If you carry a firearm for a living you better be damn well capable with it.IFyou dont have enough time to become an expert marksman !!!! find another job.To many friends of mine(which are many) use ther badge as a right of passage when ther ability lags behind>I saw the the same thing in the corps with the guys that would do just enough to get by.MY life may some day rely on your ability. practice, practice,practice----(the more you sweat in peace time the less you bleed in war) IT pays to be a winner !!!!! marine corps eod gulf war era