John's cadet detachment is learning how to shoot guns. While most of the cadets are excited, John is more subdued. He knows soldiers need to be able to shoot, and he knows that when he joins the Army he'll be judged on his shooting abilities. (What if I make a mistake?)
Since there are only six stalls at the range, the cadets go up in groups of six to shoot. Between groups, the instructors call a cease-fire and inspect the cadets' performance. When John's turn comes, he takes a deep breath to steady his hands. He picks up the gun, checks the chamber, ejects the empty clip and inserts a full clip. The target is 3 metres away; John puts it in his sights and steadily fires off ten rounds.
After calling the cease-fire, the instructor takes John's target down and smiles approvingly. "Watson! All ten of your bullets are on the paper! Not bad for a first go. Keep at it, you'll get better."
John says thank you and studies the target. (Not bad? I shot from 3 metres and barely hit the bullseye! How will I ever get anything from 50 metres?)
John's greatest fear is that he'll never be a good shot.
A/N: Getting all of one's bullets "on the paper" (that is, somewhere on the target, even if it's not the bullseye) is quite good for someone who's never picked up a gun before.