DA Form 5790-R at a glance
What it is: DA Form 5790-R is the Record Firing Scorecard, Scaled Target, Alternate Course. This scorecard is used to score alternate course record fire qualification when the 25-meter scaled silhouette target (NSN 6920-01-167-1398) is used.
Who signs: For the SCORER'S INITIALS, sign and enter the DATE INITIALED (YYYYMMDD). For the OFFICER'S INITIALS, sign and enter the DATE INITIALED (YYYYMMDD).
A filled-in DA Form 5790-R example: a firer scored on the alternate course
How to fill out DA Form 5790-R, box by box
Unit, date and ID codes
For use of this form, see FM 3-22.9; the proponent agency is TRADOC.
Enter the ID Code (NOT SSN), the Unit, the Date (YYYYMMDD) and the Evaluator's ID Code (NOT SSN).
The three firing tables
Alternate course qualification firers will have one 20-round magazine and two 10-round magazines.
Table 1 is the Prone Supported Firing Position or, at the unit commander's discretion, the Foxhole Supported Firing Position. The firer is given one 20-round magazine to engage 10 silhouettes on the same target sheet. Table 1 includes 2 rounds for each silhouette. Firing must be completed in 120 seconds. No more than 2 hits are scored for each silhouette.
Table 2 is the Prone Unsupported Firing Position. Table 2 includes 1 round for each silhouette. Firing must be completed in 60 seconds. No more than 1 hit is scored for each silhouette.
Table 3 is the Kneeling Firing Position. The firer is given one 10-round magazine to engage 10 silhouettes on the target sheet. Table 3 includes 2 rounds for each silhouette positioned at 50 and 100 meters and 1 round for each silhouette positioned at 150 meters. Firing must be completed in 60 seconds. No more than 2 hits are scored for the 50- and 100-meter silhouettes, and 1 hit is scored for each 150-meter silhouette.
To ensure that firers do not forget which targets they engaged and shoot a given target more than the prescribed number of times, firers should engage targets on the sheet from left to right and nearest to farthest, in this order: 50m, 100m left, 100m center, 100m right, 150m left, 150m right, 200m left, 200m right, 250m, and 300m.
The same target sheet is used for every 40-round qualification table that a firer completes.
Hits, misses and totals
Under RD, RANGE (m), HIT and MISS, mark HIT or MISS, and write the TOTAL.
One hit is awarded for each round that strikes within or touches some part of the silhouette, and a maximum of 40 hits is comprised of 3 hits per target at 200, 250, and 300 meters; 4 hits per target at 150 meters; and 5 hits per target at 50 and 100 meters.
Score by table
Under SCORE and TABLE, enter HIT, MISS and NO FIRE for each table: the firer is issued 40 rounds to engage 10 targets, preloaded in one 20-round magazine for Table 1, one 10-round magazine for Table 2, and one 10-round magazine for Table 3.
Qualification score ratings
On page 1, for the FIRER'S QUALIFICATION SCORE, check one of the QUALIFICATION SCORE RATINGS: 36-40 -- EXPERT, 30-35 -- SHARPSHOOTER, 23-29 -- MARKSMAN, or 22 AND BELOW -- UNQUALIFIED.
Night and CBRN fire exercises
Under NIGHT FIRE EXERCISE and under CBRN FIRE EXERCISE, enter the DATE (YYYYMMDD), HIT and MISS, and mark GO or NO GO.
Scorer and officer initials
For the SCORER'S INITIALS, sign and enter the DATE INITIALED (YYYYMMDD).
For the OFFICER'S INITIALS, sign and enter the DATE INITIALED (YYYYMMDD).
More rules for DA Form 5790-R
If zeroing/grouping exercises are not performed on the day of record fire, six rounds of training/sustainment ammunition will be fired for 25-meter zero confirmation prior to conducting the qualification course.
Common questions about DA Form 5790-R
When is this form not the right one?
The alternate course is used only when standard record fire and known distance ranges are unavailable.
Sources
[1] DA Form 5790-R (JAN 2011), Record Firing Scorecard, Scaled Target, Alternate Course (the Official source link on this page).
