CPP Overview
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Purpose
The purpose of this brief is to
provide CMT’s information on
the development of the Combat
Pistol Program (CPP) and
significant changes to doctrinal
techniques.
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Agenda
• Background
• Development
• Differences (ELP, CPP)
• Training Constraints
• Standardized Basic Skills
• Training Blocks
• Targetry/Scoring Methodology
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Background
• Since 1992 the Marine Corps has made continuous
efforts to improve pistol marksmanship training.
• Each attempt was met with friction due to time or
resources restrictions. A renewed effort, begun in 2008
resulting in the recently approved Combat Pistol
Program (CPP) in 2013.
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Development
• In 2008 MPMS held a SME conference to capture
current training and employment techniques from
operational units to use in the development of fleet
wide, executable Pistol Program. The resulting
program used rifle tables 1&2 as a model to first train
fundamental skills and then basic combat engagement
techniques.
Table 1 Table 2
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Development Cont.
• Continued Testing and Evaluation revealed that using
bullseye targetry contributed to problems with
anticipation in some shooters.
• An effort to improve targetry to meet both fundamental
skills and basic combat engagement techniques
resulted in the development of the MPMS-1 Target.
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Development Cont.
• Testing and Validation of the program was completed
during FY-12, and the decision to implement the
program Marine Corps wide was made in FY-13.
• To date, 11 annual training details and 9 entry-level
details have been successfully executed aboard WTBN
Quantico.
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Differences
• ELP • CPP
• Focus: • Focus:
• Safe Weapons • Train a Marine to
Handling effectively employ his
• Fundamentals shot pistol against the
delivery techniques, common threat.
using a bull’s-eye
target.
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Differences Cont.
• ELP • CPP
• Begins with fundamentals • Begins with fundamentals.
• Transitions to firing • Transitions to effective
techniques: engagement techniques:
• Slow Fire • Controlled Pairs
• Quick Fire • Failure to Stop
• Quick Reaction
• Sustained Fire
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Differences Cont.
• ELP • CPP
• Conducts all drills from the • After refinement of
Alert. fundamental skills,
conducts all drills from the
holster.
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Differences Cont.
• ELP • CPP
• Does not allow time for • Requires coach
effective coaching during participation in skill
live fire training refinement during Training
Blocks 1 and 2
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Training Constrains
• Range
• Ammunition
• Targetry
• Time
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Standardized Basic Skills
• Weapons Handling
“In your Workspace”
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Standardized Basic Skills
Stance and Grip
• Isosceles stance
• High, two handed
grip
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Standardized Basic Skills
Presentation
• Four step draw
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Standardized Basic Skills
Search and Assess
• At the “Ready”
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Training Blocks
Training Block 1
• Weapons handling
• Standing position and grip
• Fundamentals
• Techniques of fire:
• Double and single action
• Corrective action as necessary
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Training Blocks
Training Block 2
• All Skills in Block1, Plus:
• Presentation from the holster
• Controlled Pairs
• Tactical Reloads
• Speed Reloads
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Training Blocks
Training Block 3
• All previous skills plus:
• Failure to Stop
• Threat Assessment
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Training Blocks
Training Blocks 4 and 5
• Single Course of Fire
• Encompassing all skill sets
• Fired once for practice
• Fired once for evaluation (score)
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MPMS-1 Target
D
A
D
A
D AA==10
10points
points
BB==88points
points
C C CC==66points
points
A
DD==44points
points
D D
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Failure to Stop – Chest Shot
44points
points
A hit anywhere
on head
C C
D D AA==10
10
BB==88 Designated
B
CC==66 Designated
DD==44 aiming
aimingarea
area
C isis Center
CenterMass
Mass
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Failure to Stop – Head Shot
D
44points
points
A
10 A hit outside the scoring zone but
10points
points inside the outline of the head
0
Miss
Miss
A hit outside the
outline of the head
00points
points Designated
Designated
A hit anywhere aiming
aimingareaarea
on the torso of the target isis Head
Head
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Table One Qualification Standards
Classification Score
Expert 364 – 400
Sharpshooter 324 – 363
Marksman 264 – 323
Unqualified 0 – 263
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