Flying Snipers in the Sky
Sniper school in the Marine Corps is one of the most challenging assignments any young “Devil Dog” is likely to gain entrance to. One of the neater courses now being offered is the Special Operations Training Group Urban Sniper Course. This four week adds some skillsets to these precision marksmen that could be called…uplifting.
This specialized course is designed to give warfighters in the fleet the best chance at being a so-called ‘force-multiplier’ in a small package. Typically, marine sniper teams will involve just two or sometimes three specialists in a small group of snipers and spotters. In the four weeks of the course they take scout-snipers who have already proven themselves capable of advanced operations and giving them some different tactics they will need in a new world.
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