Congratulations, soldier!  You have made it to week five,
the end of the White phase of Basic Combat Training.

You've spent the last two weeks in basic rifle
marksmanship training, learning how to maintain a tight
grouping (employing the basic skill of marksmanship to
ensure all rounds hit in a small target area - tight
shoot group) in both simulation and live fire training.
You've zeroed and certified your weapon, and now it's
time to prove your skills on the firing range and earn
your rifle qualification badge.

Successfully qualifying with the M16A2 rifle will make
you the most feared combat system on the planet:  a
U.S. Army Infantryman.  Qualifying 'Expert' will allow
you the opportunity to attend Sniper School. Failure
will give you the coveted opportunity to enjoy weeks
three and four of Basic Combat Training one more time.   

Task:  Qualify with the M16A2 rifle.

Conditions:  Qualification occurs under combat conditions 
with unlimited visibility.  Forty pop-up silhouette
targets will be presented randomly at ranges from 50m to
300m, and you will have forty rounds of ammunition.  You
will engage these targets from both a fighting position
and from the prone position. You will be given the
opportunity to practice in both of these positions before
qualification begins.

Standards:  In a combat condition, while being presented
with 40 targets, engage and hit 36 targets to qualify
for Expert Marksman, 30 for Sharpshooter, or a minimum
of 23 to qualify as Marksman.