Appreciating the excellent standard of marksmanship of participating firers from all over the army, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif Wednesday said that training is a vital part of every soldier’s professional development.
He made these remarks while witnessing the concluding session of two weeks long Pakistan Army Annual Firing Competition at Army Firing Range near Jhelum in which participating troops exhibited their skills in rifle and light machine-gun fire.
Gen Sharif expressed complete satisfaction on the standard of shooting skills achieved by the individual officers and soldiers of Pakistan Army.
Highest standard of training and professionalism must remain a hallmark to accomplish the assigned mission, the COAS emphasised. He said a new training regime has been introduced in the army to enhance the firing efficiency of individuals and units.
A number of new and innovative steps have been taken to realise the concept.
In this regard, an Army Marksmanship Unit has also been established, which is a quantum leap towards improvement of firing standards of soldiers of Pakistan Army.
Yet another step is conduct of firing competitions within the Army on new format using latest techniques in consonance with constantly changing combat environment.
Similarly, a number of improvements in weapons and ammunition have also been introduced.
The COAS also gave away trophies and medals to the winner team and individual firers. Naib Subedar Sana Ullah and Havildar Amir Nawaz secured first positions in G-3 rifle and light machine gun matches respectively. 2 Corps Multan claimed the overall trophy for the Year 2014.
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