ARQ stands for Annual Rifle Qualification. The ARQ promises to place more of an emphasis on realistic qualification standards with modern equipment. Marines will still engage from various ranges and will still qualify out to 500 yards.
	
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
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The new targets will require Marines to hit the head or chest to score points. These are known as destroy targets. Hitting black is no longer ‘good enough.’ Marines will need to kill the target, and anything less doesn’t count. The Destroy target will be used at every range, with no more silhouette, dog, or circle targets.
		 
	
				
			 
					
				The Marine Corps ARQ - Breaking Down the New Rifle Qual
The Marine Corps ARQ replaces the classic rifle qual with something more combatitive and modern. The ARQ aims to make Marines more lethal.
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				The new targets will require Marines to hit the head or chest to score points. These are known as destroy targets. Hitting black is no longer ‘good enough.’ Marines will need to kill the target, and anything less doesn’t count. The Destroy target will be used at every range, with no more silhouette, dog, or circle targets.
 
	 
 
		 for the Corps.   Their job is to win in combat.   That only happens if they can put rounds on target-every time.
for the Corps.   Their job is to win in combat.   That only happens if they can put rounds on target-every time.