sniper school

Graduates of the U.S. Army sniper school are expected to achieve 90 percent first-round hits at 600 meters, using the M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS). [1]

The first US Army Sniper School was established in 1955 at Camp Perry, Ohio; the present school at Fort Benning was established in 1987. [2]

The USMC Scout Sniper School is widely regarded in the military as the finest sniper training program. [3]

Basic Police Sniper School: $799 - 5 days / 60+ hours. [...] This school teaches the fundamentals of scoped rifle marksmanship, mechanics of the weapon and scope systems, ballistics, positional shooting, and introduces students to police sniper tactics. [4]

Students at the Army Sniper School practice approaching a target without being detected. [1]

Students have physical training and firing-range practice every day. [3]

Killing that man with the first, cold-barrel shot from a high-powered rifle with a telescopic sight would be the ultimate test for the specialized soldiers that the National Guard trains on the open ranges and in the woods of central Arkansas, a few miles north of Little Rock. [5]

All students report to the USASS, Building 4882, Harmony church no later than 0800 hours on the reporting day (day prior to the class start date). [1]

And although they all have their respective sniper schools, there is one school that stands out — the United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper School. [3]

According to figures released by the Department of Defense, the average number of rounds expended in Vietnam to kill one enemy solder with the M-16 was 50,000. [1]

An entry level school focusing on precision marksmanship as a precise art and science. [6]

According to the U.S. Army, the average soldier will hit a man-sized target 10 percent of the time at 300 meters using the M16A2 rifle. [1]

The school trains soldiers in marksmanship, sniper equipment and tactics, collection of battlefield intelligence, stalking and other sniper-related skills. [...] The US Army Sniper School is part of the United States Army 197th Infantry Brigade based at Fort Benning, Georgia. [2]

Sources:
[1] Sniper School
[2] US Army Sniper School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] HowStuffWorks “Sniper Training”
[4] Center Mass, Inc., committed to rifle-craft snice 1996.
[5] National Guard Snipers
[6] Sniper Central - Sniper Schools

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