Army holds an industry conference called "Quads" for manufacturers and solicits solutions to capability gaps with product-improvement suggestions, which usually come from design improvements or technology that didn't previously exist. Looking back, the Army didn't have a problem carrying out a dual-path strategy with the M4 and other systems. The opportunity here is to improve what is already being provided to the government. Our military would be well advised to keep that fact in mind as it looks at contenders to replace the M9, a pistol around which we have already focused our limited resources. This doesn't mean pistols are unnecessary, just that the majority of the troops carrying them are not proficient in their use. The military doesn't take pistol training very seriously because pistols are rarely used on the battlefield.
The program was pistol-heavy because, as one instructor put it, "This is the only place in the entire military where you will really be taught how to shoot a pistol." The standards to pass the program were very high, and many of my Green Beret brethren didn't pass because they failed to meet the required shooting standards.
I once had the good fortune of attending a Special Forces Close Quarters Battle (CQB) training program, which lasted eight weeks.
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