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2009-2010 ARMY  JROTC
AIR RIFLE POSTAL COMPETITION

INVITATION. All Army JROTC Units that have completed their marksmanship inspections are invited to participate in the 2009-2010 Army JROTC Air Rifle Postal Competition. This official program provides information to guide your unit’s participation. The Army JROTC Postal gives all cadets who participate in air rifle marksmanship an opportunity to experience a national-level competition fired at their unit’s home range. In addition to providing your unit with a national ranking, results from this competition will be used to select the Army JROTC unit teams and at-large individuals that participate in the Army JROTC Service Championship in February 2010.

POSTAL COMPETITION SUMMARY: The 2009-2010 Army JROTC Air Rifle Postal is a 10-meter three-position (3X10) air rifle competition. The U. S. Army Cadet Command and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) jointly conduct the competition. The 2008-2010 7th Edition (V2) of the National Standard Three Position Air Rifle Rules governs. Rulebooks may be downloaded from the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/3P.htm. JROTC units may enter as many cadets as they wish in this postal competition. Units must register their teams online at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=5016. Please review the Instructions—Online Registration for Postal Matches that are part of this program before completing your online team registration. Postal targets will be sent directly to your unit by the CMP after 1Oct09. Targets are to be fired and forwarded to the CMP for official scoring, postmarked not later than 4Dec09. Army JROTC units requesting targets MUST COMPLETE THE INITIAL MARKSMANSHIP AND SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM before being eligible to compete.

DATES. SAIs/AIs may register their Army JROTC teams online any time after 1Oct09, but not later than 20Nov09. Unit firing may be done any time after units receive their postal targets, but not later than 4Dec09. Targets and unit firing reports must be forwarded to the CMP, postmarked not later than 4Dec09. Targets received AFTER 11Dec09 WILL NOT be considered. Unit team and individual postal match scores will be posted on the CMP web site as soon as targets are received and scored. Results will be final on 18Dec09.

CADET ELIGIBILITY. All Army JROTC cadets who completed air rifle safety and marksmanship training, the cadet safety exam and the cadet safety pledge are eligible to participate. All participants must be JROTC cadets who are currently enrolled in JROTC. Cadets may fire the postal in either the precision air rifle class (Rule 4.4) or in the sporter air rifle class (Rule 4.2), but not in both classes. Any cadet who fires on a unit team in an Army JROTC Service Championship must first fire in the 2009-2010 Army JROTC Postal or a Brigade qualifying competition in either the sporter or precision class.

UNIT TEAM SCORES. Units may enter as many cadets as they wish in either the sporter or precision rifle classes or they may enter cadets in both classes. The unit’s sporter class team score will be the top four scores of all cadets who fire in the sporter class. The unit’s precision class team score will be the top four scores of all cadets who fire in the precision class. A JROTC unit may have both sporter and precision teams, but individual cadets may only fire in one class (sporter or precision).

TO ENTER/ORDER TARGETS. To enter the Army JROTC Postal Competition, complete the Online Registration at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=5016.  There are no entry fees.  The coach and all firing members must register online.  Please see the online registration directions included with this program before starting to register.  When you enter online, please check the appropriate Brigade for your state according to the JROTC Structure Map that is printed at the end of this program.  The CMP will send the target sets that you request together with Army JROTC Postal Firing Instructions and a Unit Firing Report. 

COURSE OF FIRE, FIRING PROCEDURES. Each cadet in the postal competition will fire a three-position 3X10 course of fire on official postal targets. Three special 10-bull competition targets designed for scoring with electronic Orion Visual Image Scoring software will be provided for each cadet. These targets will have the cadet’s name, school, competitor number and firing position printed on the top of the target. Do not make any other marks on the target. Be sure each cadet fires on the targets with that cadet’s name printed on them. The course of fire includes unlimited sighters and 10 shots for record prone in 20 minutes, unlimited sighters and 10 shots for record standing in 20 minutes and unlimited sighters and 10 shots for record kneeling in 15 minutes (rule 5.3.1). The SAI/AI must witness the actual firing of all targets. Fired targets and the Unit Firing Report must be forwarded to the CMP for official scoring, postmarked not later than 4Dec09.

SCORING AND RESULTS. The CMP will score targets and post all scores in ranked results lists on the CMP web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com.  Targets will be scored with the Orion Scoring System that uses computer vision systems to analyze and score the targets and shots. Instructors who wish to protest a team or individual score must contact CMP Competitions, 419-635-2141, ext. 1102 or ext. 1131 or postals@odcmp.com as soon as possible after scores are posted, but not later than 18Dec09. Targets in question will be rechecked according to Rule 8.5.5.  In addition to posting overall results, unit team and individual scores will be ranked by Brigade (current and projected Brigade structure; see chart at the end of this program) so that Army JROTC Postal scores can be used to select teams and individuals to compete in the Army JROTC Service Championship.  Any targets postmarked after 4Dec09 or not received by 11Dec09 will not be scored or ranked.  Results become final on 18Dec09.  Email notices regarding final official results will be sent to participating units. 

QUALIFYING FOR ARMY JROTC EASTERN AND WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. The 2010 Army JROTC Service Championship will be at Camp Perry, Ohio on 18-20 February.  This range has 80 firing points, all equipped with electronic targets.   Invitations will be issued to the top scoring unit teams and at-large individuals according to the Army JROTC Championship Qualifying Chart below. The number of teams and at-large individuals allocated to each Brigade is based on the number of JROTC units in each Brigade. Brigades also have the option of conducting a shoulder-to-shoulder competition to determine qualifiers for the Service Championship.  If a Brigade elects to use a shoulder-to-shoulder competition they must notify CMP with dates and locations no later than 23Oct09. A maximum of 227 individual cadets will be invited to participate in the 2010 Army JROTC Championship.  Invitations to qualifying teams or at-large individuals that are not accepted will be offered to the next highest scoring teams or at-large individuals on an at-large basis.  The championship will consist 3 relays of 75-78 shooters each firing two 3x20 courses of fire plus one final.

NATIONAL JROTC AIR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. The 2009-2010 JROTC air rifle marksmanship program will culminate with the 2010 National JROTC Air Rifle Championship on 25-27 March 2010. The championship is tentatively scheduled to take place at the CMP Marksmanship Center in Anniston, AL.  This new range has 80 firing points, all equipped with electronic targets.  The top four sporter and top four precision teams in the Army Service Championship, plus the top six at-large individuals (not on qualifying teams) in the sporter and precision classes will qualify to represent Army JROTC in the JROTC Nationals. 

JROTC AIR RIFLE QUALIFICATION FIRING. Scores fired in the Army JROTC Air Rifle Postal may be counted as qualification firing scores for individual cadets.  Cadets who fire 230x300 or higher in the postal three-position course of fire earn the Expert Qualification Badge.  Cadets whose 3X10 scores are 229 or lower may still qualify as Sharpshooter if the total of their prone and standing scores is 130X200 or higher or they may qualify as Marksman if the total of their prone and standing scores is 110-129.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. If you have questions regarding the Army JROTC Air Rifle Postal, contact CMP Competitions, Tom Whitten at 419-635-2141, ext. 1113 or postals@odcmp.com.

PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE FOR YOUR POSTAL TARGETS

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