United States Marine Corps disbanded its elite and historic scout sniper program

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Scout Snipers are highly trained, precise marksmen, who provide support for ground combat operations and gather important intelligence for commands across the Marine Corps.



Memo from Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policy, and Operations at Headquarters Marine Corps, Lieutenant General David J. Furness, called for the “immediate transition of Scout Sniper Platoons to Scout Platoons” meaning that infantry battalions will no longer have sniper attachments, but instead scouts who will “provide the commander with relevant, reliable, accurate and prompt information.”

The abrupt and controversial change comes as part of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 plan to restructure how the branch operates with the changing landscape of warfare.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Gen. Mark Milley, Admiral Rachel Levine, and our enemies, are ecstatic

Marine Corps eliminating its elite scout sniper platoons

“We’re shocked and saddened that our Marine Corps leadership seems to have forgotten the lessons learned in combat, paid for with the blood of our members.”

nypost.com

 

[SomeSoldier]

And the weakening continues.

 

[oc shooter]

not a big fan of the Marines but this seems to be wrong on a lot of levels

 

[RooftopKorean]

Weakening any branch of our military is wrong. So, who's gonna provide overwatch for the platoons now? What is the logic behind this?

 

[Willyone]

The enemy finds our Snipers offensive.
When will DC & the pentagon brass ban assault weapons in our military. Those weapons kill people ya know.

 

[holdover]

This might be what they are banking on. Its always a good idea to introduce the weapon system into play before writing off other assets.

Im not sure how this optic would work in a large Urban area. But if it works like its advertised, its a one hell of a force multiplier

 

[Depick]

I can’t see how eliminating a position that has proven to be a force multiplier is a good thing.

 

[Zerex]

We train, and only shoot at and kill minorities.......... who must be eliminated for hte safety of our troops.
WWI,WWII, Korea, vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan.......................up to 50 cal hits..poof.
Same with Urban SWAT teams and Police Sniper squads,
The target is always a bad guy, generally statistically black/brown.

You have to realize that the West Wing of the White Hut of wet septic tank dwelling savages, is so left, that even marxists are callled Trump supporters...this attempt to eliminate snipers, is to emasculate and destroy the American Military culture, as wicked white man travesty, and to save minority lives around the world.

Of the 400 million guns in the USA, in civilian and ex-military hands, there are plenty of competent riflemen who can hit the bad man target at 250 yards or LESS, with std ammo.

THIS WILL NEVER CHANGE, DESPITE THE FAT DUMB COMMIE CAT LADIES FITS OF ANTI WHITE MALE/GUN ANGER.

There is not a deer rifle or lever action rifle, that cannot do the dirty deed.

I have a Remington ,M-40 HB .308 sniper, 5R rifling, in the Smith sniper stock, that was released during the Remington Bankruptcy. It will never be used...it is a collectors item.

Minorities have hard time with technology and Glock is coming out with a sideways pistol grip gun.
It is Heller time.

 

[pshift]

Didn't the reviews of the 'smart scopes' get trashed somewhere?

 

[RedBreast21]

Well there goes STA Plt. Whats next?