College can be very tough to pay for without any financial aid. Athletic scholarships, academic scholarships, the military- all can pay for one’s college education. If I hadn’t received a full tuition scholarship to Southwest Missouri State I probably would have joined the Marines and attempted to become a sniper. Although a career in the military is no longer necessary for me to pay for college, I am still very interested in this subject. Through my research, I have learned that Marine Corps snipers besides putting their lives on the line, they must meet many qualifications, must undergo extensive train

The sniper who sneaked through enemy territory became famous during the war on both sides. He had entire enemy sniper units looking for him. Not just any marine can be a sniper. All of these qualifications narrow the field of the sniper trainees. Then the training eliminates many more of them. Qualifications, training, and handling pressure well are three major requirements for being a sniper. Being a Marine Corps sniper is a tough and dangerous job.

The training of a sniper is extensive and difficult: not all pass the training. Snipers must be excellent marksmen. They must know their M40-A1 rifle as well as the M9 pistol. According to Laforte, this is not all they need to know, “The soon-to-be snipers must also display various techniques in field survival, academic skills and stalking” (88-89). Snipers must be able to survive in an outdoor environment because in many cases they could be on their own and outside for three to four days. Bullard provided the information that snipers have to be trained in navigating various types of terrains and outdoor environments as well as having knowledge of fire. Stalking is the key to a sniper because they travel in small groups of usually two or four so they must be able to complete their goal without being noticed by the enemy. Staff Sergeant Jesse Jelks, marine sniper for seven years, informed me in a personal interview that in their training they must stalk silently through an area and then fire upon a target without their instructors seeing them. Along with passing qualifications and training, a sniper must also be

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