Shooting out of service
The shooting being out of service includes all exercises with Ordonnanzwaffen and ammunition outside of schools and courses of the Swiss Army , in particular the Federal exercises, and all organized by the recognized shooting associations voluntary shooting events.
Shooting to maintain and promote military capabilities has a long tradition in Switzerland and is older than the confederation of states. Off-duty shooting has its current origins in the military organization of May 8, 1850, which provided for annual target shooting for the first time. It differs in some respects from sport shooting in Olympic disciplines, although there are many cross-connections, especially in the promotion of young talent. The Swiss Shooting Association , which is also responsible for sport shooting , but above all the local clubs are recognized and are allowed to organize the DDPS's off- duty events .
Basis and goals
The ordinance on off-duty shooting regulates the means, the handling of weapons and ammunition, and describes the objectives pursued.
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Off-duty shooting has to meet the requirements of the army and in the interests of national defense fulfills the following purposes:
- It supplements and relieves training in shooting personal weapons in military schools and courses.
- It maintains shooting skills and promotes precision shooting for members of the army when they are not on duty.
- It promotes further training for shooters in special training courses.
- It enables the functionality of the personal weapon to be checked.
- It encourages voluntary shooting.
Shooting clubs
Only recognized shooting clubs are allowed to hold the events. These are advised and controlled by the members of the cantonal shooting commissions during implementation.
“Shooting clubs may only carry out exercises in accordance with this ordinance if they are recognized by the cantonal military authorities; they hear the cantonal shooting commission and the responsible federal shooting officer. "
Compulsory shooting
Members of the Swiss Army in the subaltern officer, NCO and crew classes are subject to compulsory shooting (Art. 25 Paragraph 1 lit. c, 63 Paragraph 1 MG). You have to prove your shooting precision with your personal weapon every year . In addition, the compulsory federal program is popularly to complete the compulsory with a prescribed minimum number of points. Soldiers , NCOs and subordinate officers must shoot before 31 August each year until they leave the army, but no later than the end of the year in which they turn 34.
"The following are specifically exempted from compulsory shooting:
- People responsible for shooting who do at least 45 days of paid military service in the year in question;
- People obliged to shoot who, in the year in question, do at least 45 days of training or work for peacebuilding, strengthening human rights or humanitarian aid;
- Persons obliged to shoot who were given a vacation abroad before August 1, as well as persons subject to military service who return from vacation abroad and are only armed with their personal weapon again after July 31;
- Persons obliged to shoot whose personal weapon has been removed as a precautionary measure in accordance with Article 7 of the Ordinance of December 5, 2003 on the personal equipment of members of the armed forces and who will only receive it back after July 31;
- Military conscripts who are reassigned to the army and who were only re-equipped with their personal weapons after July 31;
- those dispensed by a Medical Commission of Inquiry (UC) if the dispensation expires after July 31;
- those dispensed by the military authority of the canton of residence due to imprisonment or illness, provided that the dispensation expires after July 31;
- Persons obliged to shoot who are under criminal investigation or imprisonment for refusal to serve;
- Persons obliged to shoot who have submitted an application for unarmed military service until a final decision has been made on the application;
- People obliged to shoot who have submitted an application for admission to community service until a final decision has been made on the application. "
The obligation to shoot is deemed to have been passed if the person obliged to shoot has scored at least 42 points with the assault rifle or at least 120 points with the pistol and has shot a maximum of three zeros. Any number of test shots can be shot in between (for a fee). Anyone who has not reached the minimum number of points even after two further attempts (ammunition must be paid for) will be asked to attend a remunerated course at a later date.
Consequences of non-compliance with the obligation to shoot
The obligation to shoot is deemed to have been fulfilled if the person obliged to shoot has fired the prescribed number of cartridges with his or her personal weapon.
Those obliged to shoot who did not shoot the mandatory program or who did not shoot in accordance with the regulations in a shooting club are called upon to take part in a shooting course in order to fulfill the obligation to shoot by means of an official announcement by the cantons.
Failure to participate in these is generally punishable (Article 81 ff. MStG). In minor cases, the cantonal authorities are responsible for the assessment (Article 95 paragraph 1 letter b number 2 MStV); if a disciplinary fine is imposed, the maximum amount is CHF 1,000 (Article 188 letter b MStG). Otherwise the organs of the military justice ( examining magistrate , auditor , military court ) are responsible.
The refusal of the off-duty shooting obligation is at best considered as a so-called partial refusal to serve in the military according to Art. 81 MStG . This subheading includes those cases in which the AdA does not want to comply with the obligation to shoot in the future either at the time the post-shooting course was not attended. This is to be assumed, in particular, if the person obliged to shoot, instead of wanting to fulfill the obligation to shoot, would rather accept (alleged) disciplinary penalties in the coming years. Since the intention is decisive at the time of the non-attended shooting course, compliance with the shooting obligation in a later year only plays a role in determining the sentence.
A mere omission of military service according to Art. 82 f. MStG, on the other hand, is to be assumed if the AdA wanted to fulfill its obligation to shoot at least in the future at the moment of non-engagement. While Art. 82 MStG regulates deliberate omission of military service, Art. 83 MStG makes negligent failure a punishable offense.
Not achieving the required number of points is not punishable as such.
Shooting ranges
The shooting exercises are carried out on the designated firing ranges recognized by the responsible military authorities or on firing ranges approved by the federal shooting officers. A shooting range consists of the shooting range , the wheel life and usually an electronic hit display (at 300 m assets).
Federal exercises
The federal exercises include the “compulsory federal program” and the “federal field shooting”. Both are actively supported by the federal government with ammunition and finances and participation is therefore free.
Compulsory federal program
300 m range
The program at 300 m is shot with the service rifle Sturmgewehr 90 and Sturmgewehr 57 , lying down from the bipod support.
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 5 rounds of single fire | A 5 series | 5 each, total 25 |
| 5 rounds of single fire | B 4 series | 4 each, total 20 |
| 1 × 2 shots rapid fire | B 4 series | 4 each, total 8 |
| 1 × 3 shots rapid fire | B 4 series | 4 each, total 12 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire | B 4 series | 4 each, total 20 |
| Total possible points | 85 |
Shooters who achieve 66 points (for active shooters) and more will receive a recognition card. The obligation to shoot is considered fulfilled if the shooter has fired the prescribed number of cartridges with his personal weapon. The compulsory shooting is considered passed if at least 42 points were achieved and no more than three zeros were shot.
Program 50 m
The pistol is shot standing with one or two hands at a distance of 50 m.
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 5 rounds of single fire | Washer P4 | 4 each, total 20 |
| 1 × 5 rounds in 60 seconds | Washer P4 | 4 each, total 20 |
| 5 rounds of single fire | Washer B5 | 5 each, total 25 |
| 1 × 5 rounds in 30 seconds | Washer B5 | 5 each, total 25 |
| Total possible points | 90 |
Shooters who achieve 72 points (for active shooters) and more receive a recognition card.
Program 25 m
Soldiers , NCOs and officers who are equipped with a pistol shoot standing with one or two hands at a distance of 25 m.
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 5 rounds of single fire | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 50 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 40 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 30 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| Total possible points | 200 |
Shooters who achieve 175 points (for active shooters) and more receive a recognition card.
Federal field shooting
The development of field shooting is closely related to that of the compulsory federal program. The first field section competition on the Twannberg on October 8, 1872 is regarded as a forerunner, but it was not until 1926 that all cantons took part in field shooting. The annual mode of execution was established in 1940. With 145,000 active participants in 2006, it is considered the largest shooting festival in the world. A shooter can complete both the 300 meter and pistol programs. With the pistol program, he has to decide on a distance. The weapons for the pistol range are freely selectable, provided they are listed in the VBS Shooting Ordinance (SR 512.311 Art. 20 Paragraph 6, which refers to documentation 27.132 dfi).
300 m range
The program at 300 m is shot lying down from the bipod with the service weapon Sturmgewehr 90 , Sturmgewehr 57 , Karabiner 31 and Longgewehr 11 (the latter two but without entitlement to contributions).
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 6 shots of single fire, 60 seconds per shot, or 6 shots in 6 minutes | B 4 series | 4 each, total 24 |
| 2 × 3 rounds of rapid fire in 60 seconds each | B 4 series | 4 each, total 24 |
| 1 × 6 shots rapid fire in 60 seconds | B 4 series | 4 each, total 24 |
| Total possible points | 72 |
Shooters who achieve 55 points (for active shooters) and more will receive a recognition card and a wreath when they reach 57 points.
Program 50 m
The shooters shoot with the pistol standing with one or two hands at a distance of 50 m.
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 6 rounds of single fire | Washer B5 | 5 each, total 30 |
| 2 × 3 shots in 60 seconds each | Washer B5 | 5 each, total 30 |
| 1 × 6 rounds in 60 seconds | Washer B5 | 5 each, total 30 |
| Total possible points | 90 |
Shooters who reach 58 points (for active shooters) and more will receive a recognition card and a wreath when they reach 63 points.
Program 25 m
The pistol is shot standing with one or two hands at a distance of 25 m.
| Fire type | disc | Points maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 3 shots of single fire each 20 seconds per shot | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 30 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 50 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 40 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| 1 × 5 shots rapid fire in 30 seconds | Ordinance rapid-fire pistol target | 10 each, total 50 |
| Total possible points | 180 |
Shooters who reach 153 points (for active shooters) and more receive a recognition card and a wreath when they reach 159 points.
Awards
Eight recognition cards from compulsory and eight recognition cards from field shooting at the same distance entitle the shooter to receive a field championship medal. 3 federal medals are awarded per distance, with most cantons awarding a fourth cantonal award after achieving the gold field championship medal.
Web links
- Shooting off duty , contains legal principles
- Ordinance of the DDPS on off-duty shooting (see appendices)
- Directory of shooting dates for the compulsory program (all of Switzerland)
- Wreath calculator from Schiesssport.wiki
- Field shooting regulations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport : Shooting Ordinance (PDF; 140 kB)
- ↑ Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport : Compulsory shooting (PDF; 140 kB)
- ↑ Swiss Army: Shooting out of service
- ↑ Documentation 27.132 dfi ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
