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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 351123" data-attributes="member: 389">Umm, to clarify that a little bit.&nbsp; In the US Marine Corps, there are 4 distinct outcomes possible at the rifle range.&nbsp; 1.&nbsp; Expert...this is the highest qualification you can receive with at least a 220/250 score.2.&nbsp; Sharpshooter...this is the 2nd highest and is what you receive with a score of 210-219 out of 250 points.3.&nbsp; Marksman...lowest acceptable level of proficiency and is often called the toilet bowl for its resemblance to one.&nbsp; For this you need to shoot between 190 and 209.&nbsp; You weren't proud wearing a toilet bowl.4.&nbsp; Did not qualify...no excuses and you will continue to shoot until you at least get to #3.Lee Harvey Oswald shot a score of 212 after first joining the Corps, but by the time he got out his last qualification was a 191.&nbsp; Did poor weather, a hangover, or ????? unduly affect his later qualification round?&nbsp; I don't know, but we weren't allowed to pin any excuses on our uniforms.The Corps' rifle qualification range is challenging for most in getting to the Expert level, but a Marksman is generally considered a fairly poor shot. I hated the offhand station as it was what kept me in the upper 220's to mid 230's, every...single...damn...time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 351123, member: 389"] Umm, to clarify that a little bit. In the US Marine Corps, there are 4 distinct outcomes possible at the rifle range. 1. Expert...this is the highest qualification you can receive with at least a 220/250 score. 2. Sharpshooter...this is the 2nd highest and is what you receive with a score of 210-219 out of 250 points. 3. Marksman...lowest acceptable level of proficiency and is often called the toilet bowl for its resemblance to one. For this you need to shoot between 190 and 209. You weren't proud wearing a toilet bowl. 4. Did not qualify...no excuses and you will continue to shoot until you at least get to #3. Lee Harvey Oswald shot a score of 212 after first joining the Corps, but by the time he got out his last qualification was a 191. Did poor weather, a hangover, or ????? unduly affect his later qualification round? I don't know, but we weren't allowed to pin any excuses on our uniforms. The Corps' rifle qualification range is challenging for most in getting to the Expert level, but a Marksman is generally considered a fairly poor shot. I hated the offhand station as it was what kept me in the upper 220's to mid 230's, every...single...damn...time. [/QUOTE]

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