RTT 2: Clear, Load, Reduce Stoppage, Unload and Clear an M249 Machine Gun

Tasks, Conditions, Standards

Tasks:

1. Clear an M249 Machine Gun (In Sequence).
2. Load an M249 Machine Gun (In Sequence).
3. Correct malfunctions on an M249 Machine Gun (In Sequence).
4. Unload and clear an M249 Machine Gun (In Sequence).

Test Conditions:

During daylight, given an M249 Machine Gun and blank ammunition with at least two good blank rounds followed by one expended round and then two more rounds.

Test Standards:

1. Within 30 seconds, clear, load, correct a malfunction, unload, and clear an M249 Machine Gun (In Sequence).
2. Perform performance measures in the prone firing position.