Today I spent practically the whole day at the 100m range, to clear one of the requirements for me to ORD in 4 (FOUR/EMPAT/SE/ARBA'A) MONTHS TIME =) The idea was for me to hit at least 22 out of the 28 possible shots, in order to attain a marksman badge, even if we don't get the $100 prize money this time around.
So everything went all fine and dandy... initially. I zero-ed my weapon, tuned it finely, and got my my initial 8 practice rounds all on target, better than many of my fellow commanders. That got my confidence up, a great start, and I got a little bit cocky inside my head.
BUT... when it came to crunch time, for the day shoot, I only hit 8/16 on target, needing 14 overall to pass! =( =( =( I had thought that having hit all my practice rounds on target, and being placed in Detail 7, Lane 7... as u all know, 7 is my favourite number, and it seemed to me like very good omens... I had thought that all these would point to a very good outing for me, but it was not to be. I missed even basic giveaway shots =( =( =( There goes my marksman, for now it was mathematically impossible to hit the magic number 22.
Night shoot provided a near-scare for me, as I missed 5 shots, and ended up scoring 7/12 shots. This meant that I passed, but man! I was so disappointed to miss out on my Marksmanship, I had an upset face on that is rather usually seen on girls who are menstrual =/
Oh well. Now I'm trying to push for Combat Shoot day, where another opportunity to attain the marksmanship badge and $100 is up for grabs. Wish me luck! =)
So everything went all fine and dandy... initially. I zero-ed my weapon, tuned it finely, and got my my initial 8 practice rounds all on target, better than many of my fellow commanders. That got my confidence up, a great start, and I got a little bit cocky inside my head.
BUT... when it came to crunch time, for the day shoot, I only hit 8/16 on target, needing 14 overall to pass! =( =( =( I had thought that having hit all my practice rounds on target, and being placed in Detail 7, Lane 7... as u all know, 7 is my favourite number, and it seemed to me like very good omens... I had thought that all these would point to a very good outing for me, but it was not to be. I missed even basic giveaway shots =( =( =( There goes my marksman, for now it was mathematically impossible to hit the magic number 22.
Night shoot provided a near-scare for me, as I missed 5 shots, and ended up scoring 7/12 shots. This meant that I passed, but man! I was so disappointed to miss out on my Marksmanship, I had an upset face on that is rather usually seen on girls who are menstrual =/
Oh well. Now I'm trying to push for Combat Shoot day, where another opportunity to attain the marksmanship badge and $100 is up for grabs. Wish me luck! =)
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