This is what I did in 1995
after the USMC finally decided
on a new course of fire.
First a Range Control Officer
will have you: demonstate
the four condition codes of rifle readiness/safety;
recite the safety rules;
demonstrate your ability to understand and respond to range commands
and
demonstrate the following carries: tactical;
alert; and the ready.
If you fail, you will not be able to shoot.
Next, each Marine must BZO
their rifle without assistance from a coach.
You get two chances to adjust.
On the third, all five shots
must be in the black of the BZO target.
If you fail you will not be allowed to qualify.
Next is the KD (known distance) course
fired from 200 300 and 500 yards.
Hit or miss scoring except at 200
where a hit is one point
but a center hit is two.
No loop slings allowed
except 500 prone slow fire.
Once you qualify, you shoot the
pass/fail combat course using your BZO.
Gas mask relay at 200,
practice maintaining a lead on
moving targets from 200
and 100, night fire
with illumination provided by M203 rounds
etc. etc.
Oh, and if you happen
to go to Okinawa, you might get to do it
all in the pouring rain with
pre-typhoon crosswinds.