Marksmanship-related Regulations and References

2008 U.S. Navy Marksmanship Team (Active Duty and Reserve) - online registration coming by April 08

          Rifle Application                                               Pistol Application
         (Mandatory for USN & USNR Interservice and National Championship attendees)

Competitor Info for Fleet and All Navy Matches
         (Team Rules section revised 29 Jan 06; EIC section revised 27 Feb. 2001)

U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations

    
Navy Uniform Regs: Article 5310: Marksmanship Awards
        (Also found in Chapter 5 of the Uniform Regulations on the BUPERS website and CD)
    
Chapter 6 (Camouflage Utility Uniform regs are Section 8)
        (This is a 1 Mb file and may take some time to download)

OPNAV Marksmanship Instructions
    Small Arms Training And Qualification (OPNAV 3591.1E) 

    Navy EIC and Distinguished Badges (OPNAV 3590.26) NEW!

To request award of Distinguished Badge, send a letter and copies of match results to

Department of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, 2000 Navy Pentagon DNS -35

Attn: Ms. R. Edwards, Awards Section Code 09B, Washington, DC 20350-2000.

See example letter.

 

  Rules And Regulations For National Matches And Other Excellence-In-Competition (EIC) Matches

    (OPNAV 3590.7c; note that   .7d says CMP instead of DCM - all else remains the same.)

CMP Competition Rules (click cancel if prompted for password, the document will still open)

DD 2760 Qualification to possess firearms and ammunition
          Required to be completed by for all DoD personnel prior to entering a military installation

High Power Rifle Team - Strategies for the team member and the coach

History of the Distinguished Badge (by Culver)   History of the Distinguished Badge (by Rocketto)

Analysis of Pistol Groups


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