Maybe it's different for those with advanced training in infantry and special forces. In basic over 30 years ago, we learned what we needed to know just about those weapons we were training to use, take done and reassemble. That was primarily M-16 .223 and .30 cal. machine gun. Especially in basic they are not going to spend a lot of time and money training everyone of whom only a fraction will need to know more indepth on a variety of military weapons and calibers.

I see no reason to train soldiers or Marines on non-military weapons such as that you mentioned. Concentrate on what they need to know and learn that inside and out.

Aside from military training some people have someone to teach them about ballistics, hunting techniques, life,etc. There are a whole lot of the rest of us who are leftto our own tolearn all that we need to.

So, if someone taught you as a young person, be thankful, not smug (which I picked up a little in what you wrote). It's not a young guy's or gal's fault when some dads who should be teaching such things are busy with everything else but. You name it: golfing, drinking, running around, meeting with the guys, poker, but forgetting their most important role, being a dad. Do you hear me? I hope so.

You'll only get one chance to raise you kids and teach them what you think is important about ballisticsand a whole lot more important things in life. Because once their grown they won't come looking to spend time with you, if you didn't spend time with them when they were young.