Married to a guy who can Shoot WELL!

Excellent news! I finally got another letter from the husband and he has disclosed his Rifle Qualification score.

234/250!!!

He qualified as an expert with his M16 A4 and says he probably could have done even better if it hadn't been raining on the test day. When I got the letter (dated fathers day), I had no idea what experft meant, so off to google I went. Here are the levels of qualification:

Marksman: 190-209
Sharpshooter: 210-219
Expert: 220-250

The score is out of 250 points and their qualification is based off of shooting in different positions at targets from different distances.

I am so proud of him! I was worried that he was going to worry about it so much that he would score badly just due to worrying; basically talk himself out of a good score. I just asked my Dad what most people score, and he says that expert isn't easy to get, so that means that my husband must be doing well and working hard.

He doesn't report much else except apprehension about the baby coming and excitement over being so close to the end. I just hope he keeps his chin up for the next 35 days.

The End of Phase One

The husband is now officially no longer in the first phase of bootcamp. He has started phase II and is at Camp Pendleton for rifle training. Sounds like fun!

If he hadn't been dropped for pneumonia, he would actually be a month from coming home at this point. He was originally supposed to graduate on July 6th, but has been bumped back to July 27th.

So, I want to remind anyone who has a recruit that you should look at my link to what OPSEC is and remember to not post specific dates of troop movement. Yes, that includes the dates on which your recruit went to or returned from Camp Pendleton. Learn the OPSEC guidlines now, so you don't get chewed out later on when your recruit is a marine and he is leaving for or returning from a deployment. Facebook and Twitter is the enemy of OPSEC.