🎯Training to be a sniper requires physical fitness, discipline, and the ability to think on your feet.
🔎Snipers also collect and report battlefield information as part of their secondary mission.
🎭The course involves training in marksmanship, range estimation, target detection, and stalking.
🌱Students learn to construct ghillie suits using natural vegetation for camouflage.
💦The ghillie wash tests the durability of the ghillie suits and conditions them with color.
What are the prerequisites to be accepted into the sniper course?
—Prerequisites include passing a psychological evaluation, a physical fitness test, achieving expert qualification with the M4 carbine, and receiving a recommendation letter from the battalion commander.
How do snipers account for wind when taking shots?
—Snipers use miller radians or mills, represented by the hash marks inside the scope, to measure the wind's effect on their shots. They determine how many mills to hold left or right based on wind direction and speed.
Do snipers only focus on marksmanship?
—No, snipers also collect and report battlefield information as their secondary mission. They must master field craft skills, such as constructing ghillie suits for camouflage.
Are there any female snipers in the course?
—While both males and females are eligible, there has only been one female student who graduated from the course in 2021.
What is the purpose of the ghillie wash?
—The ghillie wash both seasons and adds color to the ghillie suits, and it tests the durability of the suits under physical stress.
00:01Soldiers undergo a seven-week training course to become US Army snipers.
00:32Being a sniper requires discipline, physical fitness, and staying updated with doctrine.
02:22Marksmanship training involves using different rifles and hitting targets from 600 to 1100 meters away.
03:41Snipers use miller radians or mills to account for wind when taking shots.
06:35The ghillie wash tests the durability of ghillie suits and adds color to them.
