{"id":22688,"date":"2019-03-26T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/26\/the-marine-corps-is-pushing-a-faster-pistol-qualification-course-with-these-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:51:50","slug":"the-marine-corps-is-pushing-a-faster-pistol-qualification-course-with-these-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/03\/26\/the-marine-corps-is-pushing-a-faster-pistol-qualification-course-with-these-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps is pushing a faster pistol qualification course with these changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Corps is pushing a new sustainment pistol <\/a>course that will speed up the annual qualification and shorten the amount of time Marines spend at the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new sustainment course of fire for the Combat Pistol Program will have fewer training blocks and require 100 rounds of ammunition less than the normal course of fire for the annual program, according to an administrative message<\/a> published Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the announcement of the new sustainment pistol qualification course, Marines had five blocks during their annual qualification and 200 rounds of ammunition per Marine. The new sustainment course shortens the qualification process to three training blocks and 100 rounds per Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marines qualifying on the pistol annually usually go through several training blocks that consists of dry fire and refresher training, with blocks four and five consisting of a pre-evaluation shoot and then the actual qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new three block sustainment course ties all the refresher training into one block, with a pre-evaluation shoot and then a qualification round.<\/p>\n\n\n\t