Who's Coaching CF Combat Shooting Team?
A couple of recent sightings on Canada's public tender web page MERX have left me wondering.
Here (via Army.ca), we see the CF soliciting a vendor "to provide an International level service small arms marksmanship coaching to train and support the Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Shooting Team, Kingston Ontario".
A few months later, we see the CF here (via Army.ca) seeking a vendor "to write a pistol coaching program and provide firearm training to the Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Combat Shooting Team, Kingston."
Said team, according to what I can quickly Google about it, appears to compete in world-class events such, such as the world-standard event held annually at Bisley in the UK. It also appears the team does reasonably well at the competition.
I'm all for hunting down and seeking the best possible technical expertise and information for CF members, regardless of the source - any information proven to save lives is a good information.
That said, is the pressure of Afghan operations such that we can't find such expertise internally? You'd think there's been a lot of people who've been downrange on the very sharpest end to create some level of critical mass of knowledge.
If such expertise is too difficult to find internally, is it time to reconsider the viability of such a team? Or is it like other world-class CF teams, such as the Snowbirds, or the SkyHawks, where the importance of showing the flag and showcasing the talent is more critical than the other considerations?
If we are engaged in an active war, and still need outside help to coach a combat shooting team, is the contest really worth competing in?
Here (via Army.ca), we see the CF soliciting a vendor "to provide an International level service small arms marksmanship coaching to train and support the Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Shooting Team, Kingston Ontario".
A few months later, we see the CF here (via Army.ca) seeking a vendor "to write a pistol coaching program and provide firearm training to the Department of National Defence, Canadian Forces Combat Shooting Team, Kingston."
Said team, according to what I can quickly Google about it, appears to compete in world-class events such, such as the world-standard event held annually at Bisley in the UK. It also appears the team does reasonably well at the competition.
I'm all for hunting down and seeking the best possible technical expertise and information for CF members, regardless of the source - any information proven to save lives is a good information.
That said, is the pressure of Afghan operations such that we can't find such expertise internally? You'd think there's been a lot of people who've been downrange on the very sharpest end to create some level of critical mass of knowledge.
If such expertise is too difficult to find internally, is it time to reconsider the viability of such a team? Or is it like other world-class CF teams, such as the Snowbirds, or the SkyHawks, where the importance of showing the flag and showcasing the talent is more critical than the other considerations?
If we are engaged in an active war, and still need outside help to coach a combat shooting team, is the contest really worth competing in?
posted by milnews.ca at 4:57 p.m.
1 Comments:
Well, I would think that any knowledge gained will filter into the larger shooter/sniper community and will eventually be applied in a properly destructive manner in places like Afstan.
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