WEBVTT 00:04.152 --> 00:06.735 (gun clicking) 00:07.637 --> 00:10.220 (gun shooting) 00:16.153 --> 00:18.596 ^- Part of the competition is a 40 hour block of instruction 00:18.596 --> 00:19.539 ^that they receive from 00:19.539 --> 00:21.720 ^the Army Reserve Competitor Marksmanship Program. 00:21.720 --> 00:22.923 So they're being taught by some of the best 00:22.923 --> 00:24.752 shooters in the United States Army. 00:24.752 --> 00:27.019 Matches consist from 400 meters 00:27.019 --> 00:29.237 down to 25 meters with a rifle. 00:29.237 --> 00:31.737 Soldiers wear full combat gear 00:32.145 --> 00:34.728 and maneuver through the course 00:34.769 --> 00:36.869 and shooting accurately at the targets. 00:36.869 --> 00:38.422 And then the pistol's from 35 meters 00:38.422 --> 00:39.922 down to 15 meters. 00:40.588 --> 00:41.726 As they come closer to the target, 00:41.726 --> 00:43.747 they fire in different positions 00:43.747 --> 00:45.774 whether it be prone, standing, 00:45.774 --> 00:48.761 standing then kneeling, or kneeling all together. 00:48.761 --> 00:50.787 The closer they get, they have less time as well. 00:50.787 --> 00:52.214 They eventually have two seconds 00:52.214 --> 00:54.881 to fire rounds from below ready. 00:55.498 --> 00:57.975 Typically when soldiers go to the weapons range 00:57.975 --> 01:00.525 it's very slow and very methodical. 01:00.525 --> 01:02.192 And this, it's very fast. 01:02.192 --> 01:04.129 They have to do things that 01:04.129 --> 01:06.085 they're not used to doing on the range. 01:06.085 --> 01:08.237 So it does elevate their heart rate. 01:08.237 --> 01:11.737 The spirited competition adds that stress. 01:12.069 --> 01:14.469 ^- To truly be a deadly soldier on the field of battle 01:14.469 --> 01:17.025 ^these skills are what are required. 01:17.025 --> 01:18.622 I believe that everyone's first role, 01:18.622 --> 01:19.955 within the army, 01:19.979 --> 01:23.486 is to carry a rifle and be prepared to kill the enemy. 01:23.486 --> 01:26.685 And this type of event really prepares people, 01:26.685 --> 01:27.831 not only to do that, 01:27.831 --> 01:29.469 but it also gives them the knowledge 01:29.469 --> 01:31.506 that they could go back to their units 01:31.506 --> 01:33.614 and spread this information all over the place 01:33.614 --> 01:37.781 and explain to people how to accurately engage the enemy. 01:38.260 --> 01:40.200 ^- I know there's people that say 01:40.200 --> 01:42.703 ^we're engaging enemies less than 50 meters so on so forth. 01:42.703 --> 01:43.742 But that's not always the fact. 01:43.742 --> 01:46.405 We'd like to know that the person to the left or right 01:46.405 --> 01:49.572 can engage a target out to 500 meters. 01:50.021 --> 01:53.347 It's a good demoralization tool for the enemy 01:53.347 --> 01:55.963 because if I can see you, I can kill you. 01:55.963 --> 01:56.933 - Here you gotta be able to run. 01:56.933 --> 01:58.083 You gotta be able to get down. 01:58.083 --> 02:00.079 You gotta be able to take a deep breath, calm down 02:00.079 --> 02:02.324 and then accurately engage a target. 02:02.324 --> 02:05.157 ^If you're not in pretty good shape 02:07.504 --> 02:09.117 ^it's gonna be a struggle to do well. 02:09.117 --> 02:10.357 ^- Unit and soldier readiness, I mean that's what we do. 02:10.357 --> 02:11.389 ^We shoot, we move, communicate. 02:11.389 --> 02:13.472 And we've gotta be green. 02:14.197 --> 02:15.319 And qualifying with your individual weapon 02:15.319 --> 02:17.236 is part of being green. 02:17.828 --> 02:19.673 It's a great opportunity for soldiers here in the Midwest. 02:19.673 --> 02:21.913 I'd love to see this happen every year. 02:21.913 --> 02:22.746 And I know that it is part of 02:22.746 --> 02:24.000 the Chief of the Army Reserve's focus 02:24.000 --> 02:25.920 is that individual soldier skill 02:25.920 --> 02:29.387 and rounds on target certainly meets that intent. 02:29.387 --> 02:32.607 - I get excited when I see peoples' eye light up. 02:32.607 --> 02:34.593 When they have an ah ha moment. 02:34.593 --> 02:36.309 Or when they realize something 02:36.309 --> 02:39.611 that changes the way that they think about marksmanship 02:39.611 --> 02:41.510 and makes them realize how much more 02:41.510 --> 02:44.498 accurate they can really be with their assigned weapon. 02:44.498 --> 02:46.671 That to me is the most rewarding part 02:46.671 --> 02:49.171 of doing these type of events.