Hi
Has anyone heard that the chance for our Basics to earn their marksman medal has been canceled for the class of 2017. My DS is under the impression this would not happen this year during Jacks Valley?
Regards
John
Don't know about this year, but last year 2016 Basics did not have the opportunity earn their marksmanship ribbon.
Curious why "they" wouldn't allow him to wear the ribbon after graduation. Once qualified for on the AF "course of fire" that ribbon is forever.
Earned my rifle one during BCT, and the star for pistol as an officer. Wear them both to this day and both are in my records.
Interesting...have to dig into this a bit.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
Curious why "they" wouldn't allow him to wear the ribbon after graduation. Once qualified for on the AF "course of fire" that ribbon is forever.
Earned my rifle one during BCT, and the star for pistol as an officer. Wear them both to this day and both are in my records.
Interesting...have to dig into this a bit.
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
"Yes, But..."
You can only qualify for the ribbon once per weapon...but you have annual CATM training and "requalification."
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
True for some. How often you requal depends on what group you are in. Some groups only qualify before deployments.
My son (2013) qualified for the ribbon and star while working with the Combat Shooting Team.
He wore both during his time at the academy. Then when processing out, just before graduation, he discovered that the paperwork was never filed and so it is not in his record.
I was disappointed for him because I thought, “How many AF “engineers” will be walking around with that Ribbon and Star?” Now he can't ware it and doubts he will ever get another chance to qualiy.
He just chalks it up to another of many SNAFUs. He is so Jazzed about his new assignment, he says he doesn’t care, but I can tell he is P.O.ed
The Marksmanship ribbon is now part of EST survival training which cadets all take in the summer after their C4C year. DS confirmed that the ribbon is a "USAFA only" ribbon.
Yeah, I was rather disappointed in that one.Hmm....that's new info for me. I've always (well, almost always) been in a flying wing and we always have annual training.
The times they are a changing!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
Is his assignment really that great? I've been shying away from branching an Engineering AFSC because I really don't want to be stuck at a desk state side my entire AF career. Can a 62EX get an overseas assignment? How rare is it?