that Carl always drops in and goes from NO PEW to PEW PEW PEW PEW before the safety can get over there and smack the dog shit out of him with the red side of the paddle?
All jokes aside, depending on where you will be shooting, you'll have to take a range safety class along with RSO, Range NCOIC/OIC, and a few others depending on what you are firing. I know AP Hill has those, and again with different ranges (to include MOUT), you'll have to take more. You should have a list of who's authorized from the Commander to run ranges, signed and delivered to where you'll be shooting. They can all take the classes once, and be good for a certain period of time, or until the list changes.
Why is it that Carl always drops in and goes from NO PEW to PEW PEW PEW PEW before the safety can get over there and smack the dog shit out of him with the red side of the paddle?
All jokes aside, depending on where you will be shooting, you'll have to take a range safety class along with RSO, Range NCOIC/OIC, and a few others depending on what you are firing. I know AP Hill has those, and again with different ranges (to include MOUT), you'll have to take more. You should have a list of who's authorized from the Commander to run ranges, signed and delivered to where you'll be shooting. They can all take the classes once, and be good for a certain period of time, or until the list changes.
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Make sure everyone gets qualified and nobody gets shot follow the advice of everybody that commented remember if you are the OIC everything is your responsibility so make sure it's done correctly
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CSM Charles Hayden
And watch out for Soldiers who should not be close to any loaded weapon. One particular name escapes me, the other’s didn’t even register.
All we did was to rail about the training confucted at Ft Ord! 2LT (Join to see)
Actually as a standard duty: know who you are dealing with! If you are not ‘around’ the troops, you should be! Trained perceptions can be very reliable!!
All we did was to rail about the training confucted at Ft Ord! 2LT (Join to see)
Actually as a standard duty: know who you are dealing with! If you are not ‘around’ the troops, you should be! Trained perceptions can be very reliable!!
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SPC Gary Welch
We had a brand new LT on a range one time she said she had never shot a m-16 before so we had qualified everybody so we loaded her up and let here on the firing line after we told her to commence firing one the old guys in the unit says shoot the birds jokingly so she proceeded to shoot at some crows that were flying over needless to say we all jumped for cover and then Chief Rodriguez the OIC kicked her off the range
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