Exclusive access: Royal Marines sniper trainees enter skills phase | Part two

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Published 2024-07-26
Royal Marines who want to become scout snipers have to undergo a 13-week course made up of three modules - and they only have two attempts to get it right.

After perfecting their long-range precision with the L115 A3 sniper rifle on the initial marksmanship module, they move onto the skills module run by the Commando Training Centre.

This module is made up of four parts – mobile observation, static observation, map stance and stalking.

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All Comments (21)
  • You gotta feel safe with this type of training for our elite Soldiers. Be proud of our Forces
  • I served several years in Recce Pln (also COP in Northern Ireland) . Infantry. Wasn’t a sniper. But the advent of drones is a surveillance game-changer.
  • Do they receive sloped roof training? It seems to be very difficult.
  • @Heisenbergg69
    When I was in training with the RM in 2019 one of my coorporals had just come off a 2 week sniper course. He was exceptionally irritable when he first arrived with our troop after being that uncomfortable for that long. Safe to say we paid the price of any mistakes made😂
  • @wills681
    Nice one. 1970’s COP log: “Female; aged over 30 years; height approx 5 foot, 4 inch; pale skin; dyed, breast length hair; flat breasts; dodgy teeth; lime green floral pattern frock; mustard cardigan.”
  • @neverstop117
    That dress made my day 😂. Such a British thing to do. Elite sniper training, summer dress obviously.
  • And when they let their weapon go they have to go through a court case to have to be cool
  • @Miniplev
    I don't mean to alarm anyone but did anyone else see those bushes moving at the start?
  • As a former Air Cadet I spent several MST Field weekends up on Woodbury Common, great training area. Anyway with regard to these future Royal Marines Snipers, Great Stuff Lads, Keep up your excellent work. Cheers!🍻
  • In this film we hope to show how not to be seen. This is Mr. E.R. Bradshaw of Napier Court, Black Lion Road London SE5. He can not be seen. Now I am going to ask him to stand up. Mr. Bradshaw will you stand up please💥 This demonstrates the value of not being seen.😅
  • @jn1083
    Use an thermal fpv drone and all would be located fast?
  • @thediner8929
    Whole points of training like these are to know what to do when the technology fails.