Designated Marksman training?

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Whats the story with DM training? Do the DM get a special school, or are they just the best shots in the platoon? Anybody know?
 
Army or Marines?

Some Army units have a formal training program, some don't. I'm not sure about the Marines.

Jeff
 
I thought that was like a designated driver. As the first in my group of friends to get a CCW, I usually end up as both DD and DM! :)
 
I thought that was like a designated driver.
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It is! You get to be the designated driver for 168gr. 30 cal. ball out to around 600 yards. :)

It's a good question though. I'd like to know some more details myself.

It's my understanding (just from reading here and there) that they get a abbreviated course (compared to an actual sniper) focusing on long range marksmanship, spotting, range estimation, using optics and skipping the worming through the brush and recon stuff that actual snipers do.

I guess Marines would already have a slight advantage at that since they all seem to get a lot more of the longer range qualifying than the Army guys have to do.

This would be a good question for Lee Ermey @ Mail Call!
 
Never heard of anyone being a "designated marksman" in all the time I was involved in the military.

Maybe its a new thing. But when I was in squads were broken down into 4-man fireteams. I think there was 1 grenadier (grunt with an M16 & M203) and the rest had plain M16's. Its been awhile, so I'm a little foggy on this.

I was in weapons platoon (LAWs, mortars and machineguns) so we were squadded a little different.

The only grunt rifleman that received any different training were those that went on to be a sniper.
 
DM was something the USMC thought of. Less than a sniper but still a trained rifleman who was suppose to remove threats to the unit.
 
http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/marines/a/marmarksmen.htm

Only a select few Marines are chosen by their command to be designated marksmen, Price said. Marines who maintain a high first-class physical fitness test score, a high rifle qualification score, and show potential to excel as a marksman, are chosen. During preparatory training, Marines are selected to become designated marksmen and receive a month-long school at 4th MEB (AT) Headquarters in Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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The Russian Dragunov was designed & introduced in the early '60s specifically for the Designated Marksman role.
Tomac
 
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