He made 2,054 parachute jumps and was a marksmanship instructor.
Air force training usually includes physical fitness training, military and classroom instructions, and field training in basic marksmanship and first aid.
Pilots with considerable nerve and intestinal fortitude towed the targets while antiaircraft batteries practiced their marksmanship and target tracking and perfected their aerial gunnery procedures.
They look on, and they wonder how it is that two motorists could have made contact on that wide crossing secretly rather envious of their marksmanship.
Various standards of marksmanship could be instituted to which they would have to adhere if they wished to remain members.
The difference was that on those occasions we were not court-martialled on account of the accuracy of our marksmanship.
One of the military advantages we, as a nation, possess is the natural aptitude of our people for marksmanship.
If we are to hedge round such competitions with special regulations, we shall lose that reputation and lose our reputation for world marksmanship.
