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There is a dedicated marksman to a rifle section yes and it gives the commander on the ground an asset like you have described. The Army has just purchased a 7.62 for the role and the role is filled...

I definately was not special forces. Tried, wasnt good enough.
I used/intended no aggresion what so ever. I called you out on what was written and as it was written. See it from my side if you will....

When I said that snipers were well above average as far as soldiering goes I did not mean as an individual or that they are any better than joe blow before they were selected. Their skills and...

Sorry, I obviously just wasted my 16yrs in the Army as a soldier. All along, I could have learned what I needed to know from you EL b. I tried to pass on what I knew, I guess as usual I was...

I wouldnt go that far either way. I work with an ex squadron member now and he is dumber than dirt. Na.
You dont have to be overly bright or a stand out leader to do the job. Most guys avoided...

The SAS selection is way harder than the Snipers to pass physically. The snipers has different requirments that are mental and bloody stressing. Sniping is a craft that shooting is a small part of....

Bit different here in NZ. Only 3 units employ snipers. With a 1% pass rate in Nz we never have enough men pass the cse to fill a platoon. Sometimes its years till a single soldier passes a cse.
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If Malcolm Gillice is a quiet red haired fella? He would be about the only real qualified sniper there. I see the old bugger can still shoot.
He has won the Army top shot 5-6 times. And one of the...