Publisher's Synopsis
An effective marksmanship program can be measured by the unit's ability to puteffective fire on a target. This chapter provides a proven strategy for establishing andconducting an effective rifle marksmanship training program. The strategy beginswith the progressive individual training periods taught during initial entry training(IET) and culminates with advanced rifle marksmanship (ARM) skills. Refreshertraining is conducted only when necessary.A Soldier's marksmanship proficiency depends on proper training and application ofthe basic marksmanship fundamentals. During initial marksmanship training, emphasis is placed on learning the firing fundamentals, which are taught in fourphases-preliminary marksmanship instruction (PMI), downrange feedback, fieldfiring, and advanced firing exercises. This prepares Soldiers for advanced optic andlaser training for combat-type collective exercises and real-world deployments
