[piasa]

Does anyone get training anymore or are they spending more time in sensitivity seminars than on the range?

[napscoordinator]

One time in Basic Training and then it depends on job and what you are doing. I would imagine half would have to be completely retrained and I am being generous with that percentage.

[dangerdoc]

I went to a public gun range when I was on active duty. Range time was usually limited to mandatory quals and honestly, military ranges aren’t much fun.

[trebb]

Could it be that messages like Daniels’, coupled with the popularity of messages like Donald Trump’s, indicate we’ve reached a tipping point in this country — where enough Americans are saying ENOUGH to hyper political correctness? I sincerely hope so… and that we can turn this tide before this insidious force destroys our country from the inside out.

When I joined the AF in '74, we shot the M-16 (with adaptions for .22 LR rounds) and that wa sit. When I was tagged to go overseas in '78, I was supposed to qualify with rifle and pistol and the requirement was "waived".

These days, unless one is in an actual "combat" position (or Security Forces)), they only touch weapons prior to being deployed.