Marksmanship Army Features and What to Know

Every competition is another opportunity to sharpen the skills that matter most. At the NRL Hunter Match in Clinton, South Carolina, soldiers from the US Army marksmanship units service rifle team tested their precision, communication, and problem solving against some of the nation's top competitors. So, you'll be on the clock whether you're shooting as an individual or a team. You're going to approach a stage totally blind, never having seen it before. You're gonna have to find your targets, range your targets, and then you're gonna have to essentially diagnose a problem that you have and figure out how you're going to solve it. So, you're going to have to figure out how you're going to shoot off of the

props that are there, whether it's a hay bale, um some barrel or something you got to shoot off, and then engage your targets all on a time limit. Success isn't just about marksmanship. Every stage demands trust, clear communication, and quick decisions between teammates. Those same skills extend far beyond competition. The experience gained on the firing line helps prepare soldiers across the force for real world challenges. So the idea uh for the NRL competition is for the USA and you service rifle team to compete uh as teams so that we can

take our uh experience to sniper teams throughout the force and learning how to communicate to your partners so that we can talk each other onto targets to eliminate threats. By the end of the match, Staff Sergeant Jared Desroier and Sergeant Dustin Carr earned a second place finish. More importantly, they returned with lessons in precision, teamwork, and communication that will continue strengthening the soldiers they train across the army.