Scout Sniper - M40A5
U.S. DoD photo by LCpl. Patrick J. McMahon
A Scout Sniper with Battalion Landing Team Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), looks through the scope of his M40A5 rifle.
Scout Snipers are United States Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines who have been acquired the secondary military occupational speciality of MOS 0317.
After graduating from USMC Scout Sniper School, Scout Snipers are typically assigned to Scout Sniper Platoons within their assigned infantry battalion's Headquarters and Service (H&S) company or Weapons Company.
Scout Snipers are not only expert marksmen, they also have a surveillance and intelligence-gathering role.
