The first perfect score by a female trainee!

runawaygun762 · Jan 21, 2015

I've been a pistol instructor for the army's military police school for about three years now and today was the first day I saw a female trainee shoot 50/50 on qualification. That was awesome. It's made even better by the fact that this training company had an even longer break between initial training and qualification. Normally, they get a whopping four hours' of instruction (an hour and a half of which is on maintenance of the pistol), followed by one iteration in the Electronic Skills Trainer (computer-simulated qualification), then they have a five-week gap between training and qualification where it's up to their drill sergeants to keep them focused on the fundamentals. This is one of the companies that had an additional gap because of a two-week break for Christmas and New Year's, where they go home on leave.

I'm awfully happy to have been able to witness this and while the MP school's qualification is a joke for anyone who knows how to shoot, perfect scores among trainees are rare. Hopefully this is the start of a new trend, though I doubt it.

goldshellback · Jan 21, 2015

Bravo Zulu !

Josh Beauchamp · Jan 21, 2015

Out freaking standing. Speak with that trainee find out if she has any interest in shooting and maybe hook her up with the AMU.

dennishoddy · Jan 22, 2015

That's Awesome.

Our Range puts on a Women on Target program every year. 99% have never touched a gun before coming to the program. We have some that are lackluster in their desire to shoot, and some are really wanting to learn how to shoot.

Its pretty amazing how good some are. They come to the program with no "pre training" from the hubby or grandpa.

I attended Basic Training at Ft Cambell KY back in the day. The guys from Cincinnati, etc up north, did really well

well too, as they had never handled a gun.

Pretty much sure that is not good info now

runawaygun762 · Jan 22, 2015

Josh Beauchamp said:
Out freaking standing. Speak with that trainee find out if she has any interest in shooting and maybe hook her up with the AMU.

Speak? With a trainee? No, I'll get charged with sexual harrassment, sexual assault, equal opportunity violations, inciting a riot, indecent acts with an animal, and maybe rudeness, which may be the worst offense of all nowadays.

Josh Beauchamp · Jan 22, 2015

David Marlow said:
Speak? With a trainee? No, I'll get charged with sexual harrassment, sexual assault, equal opportunity violations, inciting a riot, indecent acts with an animal, and maybe rudeness, which may be the worst offense of all nowadays.

You sir win the Internet today. Go have an acceptance cookie and a cup of non judgment coffee.