The First Shot

CMP · Post by **CMP** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:35 am

One new article are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0505/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.

Civilian Instructors to Support Army Marksmanship Training - The U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit and the Civilian Marksmanship Program have just announced a new program that will utilize outstanding civilian service rifle marksmen to assist USAMU instructors as they train Soldiers in advanced service rifle marksmanship skills. Highly qualified civilian marksmanship experts will be selected for training and service as CMP Military Rifle Instructors. The USAMU will train these instructors who will then be assigned duties with USAMU Mobile Training Teams conducting ‘Train-the-Trainer’ courses throughout the United States. Information about the program and how qualified individuals can apply for possible selection is posted on the CMP web site.

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CMP Western Games Results. The inaugural Western CMP Games took place at Camp Pendleton, California this past weekend. Complete results from the competition are posted on the CMP website at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_m ... atchID=785. Photos taken at Camp Pendleton may be viewed on-line at http://www.odcmp.com/Photos/05/WesternGames/index.htm.

CMP Seeks Volunteer Coaches for New CMP Camp Rifle Programs. The CMP is looking for a few additional experienced position rifle coaches who are interested in serving as volunteer members of the instructional staff for two unique new CMP summer shooting camps at Camp Perry. The CMP will conduct three weeks of special position air rifle camps at Camp Perry and needs additional coaches on 12-16 June for a Navy JROTC camp and on 19-24 June for a national Sea Cadets camp. Most camp attendees will be relatively new to target shooting so the camps will be a great opportunity to get new groups of youth and their adult leaders properly introduced to the shooting sports. Contact Kathy Williams, 419-635-2141, ext. 1109 or kwilliams@odcmp.com for an application or click http://www.odcmp.org/0505/VolCoaches.asp for more information

CMP Event Photos Now Available On-Line. The CMP has photographs available for viewing on-line from the recent CMP events including the National JROTC Air Rifle Championship and the Navy JROTC Air Rifle Championships that were held in April at Ft. Benning, Georgia. To see these photos go to http://www.odcmp.com/Photos/05/Index.htm. Be sure to bookmark this page as new photos from CMP events will be posted on this web page.

CMP Scholarship Recipients. The CMP ROTC Scholarship Program annually provides one-hundred $1,000 college scholarships to high school seniors and college underclassmen who excel in rifle marksmanship, who are enrolled in JROTC or ROTC and who have excellent academic and leadership records. The CMP Scholarship Program is available to Army, Navy and Marine Corps JROTC or ROTC cadets through agreements that the CMP established with the U.S. Army Cadet Command, the U.S. Naval Education and Training Command and the USMC Training and Education Command. The list of recipients for 2005-2006 is now available online. To view this list or to learn more about how to become eligible for next year’s scholarships, go to http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/honor_roll.htm.

Distinguished Badge Lists Available On-Line. The CMP website, while offering much to shooters, is also an important archive of history for the National Matches. One of its more popular features is a list of shooters who have earned their Distinguished Badges, whether they are for service rifle, service pistol, international competition or junior three-position air rifle. The lists of Distinguished shooters can be found at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/report_d ... Type=RIFLE. Distinguished shooters are listed by type of badge in alphabetical order. The lists are open to viewing by anyone and they are regularly updated by the CMP Competitions Department. Anyone who earned his or her Distinguished Rifleman or Distinguished Pistol Shot Badges before 1983 who is not listed is asked to provide CMP Competitions with badge information. For badge holders who are not listed, documentation showing the date the badge was earned, the badge number (if available), and the recipient’s name are needed to confirm and complete the CMP’s historical files of Distinguished shooters. If you earned your badge while in the military, the CMP needs that information also. Please contact CMP Competitions Department via e-mail competitions@odcmp.com or phone (419) 635-2141, ext. 1132.

CMP Three-Position Junior Air Rifle Summer Camp Positions Still Vacant. Junior three-position air rifle shooters who wish to participate in one of the popular CMP Summer Camps still have a chance to do so, but time is running out! There are vacancies at the June 13-15th camp in Beatrice, Nebraska. Payments for these slots as well as for shooters who have already registered, but have not paid, MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CMP NO LATER THAN MAY 25. For more information about the Three Position Junior Air Summer Camps, go to http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm.

Camp Riflery Instructor’s Training Course Schedule Posted. Anyone interested in taking one of the CMP Camp Riflery Instructor’s Training courses can find an up-to-date schedule available on the CMP website. Currently listed are ten different courses being held from Maine to California and all along the way from May through the end of June. Chances are one of them is being held near you! For more information, including how to register and who to contact go to http://www.odcmp.com/CR/ITC.htm.

Basic and Intermediate Junior Air Pistol Camp: June 10-17, New Orleans, LA. Mickey Brondum, the CMP State Junior Director for the state of Louisiana will be holding an air pistol camp for beginner and intermediate junior pistol competitors from June 10-17 at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana. This camp is open to junior shooters ages eight on up and is an excellent opportunity for young people to be introduced to the sport or for shooters with a year or two under their belt to receive top-notch coaching from some of the best coaches in the sport. The fee for the camp is $200 for the weeklong course. This price includes lodging. For more information about this camp contact Mickey Brondum at (504) 343-7597 or by email at mbrondum@cox.net.