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You will learn each weapon inside and out before you head to the range. You will only have to qualify with the M-16 rifle, but you will shoot a shotgun and pistol as well. Also, focusing on the future, you will begin to learn about and plan your career in the Navy.

You will also fire weapons. You will qualify with either an M-16 or M-4, and you will do familiarization fire with the M-240, whatever grenade launcher is current (we fired the M-203 in 1981–82), and you'll fire a practice round out of an AT-4 antitank rocket launcher.

The ubiquitous M4, a 5.56×45mm (NATO cartridge), air-cooled, direct impingement gas-operated, magazine-fed, carbine-length assault rifle, based on the M16 family of service weapons.

You will learn each weapon inside and out before you head to the range. You will only have to qualify with the M-16 rifle, but you will shoot a shotgun and pistol as well. Also, focusing on the future, you will begin to learn about and plan your career in the Navy.

Marksmanship Training Unit The basic marksmanship training is conducted during the month of July each year when the entire incoming class of midshipmen are trained with the M16A3 service rifle and the M9 9mm service pistol. Advanced training is provided to the collegiate shooting team sports.

The Navy issues the marksmanship ribbon in three levels of precedence: Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman. The basic ribbon is awarded for the Marksman level while the specific ribbon device is awarded for qualification as a Sharpshooter or Expert.

Marksmanship Training Unit The basic marksmanship training is conducted during the month of July each year when the entire incoming class of midshipmen are trained with the M16A3 service rifle and the M9 9mm service pistol.