FORSCOM/US Army Marksmanship Unit M16A1 Rifle and .45 Cal Pistol Marksmanship Training Evaluation
Abstract
The FORSCOM/US Army Marksmanship Unit M16A1 rifle and .45 cal pistol training evaluation was conducted to evaluate two candidate programs of instruction (POI) for rifle and pistol training at the field unit level. Performance and attitudinal measures were collected from soldiers of the 1/504th Infantry Bn (Airborne) who participated in the rifle and pistol training programs. The subjects were all males from a combat ready battalion. Soldiers in both the rifle and pistol programs who received FULL-AMU treatment performed better and expressed greater confidence in training than did those receiving the PART-AMU, or abbreviated training. Both performed better and expressed greater confidence in training than those in standard annual qualification training treatments. A unit using the AMU POIs for rifle and pistol training could elect to use the FULL or PART POIs based on available training time and resources and expect improved performances over current standard procedures. If time is available the FULL POIs (rifle and pistol) would provide the greatest performance increases in terms of number of soldiers qualified and level of qualification. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA109470
Entities
People
- Keith L. Evans
- Seward Smith
- Thomas J. Thompson
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences