Do you think Academy questions them on their gun and ammo knowledge? No way. If the employee knows how to run a cash register, stock material on shelves and dial the NICS back ground system, then they are GTG.

Oh and can you load me up 100 rounds of 6.8 that only drops 9 inches at 1000 yds?

I worked at an academy for about 6 months when i was 18, left because i realized there was nothin for me to learn there other than I needed a much higher paying job.
Im no guns and ammo expert, but I could give better advice to people asking questions than anyone else that worked in the huntin and fishing department. If I didnt know then i would say "sorry sir, I dont know enough about that to advise you"

And yes, sadly, I seem to expect that our military soldiers would know better.

I would hope if they are put in a specific section then they would have some knowledge on what they are attempting to sell but apparently not.

He is a retail clerk in a big box store, not a shooting instructor. Not sure why you would expect him to have such knowledge. His job is to show you handguns, rifles, and shotguns... nothing more.

first mistake, asking Academy person anything other than , "can I see" if you are looking for any other answer than "sure" you are a dummy for even going there in the first place.

you go there to buy, not to gather info. grab your chit off the shelf, pay and leave, simple

I'd never expect good information at Academy. I hate the customers that hang out in the hunting section wanting to talk to anyone and everyone about whatever gun conspiracy they read about on the internet. I didn't ask you about it, I have already heard it before, I am not interested in it, why did you start talking to me in the first place?

So I was at academy buying some ammo and as I'm looking around I hear a soldier talking to a guy at the gun counter. The first thing that caught my attention was when the soldier says "Im looking to get into long range shooting out to 400 yds but I don't know where to aim at different distances after zeroing at 100 yds" Immediately I thought ok I can't wait to hear the Academy gun guys answer to this. He says" its easy man just zero at 100 and then the bullet will drop 1 inch every hundred yards so at 100 you aim dad on, 200 aim 1 inch high, 300 aim 2 inches high, 400 aim 3 in high, 500 aim 4 in high and so on" Soldier shakes his head and say s sweet thats way easier than I thought. I guess he is shooting the worlds flatest and fastest round ever heard of for such little drop and the clerk didn't even ask what rifle or caliber he was shooting. I just shook my head and walked off. I thought about intervening but decided not to. First off you would have thought a SSG in the Army would have a little more knowledge in how a bullet works, you would also think he would have done a little research before thinking he could just jump into long range shooting, you would also think he would know 400 yds isn't long range, and last you would think the guy working at the gun counter would have atleast some knowledge in guns and ballistics and how they work. The whole thing blew my mind.