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First Shot Routine
6 Steps
1. Line up the front and rear sights. Simply center the front sight in the rear sight (a scope does it automatically for you, crosshairs). ("Sight Alignment") (Natural Point of Aim (NPOA), body alignment to target)
2. Keeping the sights lined up, bring them onto the target. ("Sight Picture")
3. Take a deep breath in. The front sight will dip. Let your breath out, watching the front sight rise until it barely touches the bottom of the bull's eye - now hold your breath ("Respiratory Pause"). You have just used a natural act - breathing - to establish your correct elevation. (Don't forget to get your NPOA first!)
4A. Focus your eye on the front sight. It may be a little hard to do at first - you naturally want to look at the target - but focus on the front sight.-
4B - Focus your mind on "keeping that front sight on the target". This is the big one!
5. Now the tricky part. While you are doing step 4, take up the slack and mash the trigger straight back - but keep your concentration on the "clear" front sight tip! Don't let the front sight tip off the target. You are trying to do two tasks at once, and the more important is to Keep the front sight tip on the target! This is the part where practice really pays off.
6. When the hammer falls: 1) keep your eyes open, 2) take an 'instant' mental photo of where the front sight was on the target when the hammer fell ("Call the Shot"), and 3) hold the trigger back ("Follow through"). In field shooting you want to quickly observe the impact of the bullet on the target and the target reaction. If the shot is a miss, try to spot any bullet splash so you can correct the next shot.
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Greetings!
Thank you for your interest in OMNA International. Our monthly newsletter provides an update on our latest adventures in leadership development and other related efforts aimed at building a culture of watchfulness and preparedness. We'll also provide some ideas on a variety of topics which we hope you find useful as you lead those entrusted to your care.
Semper Fidelis,
OMNA International
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Thought of the Month:
"The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow, and our desires so impatient; the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope."
Robert E. Lee
September, 1870
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Overland Campaign II
The U.S. Naval Academy's LEAD Program sponsored a second Leadership and Management Staff Ride on 15-16 October. 15 USNA Company Officers and Dr. Joe Thomas participated in graduate-level discussions of leadership and management in the 1864-65 campaigns in Virginia. Comparing the leadership of Lee and Grant, participants started at the Wilderness and followed the action to Spotsylvania, Guinea Station, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Fort Harrison, City Point, Petersburg, Five Forks, Sailors Creek, and Appomattox. Overnight accomodations were provided by American Legion Post 284 in Colonial Heights, VA.
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USNA officers brief 21st century Marine Division level options for penetrating Petersburg defenses at "The Crater"
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Interagency Staff Ride to Shiloh
OMNA spent a week at the Shiloh National Battlefield Park with wildland firefighters from across the South. U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs joined State Fire Management agencies to discuss leadership and management using the 1862 battle of Shiloh. Integration dinner was again held at Hagy's Catfish Hotel on the banks of the Tennessee River.
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| Fredericksburg-Chancellorsville
This staff ride is for you! Fridays starting 13 January 2012...
Leadership and Operational Risk Management in the Battles of Fredericksburg (1862) and Chancellorsville (1863).
Morning session 0800-1200 on Fredericksburg. Afternoon session 1200-1700 on Chancellorsville. All sessions start and end in downtown Fredericksburg,VA. $125 per person tuition per session includes transportation around the battlefields, participant guidebook with maps and scenarios, and an integration meal (lunch or dinner) downtown. $250 per person for the whole day.
Taught by a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with Masters degree in Military Studies. Emphasis is on Leadership in Project Management, with special attention to maintaining a bias for action through Operational Risk Management. Four Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDU) per session.
Learn more by signing up for our monthly newsletter and watch for the registration announcement in November. What a great way to end a team building or planning offsite for your organization!
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About OMNA International
OMNA International provides support services for leaders with vision and good moral character. If you are such a leader, or would like to become one, we invite you to explore our website to learn what we can offer your organization. We are retired U.S. Marines with a good deal of pragmatic experience in developing leaders for organizations with a bias for action. We thank you for your interest, and hope that we can be of service to you and the organization you lead.
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