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Started by yellowhousejake, May 31, 2011, 12:06:52 AM

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yellowhousejake

May 31, 2011, 12:06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Griffeycom
Actually I've been done for a week now, but just thought I'd share a quick picture and send another thanks to you and the Appleseed program. I shot expert thanks to all of you!

Thank you so much!!

I felt bad for him that we could not get him over the hump to a Rifleman score before he left for Basic Training. I gave him an Appleseed oval and told him to remember everything he learned, it would be enough. Apparently it was.

Good job Griff!!

YHJ


I have removed my email from my profile to stop the mod reports. If you need a Libertyseed scheduled you will now have to contact me on the Libertyseed forum.

YHJ

HQ

#1
May 31, 2011, 05:15:29 PM
Excellent job!  I knew we didn't have to worry a bit when he was ringing steel at 100 yards standing!

Congratulations!

JustJeff

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May 31, 2011, 06:12:54 PM
....and an "honor grad" to boot.
Keep on keeping on.
Your version of "ineffective" does not necessarily reflect the truth....
Having been "ineffectively" taught to the Rifleman Standard and having been "ineffectively" taught to teach others to the Rifleman Standard, I believe I prefer the "ineffective" over the other choice.

Griffeycom

#3
May 31, 2011, 09:05:07 PM
A fun note to add, during our class that taught us how to shoot, they kept giving techniques that went against Appleseed teachings, so when I got up on the line I ignored them and went back to breathing/laying like I learned in Appleseed, luckily the line boss didn't mind and didn't bother to correct me.  I was shooting quarter groups from the beginning and I hadn't shot in ~6 weeks at that point! :D

Quote from: HQ on May 31, 2011, 05:15:29 PM
Excellent job!  I knew we didn't have to worry a bit when he was ringing steel at 100 yards standing!

Congratulations!

Thanks!  I remember that, couldn't believe I was doing so well. 

Quote from: JustJeff on May 31, 2011, 06:12:54 PM
....and an "honor grad" to boot.
Keep on keeping on.

Not sure how I pulled off honor grad, but I am very thankful I got it!

JustJeff

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May 31, 2011, 09:29:02 PM
Quote from: Griffeycom on May 31, 2011, 09:05:07 PM
 

Quote from: JustJeff on May 31, 2011, 06:12:54 PM
....and an "honor grad" to boot.
Keep on keeping on.

Not sure how I pulled off honor grad, but I am very thankful I got it!

Well, they didn't just give it to you.  It means you're one 'squared away' young man, and learned what they taught you (that which you didn't already know).
Your version of "ineffective" does not necessarily reflect the truth....
Having been "ineffectively" taught to the Rifleman Standard and having been "ineffectively" taught to teach others to the Rifleman Standard, I believe I prefer the "ineffective" over the other choice.

SPQR

#5
May 31, 2011, 10:48:16 PM
Let this be a lesson to all of us.  We did not give this young man a patch.  What he learned at an Appleseed put him in a position to earn a different kind of patch.  Who took his shots for him?  No one.  He took them.  What did he learn that he was not WILLING to learn?  Nothing.  He was willing to learn everything.  Does anyone remember the vast, insufferable ego he brought with him?  No, because he left it at home.  We did not make him a Rifled Man, he made himself that way. 

We can all complain about our country wasting away but that will only distract us from winning.  If we do our jobs, we can help people make themselves better.  They can export what they learn at Appleseed and, when tested, be a winner.  This, ladies and gentlemen, is a winner we can all be proud of.
"It is amazing to watch the intricate dance of the Indiana instructors playing off each other's strengths. No ego involved. Just doing what needs to be done by the person best suited to do it to give the shooters what they need." - Miki

"Indiana rules!" - Nero

"We all need Bedford." - brianheeter

AuntieBellum

#6
May 31, 2011, 11:19:13 PM
SPQR, well said.

Griffeycom, congratulations.  Well deserved, Rifleman.   You are a true Patriot, indeed.  Thank you for serving Lady Liberty and defending Her borders.  O0
"Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer."
-Lt. Colonel James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, US Army Air Corps, 1942

"You smell like Appleseed." - Rimshot

Two Wolves

#7
June 03, 2011, 10:27:08 AM
Ahhh----- Thank you for renewing my faith in mankind. The good wolf has been fed.  O0
A moral compass provides a basis for making decisions; an action is good or bad, right or wrong when viewed in the light of the individual's moral bearing. If no moral compass exists for the individual, then decisions and actions are made on the basis of purely subjective thoughts. This leads to "If it makes me happy, or makes me feel good, or if it's something I simply want to do, then it is right and good."
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