The long-running Basic Reconnaissance Course is being replaced by two new programs meant to train Recon Marines.
The Marine Corps’ renowned reconnaissance training is being revamped to better prepare reconnaissance Marines and infantry ...
Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The ...
The new Ground Reconnaissance Course is one of two programs replacing the service's Basic Reconnaissance Course.
Under the new curriculum, candidates will complete the ground reconnaissance course before advancing to its amphibious counterpart. “Marine reconnaissance training will have the same rigor it’s long ...
Infantry Scouts do not have their own primary career track, like those for mortarmen or machine gunners. But that could ...
Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle is the company’s pitch for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle for recon Marines. Textron photo. The U.S.