Now that only one attempt is allowed for weapons qual, how do we get units to train to standard?

Course of fire changing also. Going yo get tough it seems.

This was one of my biggest bitches in the military. Our focus was PT,PT,PT!!!!!! You workout ever day, if want to excel you would do it twice a day, and weekend were encouraged. People were given passes for 290-300 scores, PT was worth 50 promotion points. Now turn the page to weapon qualification. No time at all spent ever outside of range day. You were not encouraged to take your weapon out of the arms room and do dry fire exercises, no practice days on the range, absolutely nothing, no passes were given for expert qualifications, nothing at all. Expert was worth 50 promotion points. we had 10 times the number of 290-300 pt scores then we did Expert qualifiers, but nobody gave a shit if you could shoot. Shooting is as perishable as PT, I cannot fathom the Army's difference in outlook between these parts of the job. Oh well rounds cost money, sweat is free.

Couple things:
- unit’s will need MACOM sourcing for training ammunition beyond zero and qualification tables to actually learn to shoot ahead of time. It has to be done frequently enough the skill doesn’t perish. Right now, qual is your training. We need to train, then qual.
- company and Battalions need to fence white space for squad and platoon led marksmanship. From an efficiency stand point Companies should run ranges for a Battalion. Problem is responsibility is diffused.
- need to come off the STRAC Byzantine annual same as last year forecast system.
- NCOs will need to lead the way with PMI. Actual PMI. Units need to work small arms master gunners. Use the hell out of the Engagement Skills Trainer at the Squad/Section level. It allows to adjust steady hold, sight picture, trigger squeeze, and breathing issues in real time on the screen where the firer can see what their doing or not doing. Unlimited ammo. Rinse lather repeat. Train platoon and squad NCOs to run it. Used the hell out of it in Germany.
- the Army needs more ranges and run them 24-7. As a former 3 and XO, range availability is second bottleneck after ammo. Google theory of constraints. Subordinate the system to the bottleneck to optimize it. Instead of what we do now and make units at Battalion fight amongst themselves like a underground homeless fight club for ranges. Ranges should be staffed and sourced to run soldiers through training until they leave trained.
- need supplemental funding for DPTMS to source range employees for OT and additional days.
- Need big Army to work environmental battles and permits for additional firing, land use, noise complaints (which should universally be answered with go F yourself), metal contamination, endangered species etc.