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(Army Staff Sgt. Amanda Elsenboss)
I initially started shooting when I was

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probably around the age of 8, with

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my father, shooting shotgun. And from

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there, I started small bore and went to

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a high power clinic, which would be

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shooting the AR-15, when I was 13, and I

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instantly fell in love with it. Once I

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actually started shooting distance,

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I was hooked. I loved, loved

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competitive shooting. I love the

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nature of it, and the fact that it may
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be the same course of fire, but it was

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never the same day on the range. 

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[People Speaking in the Background] I was down

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there for 10 years as a shooter and an

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instructor teaching squad designated

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marksmanship and close quarter

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marksmanship and competing in

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international and national competitions.

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It then propelled me forward to coming to

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the National Guard and representing

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Pennsylvania and the guard as a whole.

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Competing in these competitions allows

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me to bring back gained knowledge to

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the marksmanship training unit to help

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our soldiers to maximize their time

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downrange and become better competitors

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and better soldiers as a whole.