Since November of 03 the Small Arms Readiness Training Section has been going out to different units to conduct Pre Marksmanship Instructions. Many of the units that have received the PMI classes are due to deploy. While others have received new weapons like the M16A4 or the M249 SAW and needed training on these new weapon systems. Many, if not all of the SART Section are graduates of the Smalls Arms Instructor/ Range Operations Course (SAIROC) and some are graduates of the Master Marksman Trainer Course. With this type of training, the SART Section is able to provide instruction on any Smalls Arms from the M-9 to the M2 Machine Gun. Two of our instructors are also able to provide training on the MK-19.

The SART Section has provided a PMI class every month since the year began to some unit in the Texas National Guard. And it does not look like it is going to end any time soon. As it was stated before many of the units have requested PMI classes on the M16, M-9 and M249 SAW.

Not only does the SART Section provide marksmanship training, they are also shooters. 2004 has been a very busy year. SART Section members have been to many different matches this year. Military and Civilian matches. They have either won matches or have been in the TOP Five in many of the matches they competed in. One of those (SSG Charles Blackwell) is the All-Army National Champion. See other articles on our web site for competition results.

If you would like the SART Section to come out to your unit to give a PMI class, get in touch with either CW3 Rick Tanner or SFC Pete Carpentier Jr.