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Originally Posted by SIGSHR
In my 4 years of Active Duty-Army, 1967-1971 I went to the range THREE times, only fired TWICE. Marksmanship and small arms proficiency back then
rated about 79 on a scale of 1-10, the firearms enthusiast was derided as a "nut". Recreational shooting opportunities for a single EM living in the barracks were non-existent. As were competitions. Small arms were seen as a best a necessary evil and usually an annoyance and a nuisance.
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Sounds exactly like my recent experiences in the Air Force.
Most would be very surprised how few care about shooting, and how many consider annual qualifications an annoyance or a cause for concern when they find out their coworkers are firearms enthusiasts. Actually just recently they got rid of the annual qualification requirements. You need only qualify right before you deploy on either the M4 or M9. No I am not making that up and wish it weren't true.
The twisted idea from many civillians that everyone in the military is a highly trained firearms expert and likes guns/shooting is 100% fantasy.