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Title: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Ben on October 24, 2018, 09:56:22 AM

They've gotta be the only sniper outfit who's main mission is disabling stuff versus terminating live targets. They apparently place pretty high in sniper competitions (9th in the 2018 International). I think it would be fun to train moving platform to moving target.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-culture/coast-guard-snipers-msrt?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Scout26 on October 24, 2018, 10:44:27 AM

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Yep, the puddle pirates beat the Marine Scout/Snipers.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 24, 2018, 11:18:04 AM

Those inflatable ghillie suits are really impressive.

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Scout26 on October 24, 2018, 11:20:48 AM

Quote from: fistful on October 24, 2018, 11:18:04 AM

Those inflatable ghillie suits are really impressive.

Ghillie suits or Dory suits....

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: cordex on October 24, 2018, 03:42:39 PM

Quote from: Amy Schumer on October 24, 2018, 10:44:27 AM

Yep, the puddle pirates beat the Marine Scout/Snipers.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I was surprised by the number of National Guard units on that list.

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: just Warren on October 24, 2018, 03:51:42 PM

Quote from: Amy Schumer on October 24, 2018, 11:20:48 AM

Dory suits....

I looked, but I couldn't find one.

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: French G. on October 24, 2018, 05:14:37 PM

Quote from: cordex on October 24, 2018, 03:42:39 PM

I was surprised by the number of National Guard units on that list.

I think one factor may be units with time on their hands to train for a competition. Also in a guard or reserve outfit the same more senior guys can stay there forever. And in this case the same spotter/sniper team train year after year. Also, thanks to a 17 year war there is plenty of experience in the reserve units. I think last year a guard outfit won best ranger competition too.

I notice that our SEALs sucked. Probably spotted on the stalk when they stopped to brush their hair or take a book deal call. I saw the results yesterday and wasted no time telling my former Marine boss that the puddle pirates beat his guys.

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Viking on October 24, 2018, 05:17:40 PM

Quote from: Amy Schumer on October 24, 2018, 10:44:27 AM

Yep, the puddle pirates beat the Marine Scout/Snipers.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Forgetting the important thing here: Sweden beat Denmark. =D =D =D =D

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: dm1333 on October 24, 2018, 05:36:25 PM

Quote from: Amy Schumer on October 24, 2018, 10:44:27 AM

Yep, the puddle pirates beat the Marine Scout/Snipers.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Two years in a row, last year the puddle pirates took third and Scout/Sniper took 4th.  Just saying.......

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Fly320s on October 24, 2018, 06:30:24 PM

Quote from: Warren on October 24, 2018, 03:51:42 PM

I looked, but I couldn't find one.

I see what you did.

Title: Re: Short Article on Coast Guard Snipers
Post by: Andiron on October 24, 2018, 09:15:09 PM

To stand up for the honor of the Corps,  I've got a meritorious mast in my basement somewhere for battalion highest rifle qual.  The Scout snipers were *expletive deleted*ing livid that a 06 POG thumped them, but it hardly means anything in real warfighting.

Good on the puddle pirates though, and the other 7 in front of them.