Daddy-O5 said:
She thinks an LTC class = gun training.
And the CNN piece mentions LEO getting firearms training but, anecdotally from a buddy who was a Ranger and then a shooting instructor for Blackwater, the ranking of the best shooters was generally:
- Special operations military (ie- SEALS, Special Forces, Rangers, etc)
- specialized civilian units (FBI Hostage Rescue Team)
- civilian hobbyists (people who shoot competitively for fun)
- regular military
- LEO
- everybody else
Basically, members of Special Forces (used generically to cover all of the branches) shoot thousands of rounds per week and are the best of the best when it comes to shooting. The specialized civilian outfits are next.
Then, civilians who shoot a lot. Because it's their passion so they can generally spend lots of time and money on training and range time.
Regular military actually has minimal range time once they're out of basic. I was surprised by this.
LEO, once out of training hardly shoots at all except for annual proficiency exams.