RE: Does the military not teach???
That is right ,not everyone gets trained on the weapons. I was in the 75th rangers and I can tell you we know every thing about the weapons we used. They train all personal to fire a m16 for combat reasons. It is the unit that counts ,all fire power if needed that includes the cooks and supply. I would really hate to hand one of my army brothers a m16 and he couldnt help me defend ourselves. At that point run is not in your vocabulary----shoot or die. I am glad you took some time with him , he probably only shot to qualify and never gave it much thought after that.It is easy for you to get that way in the service. Most have only seen a rifle on TV tell they get there. I pulled a drill sargent duty as my last military stint and it just amazed me ( since I am just an old farm boy ) how many had never hunted or fished !!!!!!!! I guess that is the city life. I would go crazy not being able to deer hunt or flathead fish.