from bigpeace.com
“MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — In a significant reversal, the Marine Corps has begun using optics at entry-level training, and could do so on a permanent basis beginning next year.
The scopes will be used by recruits based at Parris Island, S.C., and San Diego beginning in July as part of a pilot program, said Col. Timothy Armstrong, head of Weapons Training Battalion based here. Two companies of new lieutenants here at The Basic School already have trained with them, and shown dramatic improvements in how they shoot, Marine officials said.
[ Semper Fi! They should also put lasers on all rifles and pistols. As I have gotten older and put lasers on my personal defense weapons, I definitely am more proficient or at least think I am. – JS ]
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