US Army Sniper School is five weeks long at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
SS stands for scout sniper
The Army's birthday is 14 June 1775. The Marine Corps' birthday is 10 November 1775. The Army is older, by 4 months, 9 days.
Yes. The .50 cal is one of many weapons available to the sniper, though there are several others, each of them favored based upon the type of sniper mission.
The United States Marine Corps and has never been a part of the U.S. Army. It is a separate service that falls under the Dept. of the Navy.
Sniper is an Army and Marine MOS. It is not related to rank or paygrade.
the marines are the best snipers hand down
Well it's a matter of personal preference. Army will help with school more, but marine scout snipers are top notch.
The top ten sniper schools are Civilian Sniper School,SEAL SNIPERS Navy,Navy SEAL Sniper School,Army SEAL Sniper School,Airforce SEAL Sniper School and Sniper School.
The abilities of each as shooters depends on the individual... whichever one is a better shot is going to be the better shot, no matter what branch they're in. As for Special Forces and Marine Scout Snipers, they're trained in rather different roles. A Marine Scout Sniper would not be trained in everything a Green Beret would be trained in, nor would a Green Beret have the same priorities in training as a Marine Scout Sniper.
yes, you can be a marine recon sniper. Sounds pretty BA dont it
Marine Scout Sniper Rifle was created in 1996.
SEAL sniping is a specialty meaning they don't do it as a full time job. Marine snipers do it 24/7 so i'd go with the corps.
Every recruit is trained as a grunt, whether they want to be a cook, or an actual grunt. A Scout Sniper fresh out of sniper school, has the knowledge of Marine Corps infantry.
while in the army, Sniper == ==
Navy SEALs
He was, but had the rank of 'Marksman', which is the lowest rank a sniper could get