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45th Seebees Squadrom, Naval Reserve
Steve Baines
The Sioux Falls, South Dakota Naval Reserve Training Center has been using LMTS for 9mm handgun training of new recruits. MS1 Richard Cobb, in charge of weapons training and the Non-Prior Service program, says the use of the LMTS equipment allows new recruits to get a feel for using a weapon prior to boot camp. Cobb says many of the recruits have never handled a firearm of any kind, so getting an actual weapon into their hands that they can breakdown and dry-fire allows recruits to gain some familiarity with their weapon.
"LMTS allows non-prior service recruits to get a feel of actually handling a firearm before entering boot camp. Here, we teach pistol breakdown and safety features of the firearm and allow recruits to dry fire their weapons on the range at LMTS silhouette and scoring targets at seven, 15, and 25 yards."
Cobb says that actual live-firing training results can't be verified because no live-fire training is currently available at his station, but recruits feel more comfortable with their weapon after running through a LMTS training session. "Presently, we have no live-fire training, so we can't really tell how effective the system is. It does, however, help new recruits to get a feel of actually handling and firing 9mm handguns. It's been a great system."
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