Did you miss where they are no longer going through sniper school? Now they are simply going through 2 week marksmanship training. That is nowhere near the same thing.No, they are not. There is a new MOS, "Reconnaissance Sniper." Snipers will now be attached to recon platoons.
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US Marines Move Snipers from Infantry Battalions to Recon & MARSOC | Soldier Systems Daily
There's been quite a bit of grump king recently over USMC plans to move their Snipers from Infantry Battalions where they are organized in Scout Sniper ...soldiersystems.net