 Updates on the government shutdown. Voluntary separation for staff NCOs and Marines use robots at the rifle range. All of that coming up next on the Corps Report. Welcome to the Corps Report. I'm Lance Corporal Clayton Philippovic. And I'm Lance Corporal Lissette Leyva. We're now in the second week of the government shutdown. Although tuition assistance, commissaries, medical facilities and other base services have been affected, Marines will still receive their no more payday amount October 15th. This amount will include any special pays such as hazardous duty, hostile fire and imminent danger pay. However, Marines will not receive deployed per diem allowances. For more information, check out the link below. As part of the force drawdown, the Marine Corps has created a voluntary separation program for staff NCOs. The program allows Marines to get out of the Corps by September 30th of 2014 with separation paid based on rank and time in service. The requirements to apply are pretty complex, so listen closely. You must be a Staff Sergeant or Gunnery Sergeant in select MOSes or a Staff Sergeant and any MOS who has been passed over for promotion. For more details on the program, read the story link below or check out Mar-Admin 519-13. Any Marine who has shot Table 2 for annual rifle qualification knows that those moving targets aren't completely realistic. The Warfighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia is conducting research to find the most effective technique to engage a moving target. Instead of traditional targets, Marines shot at robots that simulate walking or running enemies. When hit, the robots automatically fall back, then reset for the next course of fire. Personnel from the Warfighting Lab are gathering the data for possible changes to annual rifle qualification and pre-deployment training. To watch the full video, click the link below. Thanks for watching guys, we'll see you next week right here on The Coal Report.