9TH MARKSMANSHIP CHALLENGE (SAMC)

Description

QUICK EVENT OVERVIEW

The SMALL ARMS MARKSMANSHIP CHALLENGE is an international military marksmanship competition and a training event open to active duty, reserve, and retired military personnel. The purpose of the challenge is to demonstrate the marksmanship skills and physical preparedness of our members, as well as promote the airborne brotherhood and comradeship among soldiers of different nations. Participants will have the chance to compete with the best military shooters, train with the best combat arms instructors coming from NATO and friendly countries' Armed Forces, and increase their level of marksmanship proficiency through a competition consisting of two dynamic stages designed to test precision, speed, and decision-making under stress. Furthermore, as an extra bonus, they have the amazing opportunity to attend different foreign military marksmanship qualification courses and earn official foreign military marksmanship awards.

See the 2025 edition in action here: Official 8th SAMC Report & Photo Gallery

EVENT SCHEDULE

AWARDS

The European Paratroopers Marksmanship Medal will be awarded to all participants who will successfully qualified at the Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge. Furthmore a completely unique special awards will be presented such as, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies to honour the 3 best shooters. As an extra bonus during the Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge participants will have the amazing opportunity to earn different official foreign military marksmanship awards, badges, medals and ribbons.

EURPAR MARKSMANSHIP MEDAL AND LANYARD

Participants who successfully qualified at the Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge will be awarded with the European Paratroopers Marksmanship Medal. The Marksmanship Lanyard may also be requested as an optional extra.

From left to right, European Paratroopers Lanyard and Medal in Bronze, Silver and Gold.

SA MARKSMANSHIP CHALLENGE TROPHIES

The Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge best three shooters will be awarded trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

FOREIGN MARKSMANSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

During the Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge participants will have the amazing opportunity to conduct foreign marksmanship qualification tests to earn different official military marksmanship badges, medals and ribbons. Please note that each marksmanship qualification test and award will be charged separately. See Paragraph 4 (EXTRA AWARDS) of IMPORTANT INFORMATION. During the event some of the Marksmanship awards listed below maybe awarded: