Sustaining Rifle Marksmanship Proficiency in the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR)
Abstract
Two investigations involving 148 U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) soldiers were conducted to examine the capability of the Laser Marksmanship Training System (LMTS) (BeamHit, 1999) to support rifle marksmanship sustainment training and predict record fire qualification scores. In both investigations, LMTS was used to support realistic/comprehensive rifle marksmanship instruction, identify soldiers in need of remedial training, and deliver that training when needed, prior to qualification firing. Some evidence was also found to suggest that LMTS-based training can improve record fire qualification rates, and that qualification performance on LMTS can be used to predict qualification performance on the live-fire range. Follow-up research is underway to assess the validity of these latter two notions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA372941
Entities
People
- Monte D. Smith