Do you shoot rifles in Navy boot camp?
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Therefore, during Navy basic training, you won’t get to fire the M16 rifle. Instead, you qualify with the M9 pistol and the Mossberg 500 shotgun. The Navy is unique in that before you get to handle an actual weapon, you get a chance to fire the weapon on a computerized simulator.
“We have recruit staff members, often referred to as “body snatchers,” who are among the tallest recruits who go in between the divisions during graduation, and they will survey the recruits to ensure that everyone is not swaying or looking like they’re about to pass out,” said Marcellin.
What is battlestations in Navy boot camp?
Navy Battle Stations is the culmination of a recruit’s experience at boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. This last test of a recruit’s fortitude, training, and ability to work with others happens aboard the USS Trayer, a Navy vessel that will never set sail.
What is the Navy rifle qualification?
Those qualifying as an expert marksman are authorized to wear the Marksmanship Medal, awarded as two separate decorations for rifle or pistol qualifications….Marksmanship Medal.
| Navy | ||
|---|---|---|
| M9 Service Pistol | Qualification | M16 Rifle or M4 Carbine |
| 180-203 | Marksman | 140-159 |
| 204-227 | Sharpshooter | 160-169 |
| 228-240 | Expert | 170-200 |
being set back in training
Two days before Kierra’s death, she made a brief call home and told her mother she was being “ASMO’d” — Navy slang for being set back in training — for unspecified medical reasons, Kenya Evans said.
Battle Stations 21
The recruits’ final test of boot camp is Battle Stations 21 aboard USS Trayer (BST-21), a 210-foot Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator, the largest in the Navy. Battle Stations 21 is the capstone event that culminates eight weeks of boot camp training.
What medal is in the marksman?
Marksmanship Medal
Those qualifying as an expert marksman are authorized to wear the Marksmanship Medal, awarded as two separate decorations for rifle or pistol qualifications….Marksmanship Medal.
| Coast Guard | ||
|---|---|---|
| P229R DAK | Qualification | M4 Carbine Rifle |
| 114-128 | Marksman | 140-166 |
| 129-143 | Sharpshooter | 167-174 |
| 144-150 | Expert | 175-200 |