Primary Responsibilities
Execute and supervise ground combat tasks tied to maneuver, reconnaissance, security, fires integration, and small-unit leadership.
03xx Infantry / Marine Corps MOS Profile
0322 Reconnaissance Sniper
Reconnaissance Snipers are reconnaissance-qualified Marines with additional sniper training focused on precision fire, observation, and reporting in reconnaissance units.
Code / Pipeline0322
MOS NameReconnaissance Sniper
Category03xx Infantry
Unit Association2nd Reconnaissance Battalion / Force Recon
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Responsibilities and Pipeline
Training Pipeline
Complete recruit training or officer commissioning, then Marine Combat Training or The Basic School as applicable.
Billet Progression
This MOS sits inside the Marine ground-combat lane and depends on field discipline, small-unit leadership, communications, weapons proficiency, and repeated field evaluation.
Current Member Tracking
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USMC Responsibilities
0322 Reconnaissance Sniper is described here by practical Marine Corps duties, billet expectations, and training progression. This section avoids game-language so the page reads like a professional MOS reference.
- Execute and supervise ground combat tasks tied to maneuver, reconnaissance, security, fires integration, and small-unit leadership.
- Prepare weapons, communications, navigation, patrol orders, rehearsals, and reporting procedures before movement.
- Lead Marines through field training, live-fire progression, tactical decision games, and mission rehearsals.
- Develop junior leaders who can control teams, squads, sections, platoons, and supporting attachments in austere environments.
Training Pipeline
The pathway is shown at a broad public level. Exact prerequisites, screening, quotas, course names, and assignments can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, command screening, and schoolhouse policy.
- Complete recruit training or officer commissioning, then Marine Combat Training or The Basic School as applicable.
- Attend the infantry/reconnaissance schoolhouse associated with the MOS: Infantry Marine Course, Infantry Officer Course, Reconnaissance Training Company, or an advanced qualification school.
- Develop through unit field exercises, live-fire progression, patrolling, weapons employment, orders production, and leadership billets.
- Advance into team leader, squad/section leader, platoon staff, platoon commander, operations, instructor, or senior enlisted/officer roles.
Billets And Skill Growth
- Entry-level Marines focus on core tasks, equipment, field discipline, and reliable execution.
- NCOs supervise small teams, enforce standards, plan rehearsals, and train junior Marines.
- SNCOs and officers manage readiness, risk, training plans, inspections, reporting, and integration with adjacent staff sections.
- Instructor and staff billets preserve standards, document lessons learned, and build repeatable training for the next rotation.
Chain of Command Matching Logic
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Rank / Grade Requirements
Grade LaneAdditional MOS / skill MOS
Entry / Award Basis
Reconnaissance sniper lane for qualified reconnaissance Marines who complete sniper-specific training and meet unit prerequisites.
Typical Rank Use
Normally Cpl through GySgt/MSgt depending on team, instructor, and operations billet requirements.
Schoolhouse & Qualification Requirements
SchoolhouseReconnaissance Training Company, School of Infantry-West, plus airborne, dive, and survival schools as billet requires
Reconnaissance training emphasizes individual reconnaissance skills, amphibious skills, team communications, patrolling, reporting, navigation, and reconnaissance-team employment.
Entry QualificationsScreening / Prerequisites
Screening normally centers on physical fitness, water confidence, swim qualification, medical qualification, field performance, security eligibility, and command recommendation.
Associated SchoolsFollow-On Training
- Basic Reconnaissance Course / current reconnaissance training pipeline
- Basic Airborne Course
- Military Free-Fall Parachutist Course when assigned
- Marine Combatant Diver Course / dive supervisor path when assigned
- SERE Level C when required by billet or deployment profile
- Advanced communications, small boat, breacher, scout sniper, JTAC, and instructor courses by billet
Course titles, quotas, prerequisites, and sequence can change by fiscal year, manpower requirement, medical qualification, and current schoolhouse policy.
Current Members in this MOS
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MOS Association
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion / Force Recon
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