Effectiveness of Improved Basic Rifle Marksmanship Training Programs

Abstract : The Basic Rifle Marksmanship training program comparison took place at Fort Jackson, SC, during the spring and summer of 1979. Improved periods of instruction were compared to provide the soldier in Basic Rifle Marksmanship training with better skill acquisition. Emphasis on fundamentals, downrange feedback for error correction, and improved instructor-to-student ratios were critical added components of the three experimental programs compared to the current marksmanship training program. The findings of the test showed that instructional changes contributed to significant record fire score improvements. The issue of instructor-to-student ratio changes remains uncertain without further training and testing of instructor personnel. (Author)