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'{{Infobox military award |name=Marksmanship Medal |image=[[File:MarksmanMedals.jpg|300px]] |caption=Navy and Coast Guard Marksmanship Medals |awarded_by=[[United States Navy]] |type=Ribbon |eligibility= |status=Current |first_award= |last_award= |total= |posthumous= |recipients= |individual= |higher= |same= |image2=[[File:USN Expert Rifle Ribbon.png|106px]]&nbsp;[[File:USCG Expert Rifle Ribbon.png|106px]]<br/> [[File:USN Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon.png|106px]]&nbsp;[[File:USCG Expert Pistol Ribbon.png|106px]] |caption2=ribbons: Navy (''left''), Coast Guard (''right''); rifle (''above''), pistol (''below'') }} [[File:US Navy 090710-N-3592S-118 Line coaches verify that Midshipman 1st Class William Wilkerson's and Midshipman 1st Class Thomas Sullivan's M-16 are clear and safe after a fan fire on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship .jpg|thumb|Midshipmen aboard the {{USS|Nassau|LHA-4|6}} train with M16s]] The '''Marksmanship Medal''' is a decoration of the [[United States Navy]] and the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] and is the highest award one may receive for weapons qualification. The Marksmanship Medal is the equivalent of the [[Marksmanship Badge (United States)|Expert Marksmanship Badge]] in the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Marines Corps|Marine Corps]]. The Marksmanship Medal is awarded for qualifying as an expert [[marksman]] on either the [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[M9 pistol]] (Navy), [[.40 S&W]] [[SIG P226#P229|SIG P229 DAK]] (Coast Guard), or [[M16 rifle]]. To qualify at the expert level, a superior score must be obtained on an approved weapons qualification course. The standard weapons qualification course for pistol normally consists of several courses of fire from strong-side supported (standing), weak-side supported (standing), strong-side supported (kneeling). For the rifle, qualification course consists of firing from a position sitting on your back foot and from a prone position.<ref name="OPNAVINST 3591.1F">[http://www.usnst.org/Refs/OPNAVINST%203591_1F.pdf OPNAVINST 3591.1F, Small Arms Training and Qualification], Department of the Navy, dated 12 August 2009, last accessed 18 February 2013</ref>{{Citation Needed|reason=Regulation/Instructions on Coast Guard marksmanship qualification standards is needed|date=February 2013}} Those qualifying as an expert marksman are authorized to wear the Marksmanship Medal, awarded as two separate decorations for rifle or pistol qualifications. Those having qualified on both pistol and rifle may receive both medals for simultaneous wear. The Marksmanship Medal is worn as a full-sized medal on a dress uniform. On a duty uniform all successful qualifiers may wear the award as the standard [[Marksmanship Ribbon]]. Those qualifying as an expert are authorized to affix the [[Marksmanship Device|Expert Device]] and those qualifying as a sharpshooter are authorized a bronze device in shape of an "S" on their ribbon.<ref name="OPNAVINST 3591.1F"/><ref>[http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/uniforms/uniformregulations/chapter5/Pages/5301.aspx U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations: Chapter 5, Section 3 Identification Badges/Awards/Insignia], Navy Personnel Command, updated 27 July 2011, last accessed 4 October 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/1000-1999/CIM_1020_6G.pdf U.S. Coast Guard Uniform Regulations COMDTINST M1020.6G], Commandant United States Coast Guard, dated March 2012, last accessed 4 June 2012</ref> The Navy Marksmanship Medals were first issued in 1969.<ref>[http://www.mymilitarymedals.com/shop/product/1530MM Navy Rifle Marksmanship Medal], by Military Medals, last accessed 18 February 2013</ref> ==Qualification Scores== {| class="wikitable" !colspan="3" |Navy<ref name="OPNAVINST 3591.1F"/> |- ! M9 Service Pistol ! Qualification ! M16 Rifle or M4 Carbine |- | 180-203 | Marksman | 140-159 |- | 204-227 | Sharpshooter | 160-169 |- | 228-240 | Expert | 170-200 |- ! colspan="3" |Coast Guard{{Citation Needed|reason=Regulation/Instructions on Coast Guard marksmanship qualification standards is needed|date=February 2013}} |- ! M9 or P229R DAK ! Qualification ! M16A2, M4 or M14-T Rifle |- | 114-128 | Marksman | 140-166 |- | 129-143 | Sharpshooter | 167-174 |- | 144-150 | Expert | 175-200 |} ==See also== *[[Marksmanship Device]] *[[Marksmanship Badge (United States)]] {{Portal|United States Navy}} *[[Awards and decorations of the United States military]] most pussy in on sitting ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US navy department decorations}} {{USCG decorations}} [[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Navy]] [[Category:Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard]] [[Category:Awards established in 1969]]'