Thread: Otorohanga Sniper Shoot 13-05-12

Originally Posted by Dead is better

Its only a name. I'm pretty sure nobody there thought they were real snipers ha ha. A couple of my mates chose to take that course and they passed. I chose DFSW platoon 'cause i liked long distance machine gunning and anti armour. Engaging enemy possitions from 1km away on the other side of a hill, at NIGHT! Snipers get too much cred i reckon. They arent the only bad asses in the Army. During both phases of infantry training I routinely wooped my mates that took the sniper/recon course at shooting, but let me make one point - a sniper is so much more than a good shot. 99% of their course is recon work. Advanced bushcraft, navigation, observation etc. Most of those who fail do so before they get to do their shooting LF tests. Stupid long demoralising pack marches washed out most of that intake that i saw.
To tell you the truth I wish i'd joined the assault pioneers - blowing up shit, racing around in rubber boats, stuffing bangalore torpedoes under cat-wire. Snipers platoon looked like a bucket of tears and sore feet!

Well said Dead is Better , so very true . I have shot with Simon Galliss Malcoms son , great guy and a good shot to boot .