October 24, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:The guys on the news
The guys on the news are saying that Muhammed shot "expert" in the military. For non-military readers, I think the way it works is that everyone who goes through basic training has to qualify on a rifle range as able to shoot the darn thing without taking their foot off or hitting a bystander. There are a number of levels at which you can qualify. . . some dim memory is telling me that among the levels are "marksman", "expert", "high expert" and "sharpshooter", in approximately that order, but I can neither guarantee that that list is exhaustive, nor that it is correct and in the right order. At any rate, I seem to remember that qualifying as an expert is not any particular feat; the media is making it sound as if it's just a short step from there to being a sniper. Can someone from the military comment?
Posted by Jane Galt at October 24, 2002 7:41 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links