From the beginning of the history of warfare, few types of
soldiers have exhibited the disproportionate impact on the battlefield that
snipers have. Normally, I’d launch into
a recitation of historical examples of the outsized impact of the sniper but,
in this case, I think the point is too obvious and too indisputable to justify
the effort so I’ll just say, snipers are gods on the battlefield.
With that in mind, we see that the Marines are eliminating snipers.
With that in mind, we see that the Marines are eliminating snipers.
As part of the Marine Corps' ongoing and controversial attempt to reinvent the service for future warfare, it had decided to get rid of the scout ...
As part of the plan, all three training locations for the grueling three-month Scout Sniper course will stop accepting new students starting in fiscal 2024 … [1]Gone or significantly reduced: tanks, artillery, mortars, snipers. The Marines are being systematically eliminated as a fighting force. It would be impossible for a Chinese agent to do more harm to the Marine Corps than the Commandant is doing.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marine-corps-eliminate-elite-scout-sniper/2023/02/28/id/1110503/
