What The Army Needs In A New Service Pistol

It doesn't matter what new pistol or service rifle for that matter the Army gets. What really needs to happen is improvement on how the service trains its Soldiers on marksmanship; from basic to more advanced technics. If the Army pretends to have Soldiers to really learn to shoot and become masters of the trade (yes, I said masters because Soldiers need to shoot the enemy and kill them with minimum effort when squeezing the trigger) with a few blocks of instruction and shooting once or, if lucky, twice a year they got it wrong. If it was up to me every Soldier would go to the range with his/her primary weapon at a minimum every quarter to zero, familiarize with the weapon, shoot it, and then qualify. Did you notice I mention shooting separate from qualification? Yes, I did! Soldiers need to shoot as much as possible while making it count with training towards improving marksmanship. We celebrate our Army Marksmanship Team Unit and its members on their many accomplishments; well-deserved by the way. But guess how those outstanding Soldiers got that good? You got it, practicing almost every day! So, wouldn’t it be great if every Soldier (particularly those on MTOE units) get the same quality of training therefore, significantly increasing their performance and survival in the battlefield? I say yes. Does it cost? Yes, but I guess is a small price to pay compare to what we provide to our Soldiers. Just my humbled opinion.

I still prefer the M1911 to the M9. When you hit something with the 1911 it knows its been hit!

In this day and age, the Army needs a weapon that's small but yet able to reach out and touch someone from a distance. I say that because while in convoys are M16A2 weren't the best weapons to use because they are difficult to maneuver in a vehicle.