The USMC will drive you crazy !!!

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by FASTBOAT TOUGH

"The first steps away from dedicated scout sniper platoons began in 2020, but the Marine Corps this week directed the full transition to happen immediately, Bruce said."
https://www.stripes.com/branches/mar...s-9308951.html

As I mentioned in an earlier post.
Someone is FAR to enamored with "push button" warfare.
I really don't expect many of the recent changes to last when the current Commandant retires/is replaced.

I'm sure all this gee-wiz tech stuff is very popular with the know-nothing bureaucrats currently in charge in Disneyland East (i.e. Washington D.C.). Besides, think of all the money the contractors will make ... and donate to our (re)election campaign!

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Karagin

Speaking of the USMC, I just read that they are getting rid of the Scout Snipers.

Can you please give me a link to where you saw that?
I haven't seen anything on the subject.

[zovs66]

Hmmm, let’s take one the most elite shock troops the US has, take away their tanks, artillery and snipers so they can be ready to fight ChinA. Sounds like defeat from within…

[DRG]

Some of this sounds as if it is < a word now unfortunately used far too much..... ) "Disinformation"

Let the "other side" think you have got rid of tanks get rid of most of the gun arty now get rid of the snipers.

If you wanted < unamed nation is Asia > to think you had lost your mind and were gutting your only fast reaction force this would be the way to do it but why that would be done makes no sense. BUT-----There is no benefit in looking weak and confused about your function

The only reason I can think of < and I'm not an "expert"> is that the accuracy of the Himars rockets HAS improved to the extent that very close support is possible and these changes are being made in anticipation of systems in the works now that are not common knowledge. Though why USMC would get rid of Scout Snipers makes NO sense at all

And yeah it sounds like the only possible principal opponent is re-organizing their principal opponent

This may all fit a positive master plan but I for one cannot see what it is unless lowering morale is the goal

[zovs66]

I hope your right DRG, and its "just my imagination running away with me"...

https://youtu.be/qH3oVVtw4b4

[DRG]

yep

[zovs66]

Leave it to a Jar Head to say something stupid like that. lol

We love our gyrines, but sometimes you have to take away there box of crayons and give them a peanut butter box instead lol

[Karagin]

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...ry-battalions/

Here you go

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Karagin

Here you go

Thank you!

Looks like it's just re-tasking the "Scout/Sniper" to just "Scout".
Many of the same skills are used by both scouts and snipers. This is a major reason the Scout/Sniper platoons were implemented in the first place.
But I suppose not training scouts as snipers will save a couple bucks.

[DRG]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Thank you!

Looks like it's just re-tasking the "Scout/Sniper" to just "Scout".
Many of the same skills are used by both scouts and snipers. This is a major reason the Scout/Sniper platoons were implemented in the first place.
But I suppose not training scouts as snipers will save a couple bucks.

I had intended to write an "on one hand / on the other hand" about this today but this makes that unnecessary

however...... IT MAY BE that "studies" have shown that fully trained "Scout/Snipers" was not working out and though many of the same skills were required it was better to have specialists in scouting and sniping rather than highly trained " generalists" that are expected to do both jobs equally well and it was found that they were being used as one or the other based on their strengths in both disciplines