Do Recon Marines go to airborne?
“Being a reconnaissance Marine, you have to be able to operate behind enemy lines, and that sometimes requires you to insert into an area by air,” said Staff Sgt. Thomas Maloney, a platoon sergeant serving with Bravo Company, 1st Recon Bn.
Can a Marine go to airborne school?
Yes Marines go to jump school, and many other Army, Air Force and other schools. They can go to any school that the Corps thinks is important to their position.
What schools can Recon Marines go to?
Recon and Surveillance Leaders Course — Ranger School, Fort Benning, GA. Pathfinder Course — Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, or Army Air Assault School, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Military Free Fall (John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center) / Multi Mission Parachutist Course (CPS Coolidge, AZ)
What MOS can go to airborne school?
It is the only MOS where you go to airborne school after BCT and before you go to AIT. Another MOS which gets airborne in their contract often is Human Resource Specialist (42A). As for getting airborne qualified from your unit, it is relatively difficult but not impossible.
Can Marines get Jump Wings?
The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as “Jump Wings” is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces awarded to members of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy.
Are all recon Marines airborne and/or dive qualified?
For division recon (recon battalion) not all Recon Marines are airborne and/or dive qualified getting out of BRC. However, ideally everyone in the recon platoon should be airborne and dive qualified. Force Recon guys have to be airborne and dive qualified due to the nature of their missions.
Can a non-Marines go to Airborne School?
Marines attempting to go to Airborne School who are not in an airborne unit in the Marines have to get a waiver in accordance with MCO 3120.11, Marine Corps Parachuting Policy and Program Administration from HQMC 60 days prior to school.
Where do radio Recon guys go to school?
They go to Fort Benning for airborne school (unless they were airborne qualified prior to BRC). Radio Recon guys go through airborne school as well as dive school and other schools like your typical Force Recon Marine. Radio recon provide signal intelligence, electronic warfare and linguist capabilities for Force and Battalion Recon.)
What is the difference between Marine recon and Division Recon?
Division Recon missions, on the other hand, are usually within the battlefield and typically do not require air drops, or water insertion. That said, if a Marine stays in the Reconnaissance Community, he will, before retirement, most likely have gone to Airborne and Dive schools and become qualified in both.