Photo By Lance Cpl. Cory D. Polom | Sgt. Robert L. Jarboe fires a Marine’s rifle to see what is wrong with the rifle’s...... read more read more
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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - “Every Marine is a rifleman” is a well-known phrase throughout the Marine Corps and is demonstrated nearly every week on Cherry Point’s rifle range.
The range coaches use various techniques to train Marines on basic marksmenship, whether the Marines are qualifying for annual training or preparing for a deployment.
Each coach is responsible for up to 18 Marines during a range detail. As a coach, they must be on alert for anything that may cause danger to other personnel on the range or themselves. The main concern of a range coach is to study their group of shooters and help the individual shooter correct their bad habits to shoot the highest score possible.
Sgt. Robert L. Jarboe is a range coach that has been placed as a block non-commissioned officer.
“Jarboe is such a quick learner and a great teacher,” said Gunnery Sgt. Tatjana Omanovic, the assistant range chief. “It was those factors of his coaching that got him the position of block NCO.”
Jarboe said he has held the coaching billet since 2008 but has only been a range coach here since January 2010.
“I have done competition shooting while on the West Coast and actually placed third in the division tournament that I participated in 2008,”said Jarboe.
Jarboe said as a child he competed in his local shooting club and shoots at a local range out in town once a month to keep his skills up to par.
“We are trying to get a Cherry Point shooting team together in the future,” said Jarboe. “A lot of my fellow coaches and I are really excited.”
Jarboe was highly spoken of by his comrades.
“Sgt. Jarboe is an excellent coach,” said Lance Cpl. Matt J. Fisher, a fellow range coach for Cherry Point. “He has a way of coaching that is almost methodical.”
Fisher said Jarboe is dedicated to helping his shooters week after week.
“There are some coaches who will kind of back off a little bit for the second day of shooting; however, Sgt. Jarboe is always right there continuing to help,” said Fisher. “He cares a lot about the shooters.”
Jarboe said his least favorite part of coaching is the kneeling position because a lot of people have trouble with it.
“People like to muscle the weapon in the kneeling,” said Jarboe. “To help them I just get them to relax their muscles and if they are in need of a closer look I will stand back and watch a few shots to see what they are doing wrong.”
Jarboe said if he sees the person flinching he will use a dummy round to help correct and see if the shooter is anticipating the shot.
After a person is correct in each position they still have the different yard lines to worry about.
“I find the hardest, yet easiest yard line to help people on is the 500 yard line,” said Jarboe. “If a shooter is off center by a few inches at the two hundred then they will be way off at the 500, although shooters are in the most stable position at the 500.”
Fisher said he sees vast improvements from shooters who work with Jarboe.
“He really cares about every shooter,” said Omanovic. “He will analyze each shooter from inside-out and break things down in order to teach that shooter at his or her individual level. He’s got a real special way of making the shooter feel at ease, and he takes each of their successes as his own.”
| Date Taken: | 11.24.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 11.24.2010 08:10 |
| Story ID: | 60791 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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