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Since 2003 , the national matches have

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brought together soldiers and civilian

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marksmen in a shared tradition of

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excellence in marksmanship . At Camp

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Perry , that tradition continues

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through the small arms firing school

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where the US Army marksmanship unit

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introduces competitors to the

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fundamentals of safe , accurate , and

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consistent rifle marksmanship . It's

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important for the USAMU to support the

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small arms firing school because this

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is one of the best times and places to

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reach out to the American public and

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reinforce firearm safety and the

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fundamentals of marksmanship , and it

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gives people the foundation to build

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off of if they want to shoot any other

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disciplines , uh , the basics of rifle

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marksmanship or firearms . Are

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essentially the same , so it's a , a

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great way for us to interact and it's

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never not going to be important for the

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American people to know how to shoot .

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During the first day of small arms

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firing school , students receive one on

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one coaching from Army marksmanship

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unit instructors , building the skills

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and confidence needed for competition .

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On the 2nd day , they put those lessons

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into practice in their 1st excellence

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in competition match . I would say the

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most important things that they can

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carry over from the instruction is the

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importance of consistency , um , shot

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process , and trigger control . So if

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they can focus on , you know , there's

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side alignment , they're focusing on

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the weather conditions and everything

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else , there are many variables out

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here , but you need to really focus on

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consistency and shot process and

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trigger control . For many competitors ,

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Camp Perry is where a lifelong journey

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and service rifle competition begins .

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It's an opportunity to become part of a

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tradition that has challenged and

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inspired generations of marksmen for

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more than a century . As a competitor

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that's been out here for nearly a

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quarter of a century , it's very

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important to me , um , and shooting has

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changed and shaped my life , and it's

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important to me to give back and to

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help shooters at every stage of the way .

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If I can help a young junior and start

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them down the path and kind of point

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them in the right direction , or if I

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can help an older competitor that is

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getting into this late or continuing it ,

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it's just very rewarding to give back

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to . As many people as we can .