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What ribbons and medals can your sailor earn in boot camp?...by Craig
What ribbons and medals can your sailor earn in boot camp?
The only ribbons or medals that a recruit can get while in boot camp is the National Defense Service Medal and the Pistol Marksmanship Medal.
The National Defense Service Medal is what sailors call a "geedunk" medal since you don't earn it, it is just given to you because you served honorably during a designated time period of which a "national emergency" had been declared. Everyone gets it.
The other one they you can earn while in boot camp is the Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon. There are 3 levels:
Marksman:
Sharpshooter:
Expert:
c. Summary Table – Navy Handgun Qualification Course
Yard = 3
Rounds = 12
Sequence =
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire two rounds, reload six rounds and fire two rounds/10 seconds
- Draw and fire four rounds/8 seconds
Yard = 7
Rounds = 12
Sequence =
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire two rounds, reload six rounds and fire two rounds/10 seconds
- Draw and fire four rounds/8 seconds
Yard = 15
Rounds = 24
Sequence =
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire two rounds/4 seconds
- Draw and fire four rounds/8 seconds
- Draw and fire four rounds, reload 12 rounds and fire four rounds/20 seconds
- Draw and fire eight rounds/20 seconds.
Marksmanship awards, qualification, and record entries shall be based on the following:
Possible Score = 240
Expert = 228 - 240
Sharpshooter = 204 – 227
Marksman = 180 - 203
Minimum Qualifying Score = 180
Unqualified = Less than 180
This is straight out of the OPNAV Instruction 3591.1f
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Permalink Reply by Lolocurtis on
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Good to know..My Amanda wrote and said she got a markmansship one she said she would tell me more about it in my next letter...yaah for her.
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Permalink Reply by JanieRN555(ship03/Div173) on
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Oh thank you for posting this. My son got SharpShooter. Its nice to see the ribbon he will have.
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