Lars Reichenbach - Army Strong Stories

Prone Position

Lars Reichenbach — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:37:00 GMT

By: Lars Reichenbach
A steady and proper body position allows the shooter to maintain a stable platform from which the bullet can exit from – the steadier the body position, the more likely the shooter’s round will go exactly where it is intended. A steady body position and good natural point of aim will also allow for quicker follow up shots; if the shooter is positioned correctly, his rifle should return to the same point of aim after each shot. Several factors play into steady body position...read more

Why my platoon had more experts qualify than the rest of the companies platoons combined

Lars Reichenbach — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:54:00 GMT

By: Lars Reichenbach
PMI classes are a joke. We are literally taught to shoot poorly from basic and the same mentality of "you can still shoot expert if you save your rounds on the 300m targets in case you miss closer!" exists when privates get to their units. I'm not going to lie and say that I knew this when I came in. Yes, I could shoot expert, but nowhere near as consistantly as now and I had to WORK to get it. Secret: anybody can shoot expert if they just were taught how from basic - so...read more

Introduction

Lars Reichenbach — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:52:00 GMT

By: Lars Reichenbach
Not sure how I ended up on the Army recruiting site as I've been a soldier for eight years now, but I noticed that there was some blog written by an LT about JAG school. It was pretty poguish. So I did some investigation and there was pretty much nothing from the Infantryman's standpoint here so I decided to make an account here to share my perspective on Army stuff....read more