In the wake of a new range qualification program that has caused the proportion of troops earning the highest-level shooting badge to drop by more than half, the Marine Corps is changing policy to ...

The Marine Corps has published new marksmanship guidelines, shifting how Marines are scored on their annual rifle qualifications and how those in the early stages of training are initially tested. The ...

Marines shooting in the service's middle- and bottom-tier rifle and pistol qualifications will soon have two chances during a single fiscal year to achieve top-shot scores. The Marine Corps' rifle and ...

A Marine aims an M16A4 service rifle during the annual rifle qualification on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. (Lance Cpl. Jonathan Beauchamp/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps experiments ...

Marines prop their rifles on shooting barricades during an annual rifle qualification course. (Lance Cpl. Noah Braswell/Marine Corps) WASHINGTON ― Marines might soon see some new, high-tech tools to ...

A major overhaul of how Marines learn to shoot and track their skills will begin to roll out across the service in the next few months, according to a Marine Corps-wide Marksmanship Campaign Plan ...

Dozens of Army Reserve Soldiers lined up Aug. 10 to complete a part of their M4 qualification training at the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) II simulator at Fort McCoy. “Soldiers are required to ...

Marines with the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines (2/24) complete M4 rifle qualification requirements July 26, 2022, on Range 18 on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 2/24 is an infantry battalion based ...

The Marine Corps may soon change how it grades the shooting in its Combat Pistol Program, giving more points to lethal shots and devaluing non-lethal shots, Corps officials said. “We’re not asking ...

CHATEAUROUX, France — Army Sgt. Sagen Maddalena stood with her coach and USA Shooting staff, looks of consternation on their faces as they stared at the screens Sunday displaying the live results in ...