Marksmanship Emphasizes and Develops Special Qualities: SAFETY IS THE 1ST GOAL OF THE AIR RIFLE PROGRAM AND IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH AND EVERY CADET INVOLVED IN THIS ACTIVITY. EVERY CADET MUST PASS A CLOSED BOOK SAFETY TEST WITH A PASSING GRADE OF 100%, HAVE A PARENT PERMISSION FORM ON FILE, AND RECEIVE A RANGE SAFETY BRIEFING AND RIFLE HANDLING PROCEDURES BEFORE TAKING PART IN THIS TEAM EVENT.

One of the most important benefits of participating in the sport of marksmanship is that it develops certain skills and attributes in its participants that can help them perform better in school and in life. Skills or attributes that are enhanced by the marksmanship experience include:

Control

The target shooter must learn to apply physical, mental and emotional control to be able to consistently fire accurate shots.
Discipline

A high level of personal discipline is necessary in order to always handle guns safely and to perform the practice necessary to develop the skills required for success in this sport.
Concentration

Target shooting in an intensely mental activity where participants develop the ability to concentrate and focus their attention on real performance factors. The improved concentration skills of shooters typically transfers to doing better work in school
Extreme Precision

The target used for air rifle target shooting has a ten ring that is really just a minute “dot.” To score the maximum often points on a single shot on this 10 meter target, the firer’s shot must hit or touch this dot that is only one-half millimeter in diameter. The effort to achieve such precision on a consistent, shot-after-shot basis yields the positive benefits of control, discipline and concentration.

Your marksmanship commander for 2021-2022 is C/ Christopher.