Posted on Mar 9, 2015
SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
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Since I left the military, I haven't been shooting nor I plan to go. I'm not opposed to weapons or shooting. It's just something I desire to engage in since I transitioned. After being out two years, I still occasionally think about range qualification days. I know many of my comrades and vets who own personal weapons and still go shooting today. I'm a bit curious about the post-service shooting choices. Do you still shoot or no? Why or why not?
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SSG Ronald Williams
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I wish.........There are no ranges nearby that support my weapons platform ;-)
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MAJ Joseph Parker
MAJ Joseph Parker
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Nice SSG! Any one-upsmanship from you USAF nuclear missilemen out there?
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SSG John Jensen
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a .22 rifle, have some fun plinking, meeting some other vets, war stories for the kids "you don't want one of those!" helping a kid with his sight picture, all of the fun parts without the other BS
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CPL Brian Clouser
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I shoot as much as possible. As for going to the range and shoot,I made my own. I set up some targets in the woods. I can use it for one place range shooting or I can use it as quick response shooting
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PFC Ed Dunnigan
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I started shooting Service Rifle competitions after I got out. I learned that, while the Army taught me how to operate a rifle, it didn't teach me much about shooting. Firing on a KD range at 200, 300 and 600 yards, while in a sling and using iron sights, became a bit of an obsession. From there, I got into IDPA, and Bowling pin shooting. IMHO, the military (particularly the Air Force) could benefit greatly if they put more emphasis on marksmanship.
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SGT Stephen Boldrey
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No I don't go to the range any more . I have often wondered why I do not desire to shoot anymore I still owe my weapons and have them In the house for self-defense and I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment .The passion I once had for shooting just isn't there anymore.
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SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
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I believe in and stand on the 2nd amendment as well. I don't shoot anymore myself. However, I'm glad there are people that stay trained and do shoot well. Shooting is a sport, like other sports, some like the sport and others don't.
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SGT Stephen Boldrey
SGT Stephen Boldrey
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I think when you have to Carry . one everywhere You go for a year in a war zone . & you make that decision that what ever happens over here is out of your hands . and you turn your life over to the thought of what will be will be !any thang after today is borrowed Time . What more can you ask for .thangs that mattered the most to you befor that day just don't have the same meaning anymore.
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SFC Platoon Sergeant
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I've belonged to my local gun club for roughly 14 years. I used to go a few times a month. In the last few years other hobbies have kept me away from the range. I now shoot maybe once every three or four months. I haven't been hunting in the last two years either. This thread has inspired me to get to the range very soon. I carry every day and it's a good thing to be proficient with the handguns I carry.
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SSG Louis Marucci
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Absolutely, I enjoy it. Go to a range monthly with some VVA Buddies
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1SG Stephen Burgess
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Yep. I go all the time. I enjoy taking my son and teaching him the skills I developed in the Army. Shooting teaches much more than simply putting lead on target.
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SSgt James Howerton
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I still shoot as often as possible. After I retired in 1993, I didn't shoot as much as I had while on AD even though I owned some really nice weapons. After 9/11 I realized we were at war with Islam extremists carrying out their "holy war" against Christians such as my wife, kids and I. I started shooting again at least once a week when I lived in Colorado because you can drive out east of Colorado Springs or drive west up into the Rockies and basically set up a safe range and shoot. I met my wife and moved with her to Michigan in 1999 where the shooting isn't as easy to do unless you own some acreage (and I'm not sure it's still as easy to shoot in CO like it was when I lived there). I still try to shoot as often as possible but as a disabled vet it's not as easy or cheap as it used to be. Not only do I shoot because I've loved shooting since I was a kid, starting with a Benjamin pellet gun, I shoot to stay proficient with my everyday carry weapon since I have a Concealed Carry License. I made it a point to get that license after that nut killed some innocent people at a movie theater. Not just because of that incident and the Muslim fanatics but also because home invasions have become extremely common, not to mention those nuts chopping people's heads off and teenaged and younger men playing the "knock-out" game. So not only do I still shoot but I'm usually armed to protect my family, myself and anyone else if someone starts killing people at a location I'm at.
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LTC Douglas Willetts
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Yes I still go to the range to shoot. As a matter of fact I'm a firearms instructor at a range. I enjoy teaching people how to shoot in safe and fun ways.
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Cpl Frank Lenihan
Cpl Frank Lenihan
11 y
When were you in Egypt? Did you visit Israel as well?
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LTC Douglas Willetts
LTC Douglas Willetts
11 y
I was there summer of 2010 but did not get to go to Israel. This was for the planning for the Bright Star that did not happen.
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