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Upcoming CMP Events:
Tuesday & Thursday Night Open Public Shooting
CMP Marksmanship Centers,
Port Clinton, OH
Anniston, AL
Shooters, including aspiring new shooters are invited to take advantage
of a new opportunity to do practice shooting. Both ranges consist of
80-point, 10-meter air gun range and are fully equipped with electronic
targets that accommodate air rifle, air pistol or National Match Air
Rifle shooting. Instruction and equipment are also available. Visit
http://www.odcmp.com/MarksmanshipCenters.htm for additional
information.
 CMP
iPhone App - CMP is the official app for keeping score at Civilian
Marksmanship Program sponsored shooting events. It features an easy to
use interface that allows for quick recording of your score after each
string. The CMP app calculates your shooting percentages automatically
to let you know how you are doing throughout the event. You can also
enter notes and record conditions so that you have a permanent record of
details of each event. This application is sponsored and endorsed by
the Civilian Marksmanship Program and a portion of the proceeds from the
sale of this software are donated to the CMP. The CMP app is designed
for both the iPhone and iPad. This application is sponsored and
endorsed by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and a portion of the
proceeds from the sale of this software are donated to the CMP. Visit
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cmp/
id379873392?mt=8# to view and
purchase the CMP app.
2010-2011 JROTC Air Rifle Postal Competition Now Open for
Registration. The 2010-2011 JROTC three-position air rifle
competition program starts in September with Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Air Force postal competitions. All JROTC units that offer
rifle marksmanship training for their cadets are encouraged to shoot
in these popular matches. Indeed, a major objective this year is to
increase participation by JROTC units and individual cadets. All
firers in the open postal competitions will fire a 3x10 air rifle
course of fire. The deadline to enter the JROTC Postal Competition
is 12 November. Visit
http://www.odcmp.com/3P/JROTC.htm for additional information and
on-line registration.
CMP
North Store Celebrates Appreciation Day and Open House on 2 October -
CAMP PERRY, OHIO – Plan to join us at the CMP North store for our
Customer Appreciation Day and Open House with complimentary coffee and
donuts in the morning and hot dogs and chips in the afternoon on
Saturday, 2 October. The store opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m.
2010
Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches Ready for Entries. It’s
time to think about highpower rifle shooting - “Western Style” at the
2010 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches at the Ben Avery
Shooting Facility North of Phoenix, Arizona, on 16-24 October.
Registration for the 2010 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Match is
now open. The CMP and Creedmoor Sports of Oceanside, California,
together with the Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association, will host
the matches and festivities. Sign up today and plan to be a part of this
exciting event! Visit
http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/
WesternGames.htm to read the
complete Match Program and register online.
Air
Rifle and Air Pistol Marksmanship Competitions - Camp Perry, Ohio and
Anniston, Alabama. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites you
and your club rifle team to participate in the CMP’s Monthly Matches.
The matches will take place on the above dates at the CMP’s Marksmanship
Centers North and South. The competitions will feature a Junior Air
Rifle 3x20, 60 Shots Air Rifle Standing, 60 Shots Air Pistol, a 20 shot
Novice Prone stage a National Match Air Rifle 20 Shot Standing, Garand
Course and 3x20 events. Monthly Match Dates are 16 October and 20
November. Visit
http://www.odcmp.com/
MarksmanshipCenters.htm to view the CMP Monthly
Match Program or to register for the Match.
Dixie
Double, Anniston, AL. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) invites
you to participate in its second annual Anniston Marksmanship Center
Dixie Double. This match offers 60-shot international air rifle standing
and 60-shot air pistol events for open men and women and junior men and
women. USA Shooting is sanctioning this match as a PSA/PSI match
sanctions; it is also sanctioned as a PTO. Members of the National
Rifle and Pistol Teams will attend. National Rifle Coach David Johnson
will present a coaching clinic for all interested persons on Saturday
afternoon, 13 November. The match is a two-day event where competitors
will fire one 60-shot event on each of two days, 13 & 14 November
2010. Visit
http://www.odcmp.com/3P/DixieDouble.htm for additional information.
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Sam Houston State University ROTC Rifle Team Makes First Appearance
at 2010 National Trophy Rifle Matches
By Steve Cooper, CMP Writer
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CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The Bearkat Battalion Army ROTC rifle team from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) rolled into the 2010 National Trophy Rifle Matches as the only collegiate entry and came away with valuable experience and high expectations for their growing highpower program.
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Sam Houston State University ROTC cadets Roland Travis, Charlie Bransom, Jacob Hagood and Lauren Conner participated in the 2010 CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Clinic as part of their first-ever Camp Perry experience.
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The Bearkat Marksmanship Unit, as they’re known on their home campus of 16,000 students in Huntsville, Texas, is a two-year-old shooting team that was formed at the request of ROTC cadets. Its mission is to train old and new cadets to shoot as experts in local, state and national competitions and at the Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). LDAC is the centerpiece of the U.S. Army’s ROTC program and is also known as Advanced Camp, Camp Adventure or Warrior Forge held each summer at Ft. Lewis, Washington.
With several freshman and sophomore cadets, Maj. Andrey Tymniak, 47, an Assistant Professor of Military Science at SHSU, he said his team is young and growing and will benefit from its first Camp Perry experience. Along with Cadet Senior Clayton Ivey, 21, of Houston, Maj. Tymniak said they were feeling their way around Camp Perry for the first day or two.
“This was our first time here,” Maj. Tymniak said. “But it won’t be our last,” Ivey followed.
“Neither of us have been here before – I didn’t know anything about “huts” for example,” Maj. Tymniak said. “TSRA (Texas State Rifle Association) gave us the info and helped us a lot. They’ve been very supportive of us - those are some great people out there.”
When the Bearkat Battalion arrived, most of their seven shooters attended the CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic. Immersed with more than 100 other junior competitors, the three-day program gave the cadets an opportunity to learn from fellow clinic attendees and the elite Marine Corps Rifle Team in the classroom and on the range.
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While on a break from the USMC junior clinic, a pair of Sam Houston cadets enjoy the view of Lake Erie from the Camp Perry Conference Center deck.
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“We had only shot in three to five matches this year, so it was a great opportunity for us,” Ivey said. When we began, we were firing a lot of 60s and 70s and we watched our scores come up from there each day.”
As a senior under contract with the Army, Ivey will be commissioned as an officer upon his graduation in the spring of 2011. He said he’s grateful to be a part of the Bearkats’ fledgling program.
“It’s one of those things I will greatly miss. Like playing high school football – once it’s over, I’ll always have these memories,” Ivey said. As Team Captain, Ivey has helped Maj. Tymniak mentor a young team.
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Jacob Hagood prepares to fire in one of several highpower matches Bearkat cadets took part in during the 2010 National Trophy Rifle Matches.
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“The majority of the team is new shooters and they are going to go back to Sam Houston as much better shooters than when they came here. Our scores got better every day,” Maj. Tymniak said.
“Because we have so many freshmen and sophomores I’ve got some of them for another three years. If I can keep them coming to Camp Perry and use what we’ve learned here at home station, our scores will continue to improve and we’ll be a force to be reckoned with,” he said.
“It’s a big learning curve but they’re improving for a bunch of new shooters.”
Sam Houston State’s two teams finished in the middle of the pack of 88 teams in the National Trophy Junior Team Match at 40th and 54th and their National Trophy Team Match six-person squad finished 39th out of 53 teams.
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Maj. Andrey Tymniak, cadet Clayton Ivey and SHSU Coach GySgt. Michelle Boyd were the driving force behind the Bearkat Battalion at Sam Houston State ROTC in 2010. Cadets enjoyed none of the comforts of home in Camp Perry’s hutments during highpower week.
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The start-up Sam Houston squad is coached by GySgt Michelle Boyd, USMCR, 45, of La Feria, Texas, who calls the Sam Houston team “A great bunch.” In addition to coaching, GySgt Boyd is a mom with sons participating in the program.
The Bearkats were also assisted at Camp Perry by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit who provided the coaching services of National Highpower Rifle Champion SGT Sherri Gallagher.
In addition to the coaching, several fellow competitors offered advice and assistance to the SHSU cadet team.
“You’ve got to love a sport where you actually help your competitors,” Ivey said in regard to the assistance his team received at the matches.
“We also have to thank Sam Houston State and its ROTC program. The university gave us a lot of support – bought all of our rifles and 90 percent of our equipment. The university and ROTC have a great relationship,” Maj. Tymniak said.
“Many people on the line were asking us how we got Sam Houston State to sponsor us,” Ivey said. “They just believe in what we’re doing,” he followed.
“Most of these kids are under contract with the Army and shooting will be a skill that many of them will take with them, whether they’re in a combat role or not. It’s a skill that will stay with them far into the future,” Maj. Tymniak said.
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