Apologies if this isn't in the correct forum, but since MQP seems to follow the format of competitive shooting ....
My son and I have been working on some of the NRA marksmanship qualification challenges. I've found mentions online of programs like the CMP also having marksmanship qualification programs, but I can't seem to find specific info on them. My biggest challenges so far have been just understanding the courses of fire and seeing my target accurately! Shooting what I see isn't so bad, but if what I see isn't accurate ....
If I can score a target and correctly understand the MQP brochure we downloaded, I have completed
Bullseye Pistol: Pro-Marksman
Bullseye Pistol: Marksman
My son appears to have completed
Rimfire Rifle: Pro-Marksman
Pistol: Pro-Marksman
My primary experience in sports achievement have involved formal testing supervised closely by officially certified judges, or else certification of completion of an officially organized group class. The honor system method of determining awards is exactly what makes the NRA MQP accessible to me at present, but I'm also nervous about just buying awards after punching paper more or less on my own. I've looked at the MQP awards webpages a few times with the intention of ordering patches, but I get confused every time. For that matter, I haven't even gotten around to filling out the actual MQP scoresheet I printed!
Does anyone have advice about the MQP in general, or more particularly, how to sort exactly which items are appropriate to order, and how to locate them on the website?