1 00:00:01,379 --> 00:00:02,524 - The Inter Service Rifle Chamipionship 2 00:00:02,524 --> 00:00:04,470 has been around since 1960. 3 00:00:04,470 --> 00:00:06,760 It was initiated by the Secretary 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,100 of the Department of Defense. 5 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:10,210 Incorporating all five branches of the military 6 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:12,410 to bring their best rifleman together once a year 7 00:00:12,410 --> 00:00:13,840 and compete. 8 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,060 To pull the trigger and send a round down range 9 00:00:16,060 --> 00:00:17,609 is not just one individual mastering the 10 00:00:17,609 --> 00:00:19,550 fundamentals of marksmanship. 11 00:00:19,550 --> 00:00:20,510 It's a team work. 12 00:00:20,510 --> 00:00:22,400 It takes a coach to instruct them, 13 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,190 it takes a captain to support them, 14 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:26,410 it takes a battalion to make a range run 15 00:00:26,410 --> 00:00:27,993 and operate smoothly. 16 00:00:30,110 --> 00:00:30,943 - What inspires me about the team 17 00:00:30,943 --> 00:00:33,370 is the amount of work and hours they put in 18 00:00:33,370 --> 00:00:34,489 dedicated to their sport. 19 00:00:34,489 --> 00:00:36,560 We work a lot of 14 hour days, 20 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:37,504 we've work a lot of weekends, 21 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:40,330 as most matches are competed on the weekends. 22 00:00:40,330 --> 00:00:42,120 And these guys have gone weeks on end 23 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:43,510 without any days off, 24 00:00:43,510 --> 00:00:45,520 and they very rarely complain, 25 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,493 and still perform when we go to the matches. 26 00:00:50,423 --> 00:00:52,600 - I would say there's no limit to the amount 27 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,179 of stuff that you can learn here. 28 00:00:54,179 --> 00:00:55,882 Some of the things that I've learned here 29 00:00:55,882 --> 00:00:57,601 I didn't even know were possible. 30 00:00:57,601 --> 00:00:59,390 I didn't know the Marine Corps used 31 00:00:59,390 --> 00:01:01,070 weapons that were capable of shooting 32 00:01:01,070 --> 00:01:01,920 the way they are. 33 00:01:03,193 --> 00:01:04,865 The amount of knowledge that you can get from 34 00:01:04,865 --> 00:01:06,530 something like this and then turn around 35 00:01:06,530 --> 00:01:07,708 and give it right back to the Marine Corps 36 00:01:07,708 --> 00:01:09,960 in a fashion that's going to just make them better, 37 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:12,000 and only better, is the best way 38 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,760 that you can, you know, spend the summer, 39 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:14,830 in my opinion. 40 00:01:14,830 --> 00:01:16,260 - I am Sargent Crago. 41 00:01:16,260 --> 00:01:17,670 - I am Sargent Solinsky. 42 00:01:17,670 --> 00:01:18,920 - I am Sargent Butler. 43 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,850 - And we are competitors at the 2019 Inter Service 44 00:01:22,850 --> 00:01:24,283 Rifle Championships!