Marine Scout Snipers

This is my Passion in life and what i want to do when i get out of high school. So i decided to make a website about the U.S. military in general and add to it when i can, But the Marine snipers are my favorite and has always been a favorite of mine. Marine Scout Snipers are an elite group of Marines who has had additional training to become a more silent, accurate, and deadly soldier. Their MOS is 0317, it use to be 8541. To become a Sniper you need to pass boot camp and be either an infantrymen or reconnaissance Marine to enter Scout Sniper Training.

Requirements

There is tons of training and practice you have to go through before trying to start or even get accepted into Marine Scout Sniper training. The pre-sniper training and schooling are very difficult and struggling both mental and physical strength. Once are accepted in to Scout Sniper school, you will know basic knowledge about scouting and sniper training as well as advanced knowledge of an infantry marine. You must already have all authorized gear when you show up to scout-sniper training as well your Ghillie suit.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS-

You must be a male, have a MOS -0310 Infantry, you must be the rank of E2 through E7, be an expert rifleman, as well have a second class or higher for swimming qualification, must have a first class score on your PFT, your eye sight needs to be correctable to 20/20, not be color blind, no Non-Judicial Punishments within last 6 months, and posses a GT score of 110 or higher on the ASVAB test.

This is a link to the marine ASVAB test so the readers can look at it and see what it is like and even take the practice as well if they would like too.-
https://asvabpracticetestonline.com/marines/

Training-

The new course is now 12¹⁄₂ weeks long. With elimination of the advanced course, Scout Sniper Basic Course was re-designated as the “Scout Sniper Course”. There are 9 straight weeks of shooting qualifications, before the majority of field training.

To become a Sniper you need to pass boot camp and be either an infantrymen or reconnaissance Marine to enter Scout Sniper Training. Since it is a secondary MOS.
Scout Snipers must earn the rank of Lance Corporal, be selected by their battalion or volunteer to join the scout-sniper platoon, and complete an approved scout-sniper course in order to receive this designation.

There are three stages to training

Marksmanship and Basic Fields Craft Phase
Unknown Distance and Stalking
Advanced Field Skills and Mission Employment

History-

“In 1944, the War Department Basic Field Manual FM 21-75, Infantry Scouting, Patrolling and Sniping defined the sniper as “…an expert rifleman, well qualified in scouting, whose duty is to pick off key enemy personnel who expose themselves. By eliminating enemy leaders and harassing the troops, sniping softens the enemy’s resistance and weakens his morale.” That definition remains consistent through the broader history of sniping, before and since, whether the weapon was a crossbow or a high-powered, telescopically sighted rifle.

It was the wildly disproportionate contribution of snipers in the Vietnam War that set the stage for the first permanent peacetime sniper training programs. The U.S. Marine Corps set theirs up first at Quantico, Va in 1977.

Another critically important achievement of the USMC Scout Sniper Sniper Schools was the creation of the U.S. military’s first purpose-built sniper rifles. Again, the USMC led the way with the M40A1 Sniper rifle“(http://americanshootingjournal.com/history-sniper/ )

Weapons/equipment-

Weapons

MK11 Mod 0
M110 Semi Automatic Sniper System
M40 Rifle- M40A3, and M40A5 are the variants of the rifle they use
Barrett M82
M21
Remington Model 700

Hand Guns

Kimber Custom
Beretta M9
SIG Sauer M11-A1

Famous Marine Snipers-

Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock-

Born: May 20, 1942
Died: February 22, 1999
Nickname: White Feather
Years of service: 20 years, 1959-1979
He had a service record of 93 confirmed kills but his actual total estimated amount is over 300
The extraordinary details in his missions and how he accomplished them is what makes this Marine Sniper so legendary

Sgt. Charles Mawhinney

Born: 1940
Died: Nor dead, he is 70 Years old
Years of service: 3 years, 1967-1970
He holds the record for most confirmed sniper rifle kills at a total of 103 kills and 216 probable kills in a matter of 16 months
Served in the Vietnam war

Other information/facts

Active since- 1966- Present day

Type-Special Operations Capable (SOC)

Role of a Marine Sniper- Direct support of infantry and reconnaissance units

Size-Platoon of 8-10 men

Motto’s of the Marine Snipers-“One Shot, One Kill”

United States Marine Corps Scout Snipers earn $49,000 annually, or $24 per hour, which is equal to the national average for all Scout Snipers at $49,000 annually and 22% lower than the national salary average for all working Americans.