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Originally Posted by bailaviborita
Amazed me at how ad-hoc it seemed they made decisions- by committee, no prep, and on-the-fly. And you wonder how we get programs that we do. The Marines were the lead- but I didn't see any "lead" except when we went to Quantico- and even then it was a mess- allowing guys from outside to interject whenever they wanted, etc.
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I have done a little work in this arena and the problem was usually that no one could ever define the requirement(s). Everyone was a SME and all had baggage from previous assignments. You will never develop a sniper rifle to meet all environments and all missions and until those in position to make the decisions accept that, you are going to get a system that attempts to fit all scenarios somewhat and none of them completely. I had different long rifles for different missions, different calibers for different targets, different signatures for different situations, etc. The decision as to what system we got was made by the shooters and the teams to which I gave the target requirements for interdiction. But then I was only outfitting one unit and did not have all the adult supervision that many now seem unable to get out from under.