Marksmanship Master Trainer Course Site

Marksmanship Master Trainer Course

Course Description

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Purpose: Provide commanders with select Noncommissioned Officer Marksmanship Master Trainers who understand how to train marksmanship and train and develop primary and assistant instructors. Assist Commander’s in planning and implementation of their marksmanship strategy.

Scope: Trains Noncommissioned Officers as technical experts in marksmanship training, and Level I small arms maintenance. Serves as the primary trainer who certifies marksmanship trainers within their organization on maintenance, and qualification training utilizing TADDS, M9, current standard issue 5.56mm rifle, AN/PVS14, AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL, LBS 300 (bore light), M68, ACOG, backup iron sight, and carrying handle iron sight.

Course Prerequisites: Soldier must be serving in the Active Army or Reserve Component, must be in the grades of E-5 thru E-7, must have a GT Score of 100 or higher, not on profile that will not allow them to participate in live fire training, eyesight correctable to 20/20 with glasses or contacts, height and weight IAW AR 600-9, current passed APFT within 30 days of attendance, has no family/personal/legal issues that will require early dismissal, recommendation from first O-5 in their chain of command.

Course Management Plan (CMP) FY17

Target Audience: Soldier must be serving in the Active Army or Reserve Component, must be in the grades of E-5 thru E-7, must have a GT Score of 100 or higher.

Course Outcomes:

1. This course is developed to focus on an Army Marksmanship Instructor. This course will train Noncommissioned Officers as technical experts in marksmanship training, Level I small arms maintenance and to serve as the primary instructor who certifies marksmanship trainers within their organization on maintenance, and qualification training utilizing TADSS, M9, current standard issue 5.56mm rifle, AN/PVS14, AN/PEQ-15 ATPIAL, LBS 300 (bore light), M68, ACOG, and backup iron sight.
2. The course is four modules conducted during five weeks of training. The first three modules focus on evaluating and training Soldiers' performance during Rifle Marksmanship, Short Range Rifle Marksmanship, and Mid-Range Rifle Marksmanship. The fourth module trains the Soldier to assist commander's plan and conduct their Rifle Marksmanship program.
3. The four module consists of rifle and carbine marksmanship techniques broken into three areas:
   1. Preliminary: TADSS, zeroing, dry fire, rifle engagement drills, and five shot grouping.
   2. Qualification:
      1. Standard qualification: known distance (100m-300m) and automation (50m-300m/popup) practice and qualification.
      2. Short range qualification: close quarter marksmanship tables IAW FM 3-22.9 and critical task evaluation: basic up, immediate actions, reloads, and target transition.
      3. Mid-range qualification: known distance (300m 600m) and unknown distance (300m 600m).
   3. Combat: night fire and CBRN qualification.