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Marine Corps adds new scout MOS to infantry units
The service said the new role will provide much needed reconnaissance and surveillance on the battlefield.
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- the new primary military occupational specialty 0315 Scout.
- the need for a dedicated battalion-level formation to collect timely and accurate information on the enemy and operating environment.
- scouts will operate as a 26-Marine platoon within a battalion. They will be trained in field craft and advanced communications to conduct ground reconnaissance, surveillance and battlespace shaping through assured long-range communications.
- scouts will carry advanced optics, communications suites, sensors and unmanned systems for reconnaissance missions.
- armed with the M4 Service Rifle, M320 Grenade Launcher and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, or IAR.
- Each scout team will also include a Joint Fires Observer, or JFO, to coordinate and control surface-to-surface and air-delivered fires.
- 0317 Scout Snipers will be immediately eligible for a lateral transfer without additional training.
