Sniper's job?

Question

Hello, i was just kind of curious what the scout/sniper group must go through to achieve that title. I know tip top physical fitness and some training classes, but what are those like?

Yeah it does seem like you must know the enemy inside and out and have some sort of mental tuning. I understand if i do that i have to watch a full grown man die and i understand in my mind that you must be very attunted to life and its surroundings.

Answer 1

Hope this might answer some of the people on here to the necessity of snipers, and why they are still useful and needed tool in this modern day army. Doing a job hundreds of planes could not do, surgical strikes against the enemy. The excerpt is from a British paper the Sun.

A BRITISH sniper waging war on the Taliban is so deadly he has earned a chilling nickname — The Man Who Never Misses.

The unerring Army sharpshooter has killed 39 rebel fighters single-handedly.

His marksmanship is so lethal that rumours have spread like wildfire through insurgents’ camps, causing panic and confusion.

The sniper — who The Sun is not naming to prevent him becoming a target himself — is a member of elite 3 Para.

Described by sources as “the best shot in the Army” he is responsible for over five per cent of the 700 insurgents killed by Paras since British forces returned to Afghanistan.

Answer 2

now not extremely. The AF does have "Snipers" of their risk-free practices Forces which could be their become conscious of for military Police. additionally they have combat Controllers and Para-Jumpers that are their variation of "distinctive Forces" and that i might anticipate that they've have been given a extensive volume of wrestle preparation as their faculties are long and energetic even nonetheless, the right Sniper? No. desire this helps!

Answer 3

A friend of mine, Harold, was a ranger sniper. I think he learned in Australia. But he told me that he would fire a shot and leave quickly, he would not watch the target drop. Every moment for escape from the sniper's nest is priceless. Forget the ego pay-off and get away right after firing the shot.

Answer 4

This might interest you:
http://www.sniperschool.org/

Sniper school (military) is enormously demanding. You'll need a perfect service record, perfect vision, and be ready for disappointment- there's a very high failure rate in the school.

If you're coming out of high school and thinking about this, talk to a Marine or Army recruiter. They'll get you on a shooting range and let you see what you're made of.

Or find me on Battlefield 2. I play as "roberticvs".

Answer 5

Everybody got most of it right. The thing left out is MINDSET.
You must be able to pull the trigger and never let the thought of killing someone cross your mind. If you can't do that, you won't last a week. You will go stark raving mad.

Answer 6

a sniper must have superb shooting skills and intelect, he must alsohave really good control of his emotions and be able tostay quite and completely still for hours or days on end and prefer to work alone, s good woods man with with perfect vision and knowledge of sounds of wild life and natural suroundings is of high value, a knack for blending in and camoflouge is important also, most of all a very strict code of conduct ,

Answer 7

Little over 13 weeks OSUT, then if your EXTREMELY good w/ discipline and marksmanship..You can go to Sniper School for 4 weeks

Answer 8

The ability to fire a shot that will detach the brain stem from the brain, known as the no reflex shot, each time they pull the trigger

Answer 9

I imagine not only good physical fitness but probably alot of mental evaluation is done too. It can't be an easy job to do if you are human at all. But, somebody has to do it, right?

Answer 10

At the risk of sounding like a dumb girl, does anybody else find the thought of a "sniper school" really funny. Do you think they still believe in the cane... do they advertise like MI5...