IF he qualifies on the M14, then he is issued the M16A2, etc. Let's make a RIFLEMAN out of him first, learning how to aim and control the M14, all basic ranging and marksmanship skills, etc, and then afterwards, do the same with the M16. Do you REALLY have a problem understanding the merits of that? If you DQ a person on that basis, you haven't lost very much. There are MANY soldiers that CAN be taught that way....anyone who can't can be excluded for combat arms duty. Woosies or people who develope mental blocks in training do not belong in the combat ranks. It is that simple. Anything else is bad theory or politics; it certainly isn't logic.