Sniper in marines?

Bigmak · Post by **Bigmak** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 1:55 pm

Hi there,

I am new on here and will be applying for the marines within the next 3 months (hopefully).

I was wondering if there is an area to specialise in involving marines?

Any responce will be much appreciated,

Thanks

Dave_1987 · Post by **Dave_1987** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 2:36 pm

On my PRMC when we got a chance to speak to a couple of diamonds one of them said that he was looking to specialise as a sniper quite soon after he passes out and joins 40.

Bigmak · Post by **Bigmak** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 2:45 pm

Dave_1987 wrote:On my PRMC when we got a chance to speak to a couple of diamonds one of them said that he was looking to specialise as a sniper quite soon after he passes out and joins 40.

Thats cool. ts just I couldnt see sniper as a specialised skill on the RM website?...........

marinewannabe · Post by **marinewannabe** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 2:52 pm

Yes you can specialise as a sniper. Friend of mine has just completed his snipes course . Said it was hard but good fun .

Bigmak · Post by **Bigmak** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 2:55 pm

marinewannabe wrote:Yes you can specialise as a sniper. Friend of mine has just completed his snipes course . Said it was hard but good fun .

thats cool and do you have any info on what is required for it such as extra fitness etc?

thanks

marinewannabe · Post by **marinewannabe** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 3:11 pm

You've already got your green lid by that point you'l have the neccesary fitness by then . He said it's generally just going over skills learnt in training , recce work , then moving onto the actual sniper part of the course . Focus on passing basic first before thinking about specialising.

degrees of passion · Post by **degrees of passion** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 4:01 pm

Im no expert but as far as im aware the RM sniper course is one of the hardest around.Im guessing you'll have to be superfit,intelligent in that you'll have to calculate distances,air pressure etc,have unbelievable recce skills in intelligence gathering and concealment etc,and the right mentality to shit and sleep in a hole for days on end without making a move.Others on here can tell you more,but i know its definately not the glamarous job alot of people think it is.

druadan · Post by **druadan** » Sat 13 Dec, 2008 8:09 pm

Sniper is sub-spec of Platoon Weapons, which is why it's not listed separately. The course is hard, but is more about patience and concentration than anything else. Stalking and cam & concealment are emphasised among other things. I'm not sure on the application process for it as I've never really looked at it. Basically if you're switched on and willing to be piss wet through and freezing for days on end you might be okay

adamb · Post by **adamb** » Sun 14 Dec, 2008 7:52 pm

is it the same thing with the army? just i read somewhere that you get chosen for the sniper course and do not choose to do it.

Fusilier · Post by **Fusilier** » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 9:06 am

is it the same thing with the army? just i read somewhere that you get chosen for the sniper course and do not choose to do it.

A sniper course is usually over subscribed. You may be tapped up, i.e. asked if you would be interested. However because of the discipline no one is really forced or chosen if they are not interested.

Chances are you will have to serve in a regular company in your Battalion first. A sniper course in any Infantry regiment is going to be hard wet cold work.

adamb · Post by **adamb** » Thu 18 Dec, 2008 11:46 am

Fusilier wrote:
is it the same thing with the army? just i read somewhere that you get chosen for the sniper course and do not choose to do it.

A sniper course is usually over subscribed. You may be tapped up, i.e. asked if you would be interested. However because of the discipline no one is really forced or chosen if they are not interested.

Chances are you will have to serve in a regular company in your Battalion first. A sniper course in any Infantry regiment is going to be hard wet cold work.

Are companys based on where you come from? I,e I'm going for 2 Royal Anglian 'the poachers' and there 'A' company is Royal Lincolnshire company. I am from Lincolnshire so providing everything goes to plan is it more than likely going to be my company? Or does it have nothing to do with that.

Fusilier · Post by **Fusilier** » Fri 19 Dec, 2008 1:56 pm

AdamB

Hello pal, it's a while since I left so things could have changed. Normally new recruits would go to rifle companies based on where the vacancies are. By that I mean which ever company was the most undermanned. I remember me and a friend from training were put in the same company and platoon.

I am from Lincolnshire so providing everything goes to plan is it more than likely going to be my company? Or does it have nothing to do with that.

In 1995, each battalion renamed its companies in order to perpetuate its lineage from the old County regiments:

1st Battalion 'The Vikings'
A (Royal Norfolk) Company (after the Royal Norfolk Regiment)
B (Suffolk) Company (after the Suffolk Regiment)
C (Essex) Company (after the Essex Regiment)
D (Cambridgeshire) Company (after the Cambridgeshire Regiment)

2nd Battalion 'The Poachers'
A (Royal Lincolnshire) Company
B (Royal Leicestershire) Company
C (Northamptonshire) Company
D (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) Company

3rd (V) Battalion 'The Steelbacks'
A (Norfolk) Company
B (Lincolnshire) Company
C (Leicestershire & Northamptonshire) Company
E (Essex & Hertfordshire) Company
HQ (Suffolk & Cambridgeshire) Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment

It's just the name of the companies mate, nothing to do with recruitment or deployment.

Polynikes · Post by **Polynikes** » Fri 26 Dec, 2008 5:07 pm

It's not a specialisation, it's an additional qualification.

Before you can go on your snipers aptitude (selection), you must score as a marksman on your APWT...

The course itself is one long ball-ache spent doing things like looking for a whistle in a tree... Not really my thing. You'd be better off going for the maritime snipers. They're the dudes flying about the carribean shooting out the drug runner engines.

timex · Post by **timex** » Sat 10 Jan, 2009 4:53 pm

A sniper in the Corps is very specialised, especially now, to get on the course you will need to have at least one full tour under your belt, you will also need to be recommended for the course. This in itself is very difficult as you will find that you are competing with some very good soldiers who already have years of experience.

Recce Troop, M&AW Cadre and SBS are highest priorities. The skills you need for the course are all the soldiering ones, Decent shot ,good Mil skills and a very high standard of Map reading (you will spend a lot of time doing that).

You also find that quite often "guests" are on the course from other SF (UK and elsewhere), my course had 5 out of a total of 12 on the course. The RM Sniper course was (IMHO) the best in the world, this can be seen by the fact that the Army now copy our course and I believe the Army course has an RM Chief Instructor.

Get through training first see how good you actually are as a soldier then decide.

Good Luck.

I would suggest the "Diamond" you were talking to doesn't know the full details and he will have his hands full on just being a good Marine.

higgy · Post by **higgy** » Tue 03 Feb, 2009 7:51 pm

done it 20 years ago only a handfull of us from the udr got on the course you must be an exceptional shot and not afraid to crawl around brecon beacon soaking wet and a lot of patience and concentration but its worth it in the end to get that crossed rifles patch

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