Jeff, I hope you do make the extra 10 points for your pistol badge. Becoming Double Distiguished is a heck of a goal to work towards, and once realized, you will certainly be a peer among greats. I wish you the best.
I wish I would have pursued competitive shooting a little more when I was in the Army. I only shot two rifle matches and one pistol match. I would have liked to work on upgrading my bronze badges to Distinguished Medals, but at the time I just didn't have a lot of extra time or money. Full-time job, full-time college student, new wife, etc. Maybe now is the time to get back into it?
I coach a junior rifle team, now, so I live vicariously through them. Twice I've taken the team to matches at the Olympic Training Center, in Colorado Springs, in the last three years. Even though I didn't compete as a shooter, I sure enjoyed sharing their excitement of the moment.
