2007-01-13 17:02:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Bound's hubby here:
Marine snipers do go to war, they do covert operations and they go to war where the war WILL be. Marine snipers often are used to remove key enemy leaders which can avert the need for many battles and operations and save numerous lives on both sides. A key role of a sniper is to disrupt the enemy's leadership cadre.
(Marine) Snipers, by virtue of their job, must be competent and confident enough to operate independently of any form of military support. Often a military sniper with one shot can achieve the same objective as a platoon or company (or larger military unit).
2007-01-13 17:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marine snipers are just like any other infantry Marine but instead of being an expert with a machine gun they are an expert with a sniper rifle. The break down is this. A battalion is 1500 Marines, within that battalion there are 5 companies, within a company there may be 3-4 platoons. There is usually 1 platoon of snipers consisting of 15-20 Marines. When that battalion deploys those snipers are divided up among the battalion and are used as needed.
The movies show snipers as these inhuman, stealth machines, and don't get me wrong there are probably some units out there that employ snipers like that. But the modern combat environment that we are seeing today in Iraq does not warrant the use of snipers in that fashion. They are usually put in over-watch positions in support of that battalions operations. Basically they are the eyes and ears of the battalion.
2007-01-13 22:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by bs0341 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 times out of 10 they will go to war. When you are a sniper in any branch of the military, you are categorized into a combat MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) which increases your odds for going to war. Snipers are used on the battlefield and in covert missions. Depending on what the nature of your mission is and the unit you are attached to, determines where you go.
2007-01-13 17:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by ben j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All marines go to war. The CIA does all of America's criminal covert missions.
"Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy."
~ Henry Kissinger
2007-01-13 17:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they go to war. They may be part of a recon team or be sent out to cover the perimeter of a firebase.
2007-01-13 17:11:14 · answer #5 · answered by tranquility_base3@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go to war and get killed like all the other Marines.
Semper Fi.
2007-01-13 17:06:06 · answer #6 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have answered your own question, yes they go to war, and their primary focus is aimed on one crucial target, it can take days months before successfully fulfilling their mission.
2007-01-13 17:09:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they go to war, where else can they bump off people legally, certainly not here in the U.S.
2007-01-14 00:23:04 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they go to war not covert operations.
2007-01-13 17:21:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go to war.
2007-01-13 17:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋