We had 9 RSO's for Range 4, five of them on the Board of Directors and busy on weekends running the club.
That leaves 5 , of whom two who have weekend duty conflicts and can't open range with certainty, and leaving 3. It take 3 to run the range so does anyone really think these 3 remaining RSO's can open the range every weekend and devote their weekend life solely to Range 4 ?
This is not a drill. If you are a long range shooter and are not RSO qualified, you are the problem and won't shoot anymore on Range 4 because you won't lift a finger to help keep the range open. When this range is not open this summer , you know who porked the pooch and it was you.
Get off your couch, take 3 hours to do the on line training, come take the test at club house (45 min) and take the 3 hour USMC briefing, then come help run this range.
Oh and of those 3 RSO's on deck after Range 4 RSO Cadre stepped up to run the club (no one else did out of 1200 members in the club ), of those 3, two are over 70 yrs old so how long do you think that is going to work out for you ???
1200 members and 99 percent won't help.
I've completed the RSO on line course and I'm ready to take the proctored test. Just waiting to get the date and time set up. Once I've got that and the briefing under my belt, I'll be more than happy to be a Range 4 RSO. I'll catch up with you after I get through the test and briefing. -- George Mather
By the way, it's true. The MarineNet on-line course does not take that long to complete. For anyone interested in understanding firearm and range safety, it's a great learning experience. It's good material that carries with you beyond your work with QSC. Well worth the investment in time.
Did you ever get qualified ? I have not seen you on Range 4 and we need RSO's badly now
Hey Skip - yes, I did. Been qualified for almost a year. Been working Ironman and R1. My next step will be R4. I need to come out and shoot on R4 first. Once I do that, I'll work with you and the other guys on mentoring R4. Advice I got, which I found sound, was to get certified on ranges less complex than R4 first, then move over to R4. I'll come out to R4 on a 1K day soon. I've got no idea what I'm doing shooting out to 1K yards, so I'll need lots of assistance. I'll catch up with you at the clubhouse one day to chat about it. I've got some general questions about R4/1K days. Looking forward to it, Skip.
George,
Thanks for becoming and RSO and working the Rec Fire ranges! There are plenty of us who shoot R4 who can answer your questions, assist and mentor.
R/
JKM