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The Army’s new Marksmanship Master Trainer

Course goes service-wide this spring with three

pilot classes. It is the only course in the Army

Training Requirements and Resources System

(ATRRS) that teaches trainers how to teach

marksmanship.

On average, a student in the MMTC will shoot

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more than 3,000 rounds of 5.56 ammunition and

about 750 rounds of 9 mm ammunition.

Graduates must qualify at 70 percent in all

shooting events and demonstrate written and

oral proficiency at 80 percent in all their exams.

They are then expected to become master

trainers who can not only train their soldiers but

assist their units in planning and executing

marksmanship training. Soldiers who successfully

complete the course also will earn an Additional

Skill Identifier, which is still in the works at the

Maneuver Center of Excellence.

Here’s a closer look at the five-week course.

Week 1

The first event is a shoot-in exercise. Soldiers

must zero their rifles and successfully qualify on

the weapon by hitting 23 out of 40 targets in

order to stay in the course.

Students receive instructions on basics such as

safety, weapon function, ballistics, maintenance,

zeroing, and wind and weather. They conduct dry

fire exercises and work with the M9 pistol. They

also receive coaching on how to manage basic

rifle marksmanship training, which focuses on

training for ranges of 50 to 300 meters.

Throughout the week, students also will receiving

coaching from the instructors on topics such as

malfunctions and maintaining a data book.

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Week 2

Students conduct known distance qualification

(which is shooting from 100, 200 and 300 meters

in the kneeling and prone positions) and

automated record fire (which is the standard

Army qualification). They work with optics,

including optics mounting, night optical devices

and the AN/PEQ-15 Advanced Target

Pointer/Illuminator Aiming Light.

Coaching topics during the second week include

firing positions, safety on a night range, night

firing and buddy firing. Students also start

coaching each other as part of peer coaching

element of the course.

The week ends with a written exam.

Week 3

Students learn mid-range marksmanship, or

MRM, this week. MRM focuses on engagements

between 300 and 600 meters. They will shoot

longer distances and learn range estimation and

shooting with the ACOG, or Advanced Combat

Optical Gunsight. They also will receive advanced

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classes on wind and weather and learn how to

shoot limited exposure and moving targets.

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Week 4

Students receive further weapons handling

training, including engagement criteria, shooting

stance, grip, recoil management, reloads and

range equipment. They are graded on what they

learn throughout the week.

Students learn short-range marksmanship, or

SRM, which covers engagements with little or no

warning. These engagements typically occur in

close terrain and are 50 meters or closer.

They conduct more training on the pistol and

start working on transitioning from the rifle to

the pistol.

In addition to weapons transition, students will

practice target transition. This means that

instead of shooting at the target in front of them,

they will now have to manage different targets

and conduct multiple target engagements.

Week 5

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During the last week of training, students will

shoot one more known distance qualification

with iron sights or close-quarters sights. This is to

ensure there is no degradation in their skills and

what they learned earlier in the course.

They also will focus on master trainer skills and

learn how to plan and resource training for their

unit. This includes learning about the Standards

in Training Commissions, or STRAC, which deals

with quantities and types of munitions needed

for soldiers, crews and units need to attain and

sustain weapon proficiency. STRAC also helps

major commands and units develop weapons

training strategies and requirements.

Soldiers also learn training doctrine and

integrated weapons training strategy.

The week culminates with a mock board, where

students are expected to present their training

plans.

At the same time, they will conduct weapons and

range maintenance, equipment turn-in, after-

action reviews and individual counseling.

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