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Reconnaissance
United
States Marine Corps Recon Battalions, Deep Reconnaissance
Platoons, and Amphibious Reconnaissance units
A
Co. 3rd Recon BN at Bellow's Beach, HI
A note
on the 1998 reorganization of USMC Reconnaissance:
Within the USMC
there are Recon Battalions and Force Recon Companies.
The Recon BN's work in support of the Division gathering
intelligence to something like 10 miles past the forward
edge of the battle area. The Force Recon companies
gathere all intelligence past this 10 mile limit.
The Force Recon company having this mission is trained
in more elaborate insertion / extraction methods such
as jump / scuba / SPIE rig etc.
Currently 2ND
Force Recon and 2ND Recon BN are now united under
a single unit called a Reconnaissance Battalion. Within
this Recon BN there are three companies. A company
is the new Marines still cycling through the various
schools Recon Marines must attend. B company contains
trained Recon Marines gathering intelligence out to
the Forward Edge of the Battle Area. C company contains
the highest trained Recon Marines, mostly former Force
Marines, who gather the long range recon information.
All other Recon units remain the same.
1st
Force Reconnaissance Company Camp Pendleton, CA
1st
Recon Company (soon to be 1st Recon BN again) Camp
Pendleton, CA
2ND
Recon BN (includes 2ND Force) Camp Lejune, NC
5th
Force Recon BN, Okinawa
3RD
Recon BN, Okinawa
4th
Recon BN, Reserves
3RD
and 4th Force Recon are Reserve units located through
out the US.
To gain the
MOS of 0321 Reconnaissance Marine, candidates must
attend either BRC on the West Coast or ARS on the
East Coast. The class is currently 3 months
long. A Marine
Recruiter can enlist any eligible Male into the
0321 MOS and guarantee a seat at one of these schools.
Web
Pages
USMC
Recon
Harborsite
of the 3rd Reconnaissance BN. Vietnam
Open
Recon Marines Club
Associations
1st
Recon Battalion Association
USMC
Scout/Sniper Association
Marine
Embassy Guard Association
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