our GA/AL crew was asked to help Marion Military Academy train some cadets with live fire.  These are kids graduating in the next 2 years to become officers in the US ARMY INFANTRY. Not only was it a complete honor for us we were more than happy to help them out.

today was a trial run, we had 6 cadets. gave them some basic shooting instruction on rifle and pistol as well as some good history lessons on weapons they may be seeing in the near future.

THIS is what our shooting club is about. Helping the community and helping our future and present soldiers. I can't tell you guys how proud i am right now of the Alabama and Georgia crew for not only donating time and weapons but a SERIOUS pile of ammunition and expertise.

We will be doing this again and the academy is hoping this will be a long term relationship for both of us. Hopefully us old farts can give these kids the extra edge that basic training may not.

mike

PS.... we can expect a few new arfcom members as well. These are stand up kids that i am proud to welcome to the site.

Quoted: Would have loved to have gone to the FOP range today but I am stuck at work.

dude you gotta get to a shoot.

Quoted: Great buch of guys from MMI. They were truly like kids in a candy store.

our guys or theirs?

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Great buch of guys from MMI. They were truly like kids in a candy store. our guys or theirs? Them. I hate I missed most of it but the smile on one guys face after he shot an FAL was great.

you should have seen him on the 1919. col ruiz had to pry him off the grips

Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Would have loved to have gone to the FOP range today but I am stuck at work. dude you gotta get to a shoot. I have to wait till my shift rotates back to Sun-Thur, right now I am stuck on the Tues-Sat shift.

coming up in the next month or so we will be doing a sunday shoot for the guys that can't make saturdays

Quoted: Sounds like a great day. Is that a HS or college?

both. they are a college prep high school and a 2 yr college. they are one of the few 2 yr commision programs in the USA. VERY good school

Quoted: Thank you guys for getting that together TBS. I throughly enjoyed myself.

thank you for helping out.

Also i REALLY want to thank ARH and bookhound for taking several hours with these kids for cqb.