What kind of targets should I expect to practice shooting in Basic training?

He's going into the Air Force, guys. All this extra information will just confuse him
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How is the above information confusing? It works with anyone who uses the M16 series of rifle. Regardless of Services or Civilian.

Trajectorys don't change just because the rifle is fired in the Air Force, Army, Marines or what ever.

I also believe in "not arguing with the DI's" apply to all services.
 
chack said:
which branch are you going in? Army, Navy, airforce, and marines all have different qualification standards.
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How is the above information confusing? It works with anyone who uses the M16 series of rifle. Regardless of Services or Civilian.
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Last I heard Airforce only shoots 25 M targets.

No popups. I don't think they even use alternate shooting positions.
 
It sounds great you want to practice before you go in but a need, there isn't. Only from USMC experience, your PMI or primary marksmanship instructor will teach you everything and you will have pretty much all the time you need. The reason I'm saying this is that you don't want to bring any bad habits with you.

P.S. I got company high shooter in boot camp but I've been shooting my whole life. Even so, a female J-head did a perfect score or close to it on qual day and she never shot a gun before joinin' up.
 
I'm mostly in agreement with ftttp regarding the USMC and shooting. They will teach you how to shoot, but I think it's far better to go in as already a good shot. I was a very fine shot before the Corps entered my life, so the only transitional problems were the often painful positions that they forced us to shoot from and the new-to-me peep sights. I never expected to shoot anything less than Expert, and I was right. And, did you say you had an AR15? If so, that's good. You might as well get intimately familiar with it.
 
Good luck in basic training! Here's a tip for you that could come in handy if you remember it and qualify on "pop up" range targets. Way back in the day (1970) when I was in basic training I was an excellent shot, hunted allot with a .22 and 303 Enfield as a kid. Anyway, at the range I know I was hitting the targets at 50, 100, 200 and three hundred yards, but the pop ups would only go down 60% of the time. Found out that they seldom if ever changed the target and there was more air in them than target. I requested a target change, and the DI immediately put this trainee in his place. So, in my infinite wisdom, and wanting to qualify expert, I started shooting a few feet in front of the target and the rock and gravel that hit the target was enough to drop it.

No brass, no ammo SIR... :eek:
 
I loved getting shots...

Three nurses on the left, three nurses on the right, when it's your turn, step up and get a shot in each arm, step forward and get another shot in each arm, step forward again and get yet another shot in each arm.

Then you fall in and do pushups !!!

There's not really any way to practice for that, but it will help if you start doing pushups.
 
YA! Look out for those shots. They managed to give me blood poisoning with one of them. They fixed it before it killed me but it was a close call. Got a nice scar out if though, so it was not all bad.:)

If they still give the bycilin shot, feels like they injected a golf ball into your butt, follow the directions about not jumping out of the top rack the next day. If you do you will hit the deck hard.
 
If its Air Force BMT your headed for and they havent changed anything in the last 8 years you will be firing m16a2 at 25m on targets that simulate human head/torso out to 300m. You will fire prone supported/ un supported, kneeling, and over barricade as well as with a gas mask on. If you join seceurity forces you will fire on humanoid pop up targets out to 300m with a m4 and aimpoint m68 cco. In security forces you will also qualify with your weak hand, three round burst, night fire with NVG and laser, and rapid engagement. Thats just for the M4. You will also throw grenades and fire the M240b M249 M203 M2 and MK19.
 
I loved getting shots...

Three nurses on the left, three nurses on the right, when it's your turn, step up and get a shot in each arm, step forward and get another shot in each arm, step forward again and get yet another shot in each arm.

Then you fall in and do pushups !!!

There's not really any way to practice for that, but it will help if you start doing pushups.
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i remember my first "peanut butter" shot :D

"first" (second) day of boot camp, we'd been awake for 30+ hours. i got all my shoulder shots, then this cute girl in pink with a syringe told me to do something that did not register at all in my brain. she stuck me with a needle, my leg went to jelly and i almost fell down (and it HURT!), then she said "i told you to take your weight off that leg!" then she stuck me again. let me tell you, i have never seen such a pretty girl at medical since, nor have i ever kept my weight on the leg getting a shot. :rolleyes:
 
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