USMC Eliminating Scout Sniper Platoons

Shutting down the sniper schools of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Marine Divisions will cause a large loss of institutional knowledge and ability in regards to long range , precision shooting

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Just write it down in a book?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      If you have a Calculus book on your shelf. Does that mean you can calculus ?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        There's this thing called "reading". You can do it when you want to pick up a topic. Ideally when you need that topic.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          There is also this thing called "practicing the art " which is required if you are to be proficient at something as complicated as long range precision shooting.

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            I'd be willing to bet a considerable amount of money that you could teach someone everything there is to know about long range shooting in three months. It's basic b***h ballistics plus some aspects of wind and shit. As far as I see it nothing that couldn't be out sourced to a literal app on your smart phone.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              There is a lot more to being an effective sniper in combat than simply long range shooting. That is why the USMC Diviision Sniper Schools are so important. Being able to ring a 4 inch diameter plate at 1,000 yards is maybe 5% of being a capable war time sniper.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Okay, add one month of "sitting still, pissing yourself and feeling really smug about both of those things".

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                You forgot " keeping completely motionless even if your balls itch. "

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Well, you could read the book?

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

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  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    So they are moving snipers from a sniper platoon in the battalion, into the recon platoon of the battalion. I don't see the big deal with this tbh. Evidently keeping the sniper schools isn't something that is necessary to the overall warfighting capabilities of the Marine Corps

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Our military is so much more powerful than every other one on the planet it's like we're being hit with homosexualry based balance patches.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Might have to do with the nazis bro

    I'm not a neo nazi myself

    The actual nazis had these young snipers, often just young boys, who would go on sniper missions against allies facing certain death. A lot of them died, they were called the suicide boys.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      So you are saying the logic supporting this decision is "cuz' Nazi's " ?

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        nah I'm just saying maybe it's political, and if it isn't, it could still be a bad decision. Nothing is stopping them from training militiamen and carrying on the tradition in some capacity.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Even if it isn't politics, sometimes the top brass makes bad decisions, otherwise they would win every single war. The top brass also started wearing dresses and wigs so there's that.

      Literal dicksuckers who will allow you to die for Israel and collect a nice pay package for it.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Wha wah wah... We already had a thread over this.
    Fricking nothing will be lost. Snipers aren't gotten rid of, just the Marine SCOUT snipers.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Snipers are a niche unit. While useful at the tactical level, they barely effect the operational level. With the money saved on sniper training, the Marines can reinvest in Unmanned Ground Vehicles and other tech. Good move.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      The USMC Division Sniper Schools cost so little to run and provide so much value to the USMC that the defense budget aspect of this decision is not relevant. If you consider how much waste, fraud and abuse there is at all levels of the United States government that is not being investigated or prosecuted. It is nonsensical to think the tiny money saved by eliminating the USMC Division Schools will have a positive impact on defense budgets. The fact that congress fought to ensure there is no oversight or accountability for the US Treasury $'s committed to Ukraine and the massive flow of treasure that is ongoing demonstrates that there is no fiscal constraint on Washington DC.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    long range percision sniping is a meme, only kept in place by COINpilled morons

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      What you say is simply not true. While fighting the battle for Stalingrad both engaged armies started scout sniper schools in theatre to feed snipers into the battle.
      The USMC trained scout snipers in theatre during the Korean conflict also to fulfill the need for long range precision sniping.

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    They're moving to battalion recon. Not a big deal.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >fashwave
    is this cringe LARPer shit still being used?
    lmao

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    who gives a frick
    seriously, marine scout snipers have had zero impact on every war

  12. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    snipers are obsolete; scouting, surveillance, targeted attacks can all be done by loitering munitions and drones far more cheaper and effectivelly

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      EW countermeasures can negate and disable drones. The command & control links for encrypted drones are not difficult to overwhelm, block and disrupt.
      The modern battlefield will still require human scouting, surveillance, target acquisition and fire adjustment.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        >The modern battlefield will still require human scouting, surveillance, target acquisition and fire adjustment.
        and that's what the rangers are for

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          One Ranger regiment ain't enough Bro.

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