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Commentary: Rocke, Lisbon
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1st Place: SSgt. Ethan Rocke, Los Angeles Public Affairs
Rocke calls his piece “Death of the Marksman” and writes that the “new rifle qualification scoring system elevates mediocre shooters and drastically lowers Corps’ standards.” In his analysis of the system he argues that the aggregate scoring system “has degraded the distinction of what an expert shooter is by Marine standards… lowering standards is something Marines don’t do.”
2nd Place: GySgt. Bill Lisbon, MCAS Yuma
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