R 191910Z OCT 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 592/10
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/USE OF RIFLE COMBAT OPTIC DURING ENTRY LEVEL RIFLE TRAINING//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC/YMD:20070801//
REF/B/MSGID:GENADMIN/CG MCCDC/YMD:20080514//
REF/C/MSGID:GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POG/YMD:20100621//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 3574.2K, MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAMS.  IDENTIFIES "ISSUE RIFLE/CARBINE WITH IRON SIGHTS AND NO MODULAR ATTACHMENTS" UNDER THE MINIMUM REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR ENTRY LEVEL MARKSMANSHIP.  REF B IS MARADMIN 295/08, AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT TABLE 1 AND TABLE 2 WITH RIFLE COMBAT OPTIC DURING ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION.  REITERATES "ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING SITES WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT TABLES 1 AND 2 WITH IRON SIGHTS".//
POC/T.J.JOHNSON/CIV/UNIT:TECOM/NAME:G-3/TEL:FOPS/TEL:703-784-9577/TEL:DSN 278-9577/ EMAIL:TROY.JOHNSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MSG PROVIDES CLARIFICATION ON THE USE OF RIFLE COMBAT OPTICS (RCO) DURING ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING.
2.  THE SERVICE RIFLE IS DEFINED AS M16 A/M 4 WITH RCO AS RECOMMENDED IN REF C.  THIS PROVIDES A MORE PRECISE DEFINITION OF THE SERVICE RIFLE DESCRIBED IN REF A AND ALIGNS WITH REF B.  CHANGES WILL BE PRESCRIBED FOR APPLICABLE MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS AND MANUALS.
3.  COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS' DECISION IS THAT ENTRY LEVEL TRAINING SITES WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ENTRY LEVEL MARKSMANSHIP PER REFERENCES A AND B.
A.  MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOTS WILL UTILIZE IRON SIGHTS AND NO MODULAR ATTACHMENTS FOR TABLES 1 AND 2.
B.  THE BASIC SCHOOL WILL UTILIZE IRON SIGHTS AND NO MODULAR ATTACHMENTS FOR TABLES 1 AND 2 AND BE TRAINED IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE RCO DURING TABLES 3 AND 4, AS PRESCRIBED IN REF B.
4.  BASED ON THIS DECISION MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING REMAINS AS FOLLOWS:
A.  TABLE 1, FUNDAMENTAL RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (FRM)/TABLE 2, BASIC COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (BCRM): ENLISTED MARINES, WHILE UNDERGOING RECRUIT TRAINING, AND TBS/IOC STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE FRM AND BCRM TRAINING WITH IRON SIGHTS AND NO MODULAR ATTACHMENTS. THIS INCLUDES COMPLETION OF: PREPARATORY TRAINING AND FRM COURSE OF FIRE (TABLE 1), AND PRELIMINARY TRAINING AND BCRM COURSE OF FIRE (TABLE 2) FOR ENTRY LEVEL SITES.
B.  TABLE 3, INTERMEDIATE COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (ICRM): ENLISTED MARINES, WHILE ASSIGNED AS STUDENTS AT MARINE COMBAT TRAINING (MCT) OR INFANTRY TRAINING BATTALION (ITB), AND STUDENTS AT TBS/IOC, MUST COMPLETE ICRM TRAINING WITH IRON SIGHTS AND RCO, WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE A MODULAR ATTACHMENT, THIS INCLUDES COMPLETION OF: PRELIMINARY TRAINING AND TABLE 3. THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY AND TBS/IOC ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE A MODIFIED TABLE 3 COURSE OF FIRE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION (POIS).
C.  TABLE 4, ADVANCE COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (ACRM):  ENLISTED MARINES, WHILE UNDERGOING MOS 0311 INFANTRY TRAINING, AND STUDENTS AT INFANTRY OFFICERS COURSE (IOC), MUST COMPLETE ACRM TRAINING. THIS INCLUDES COMPLETION OF: PRELIMINARY TRAINING AND TABLE 4. THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTRY AND TBS/IOC ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE A MODIFIED TABLE 4 COURSE OF FIRE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR POIS.
D. ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING (ART): MARINES, WHILE UNDERGOING ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING MUST COMPLETE TABLE 1A, FUNDAMENTAL RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (FRM), TABLE 2, BASIC COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (BCRM), TABLE 3, INTERMEDIATE COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (ICRM) AND TABLE 4, ADVANCED COMBAT RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP (ACRM) TRAINING WITH A SERVICE RIFLE/CARBINE WITH IRON SIGHTS AND RCO (MODULAR ATTACHMENT).
5.  MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNITS (MTU) AT THE WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALIONS THROUGHOUT THE MARINE CORPS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RCO INSTRUCTION AS PART OF THE COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER (CMT) AND COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACH (COACH) PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP.  THIS PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL MARKMANSHIP TRAINING CADRE TO INSTRUCT THE OPERATING FORCE UNITS IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE RCO.
A. THE CMT IS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FOR COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING WITHIN HIS UNIT. THE CMT MUST HAVE THE SECONDARY MOS 0931, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING UNIT COMMANDERS IN CONDUCTING THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM. THE CMT CONDUCTS ALL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION DURING PREPARATORY AND PRELIMINARY TRAINING AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING AND SUPERVISING THEIR CMCS.
B. THE COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING AND ASSISTING MARINES ON THE RANGE. A COACH MUST HOLD THE SECONDARY MOS 0933. THE COACH ENSURES MARINES ASSIGNED TO HIS TARGETS APPLY PROPER TECHNIQUES OF FIRE AND USE PROPER WEAPONS HANDLING PROCEDURES. FOR TABLES 1-4, IDEALLY, ONE COACH SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TWO SHOOTERS. HOWEVER, ONE COACH WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED MORE THAN FOUR SHOOTERS.
6.  COMMANDERS AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING TABLES 1 AND 2 WITH RCO AND OTHER MODULAR ATTACHMENTS REMAINS IN EFFECT, PER REF B.
7.  ADDRESS QUESTIONS TO POC, TECOM G-3, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA. TEL: DSN 278-9577 COM: (703) 784-9577.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//