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SAN DIEGO - March 22, 2016 - PRLog -- The Marine Corps Scout Sniper Coin was created to honor the Scout Snipers that served past and present.

When an aspiring civilian looks toward the armed services recruiting center they weigh their options.  Those that look toward the army want to become Rangers, the Navy, SEALs.  However, when an applicant walks into the Marine recruiting center, they think Scout Sniper.  Most with very high hopes and confidence until the day they get off the bus.

The MOS of the Marine Scout Sniper is almost shrouded in myth.  Perpetuated by our rich history of the Marine and his Rifle.  Yes, Rifle is capitalized because, like a Marine, it is never left on the field of battle.  A Marine and their Rifle are apart of each other, symbiotically in essence.  One relies on the other to keep them clean and ready, the other to defend their life in the field of battle.

One story recounts very well what one man can do with a Rifle.  Widely read on the Commandant's Reading List is Rifleman Dodd, by C.S. Forrester, which recounts the Peninsular Campaign in the Napoleonic War.  The hero, Rifleman Matthew Dodd, is detached from his unit and defies all odds to effectively wage war and evade enemy capture.  These stories of resolution, like many others on the Commandant's Reading List, reflect an image of the Marine Rifleman.

As a Scout Sniper, being a Rifleman is taken to another level.  With more capabilities for reconnaissance , their mission is not merely to "locate, close with, and destroy the enemy." A Scout Sniper must "Conduct close reconnaissance and surveilance operations in order to gain intelligence from the enemy."  This requires a team to insert swiftly and silently into the midst of hostile territory.

GySgt Carlos Hathcock, one of the Marine Corps most renown Snipers, set the tone for the current Marine Corps Scout Sniper MOS.  He was a part of a top secret mission, deep behind enemy lines.  He was forced to crawl through tall grass in the jungle for three days in order to get a good bead on his target. Carlos Hathcock was bit by a viper, 350 fire-ants and was almost "stepped on" by an NVA on patrol.  After the third day he put "one" well aimed shot at the NVA 2-Star General's chest.  Amidst the chaos and confusion that followed, he was able to escape and extract from hostile territory.  Carlos Hathcock's methodical patience served as an example to all future Scout Snipers in the Marine Corps.

Scout Sniper's would be almost glamorized in movies like Sniper, or Shooter; both with characters that served in the Marine Corps.  A very realistic approach is taken in the movie Jarhead, which is Anthony Swafford's personal account as a Scout Sniper in Operation Desert Storm.


There has been mixed feelings about the Marine and his Rifle.  Yet one thing is for certain, they are immensely effective.  The Marine Corps Scout Sniper will continue to provide reconnaissance and surgically precise shots on the battlefield.

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