page_title: United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper
hierarchical_section_title: United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) in Djibouti as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. Photograph taken July 15, 2003.
context_page_description: United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper is a secondary MOS designator of U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines that have graduated from a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper School. Scout Snipers must earn the rank of Lance Corporal, be selected by their battalion to join the scout-sniper platoon, and complete an approved scout-sniper course in order to receive this designation.
context_section_description: United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper (MOS 0317, formerly 8541) is a secondary MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) designator of U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines that have graduated from a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper School. Scout Snipers must earn the rank of Lance Corporal, be selected by their battalion to join the scout-sniper platoon, and complete an approved scout-sniper course in order to receive this designation.
caption: Scout Snipers from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) in Djibouti, circa 2003
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