Marine Corps Scout Sniper Course: Cover and Concealment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Rollie Pennington, the staff non-commissioned officer in charge of Scout Sniper Course, School of Infantry East, gives tips on the basics of cover and concealment.
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Sniper instructor to sniper candidate: I didn't see you in formation this morning, marine!!!
Sniper candidate: THANK YOU SGT!
GySgt
😂
Erik Ekholm That joke is so old
Still good
I hate this joke
Camouflage so good took Me a year to find it in my recommendations
California E92 most brilliant comment ive seen
Oof
Took me 3 years
And the oscar goes Mr Vegeta🤣
Lol 😂
"Now, this Marine here, as you can see..."
No. I can't see him.
That's cause there's no marine there
@@cheechchickens1854 Yes there is, the reason you can't see him is because he's already killed you!
@@bdickinson6751 good one!😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
Thermals can see him.
"Johnson! I didn't see you at camouflage practice today!!"
"Thank you, Sir!!"
bbbbbrrrrruuuuuhhhhh
Never heard that one before
Gunny (Now Gunner) Pennington took his own life today. RIP Sir. You were a great american and an even better Marine. Semper Fidelis the corps will miss you. At least everyone who is fortunate enough to find this video can see how much of a badass you are
I came to this video after I found out. He was my company gunny Charlie company 1/8. My heart is broken and I can’t believe it. Semper fi guns.
@@adambagwell7150 He was such a beast. Just goes to show no matter how put together someone is in public does not mean their private life is the same
I actually came back to my video to find his first name after hearing the news. Such a great man and great leader. You meet a lot of people in this world but some people such as Gunny Pennington you just never forget. His story telling abilities were also next level. Also, I don’t recall ever seeing him wear a camies that weren’t completely faded haha
That's sad to hear. I hope his family is doing well.
Damn. 'Till Valhalla brother.
My favorite part of the video is when he said "Careful... there's pockets of radiation all over this area. If you absorb too much, you're a dead man"
When?
I understood that reference 🤣
I actually thought he said that and I found it hilarious that he’d reference that
COD💓
Tango down!
I'm a US Army Infantry soldier. And I myself, have learned so much from this!
Really? WTF do they (or more to the point NOT!) teach you??
Wait, there were marines in the video??
There was a floating head in the beginning could have sworn he was a Marine.
what do you mean marines i didn't see a single person just some voices from nowhere hahaha
If you look closely you can see the crayons in his MRE
Matsimus .
When he said there are 3 parts of effective concealment and then listed 4 things, I lost it, my buddy said he had too many crayons for breakfast
"As soon as [this marine] looks at the sun" 😂😂 a daily marine ritual
He was grinning while doing it :D
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Echo Outdoors, Yeap, nature calls😁
If he sees his shadow, we'll have another six weeks of war.
Funny that this was a recomended video...This was my Platoon Sgt. From 2014-15 (SSGT. Pennington then). I respected and learned more from this guy than anyone else in my career. Train hard, play hard. 🇺🇸🤘
I think I remember you
When you crack a joke and the bushes start laughing 🤣
Bruhhhh 😂
What I love about Marines is that we don't use good looking buff actors to advertise or show case us.
We use real Marines.
Yeah they do. It just this video isn't officially made by the marines
Menum Lor
The Great One
I'm sure.
this whole thing is rendered useless because IR thermal now renders this all pointless. Thermal picks out these snipers from far away. the old days of being able to conceal due to low tech enemies is over. Drones by enemy and thermal out beats this easily.
Yi-Tzai's Toy Review mud blocks out thermal, definitely if it's cold wet mud.
“our enemies are paying close attention to our every move, so here’s a video of how and where we hide”
Trust me, even if the enemy know which bush they are in, if they can's see the sniper, they will not mindlessly spray bullets into it without seeing the sniper.
👀
We Americans are our greatest enemies.
Lol love it ;-)
Maybe the enemy ain’t got Jesus. 😂
“Ew! What did I just step in?”
“I think that was a Marine sir”
I don’t think I’d ever make it to a scout sniper school so videos like this are fascinating it’s too bad they’re not allowed to go on depth
I didn't see anyone in this video.
Ha.
😂
I heard they said john cena is in the video. But i dont see him
Nice comment Mike
Damn me niether. They're that good
Instructor:This marine here is camoflage just ten foot away.
Marine: Sgt, you are standing on top of me.
“Gunnay I can feel your boot in my back” Lcpl Forrest
Brilliant video..100% respect for U.S Marines.....I've watched in awe of you guys in Iraq and Afghanistan....you give it EVERYTHING and then some...God bless you all.
How is this brilliant? Reading from a teleprompter and applying tactics that were outdated during Vietnam are hardly brilliant...
the woodland variant of MARPAT seems working very well in the video
It's a great camo pattern.
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OCP is better
The M81Woodland BDU- Battle Dress Uniform was phased out the Marine Corps in 2003 it's not better than the Woodland Marpat MCCUU - Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform it's a digitalised version of it and the Desert Combat Utility is a Digitalised version of the DCU - Desert Combat Uniform.
OCP isn't better the Army has tried to improve it like 5 times. MARPAT worked the frist time the Marine Corps put it out there. All the other branches have had to go through uniform changes just to keep up with the Marine Corps because there utilities don't blend into a damn thing . The Army ACU- Army Combat Uniform our UCP - Universal Camouflage Pattern whatever you want to call it was something to luagh at same with the Air Force ABU - Airman Battle Uniform that copied it in a Tiger Stripe Pattern. The Air Force original had a Blue ABU that the Air Force luaghed at it only lasted for 6 months around 2003 . The Navy also had a Blue NWU - Navy Working Utility that just got phased out and there transitioning over to Marpat with the Type 2 & 3 NWU. The Marine Corps isn't stupid when it comes to camouflage and concealment like the other branches have been the past 18 years .
“looks like a turtle in the bushes”
carson Richardson 😂🤣👍🇺🇸
Takes a whole new mean of "the turtle head popping out" lmao
That was the only marine I saw in this video
Sometimes turtles need to do some pole dancing don't judge them 😂🤣🤣
I'm a retired 0317 Marine force recon scout sniper . 💀💀. Great video
Mike Myers well sir thank you for your service and Semper Fi
Mike Myers Thank u For your service 👌
Me too, 34th recon squad
Killll
2ndRcn 08-12 here. YUT!
That's frightening, thank God for the Marines.
Oorah!
In Memorial of Carlos Norman Hathcock, Jr, ...for me, the best sniper of the USMC.
Imagine saying our enemies are continuing to learn our tactics, then continuing to make this wonderful video.
“This marine here as you can see”😂 but i cant see💀😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
3/8 former Geiger Marine. That's when Marines lived in squad bays and not some fancy rooms they have now. 8th Marine Regiment was probably the most deployed regiment in 2nd MARDIV. We'd spend a few weeks in the desert heat, and then fly off to cold weather training where the temps were -20/-30 in places like Norway or in the states at Wisconsin or Bridgeport California. As soon as we'd disembark from the plane, our CO would have us ground all our gear and put on PT gear, and we'd go running a few miles to get acclimated. Looking back, damn we were nuts! I remember standing at the movie theatre in Jacksonville, NC when it was freezing, and me and my buddy were wearing shorts and flip flops, lol. Miss it each day I breathe (85-94)
This is a very important thing to keep in mind for a just in case, anything happens on these times of trouble. Thank u Marines for sharing your unique way of survival.
The hardest camouflage is in the snow, your warm breath and the smoke coming out of the barrel and the scope will give you away, the only sniper in history who covered all that was Simo Hayha "the white death", he uses to chew snow, burry his barrel in snow after each shot, all that with just iron sights. Confirmed kills: 505.
I think we all knew a gang of Marines would stand up in that field! 😂
The real America loves our troops. Thank you! ❤️👍
Drill sergeant: PRIVATE, I DID NOT SEE YOU AT CAMOUFLAGE PRACTICE THIS MORNING!
Private: Thank you, sir!
*PFC
Yeah that’s been said already like 500 time
I’ll try to be more original my humblest of apologies oh wise one!
That camouflage skill is amazing
I personally know GySgt Pennington and I can tell you he is a certified badass. One of the best Marines I have ever had the pleasure to serve with.
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At the very start He’s reading off of a card, but his head doesn’t move. It looks odd.
well it's the only thing he can do, what do you expect?
@@marlbblack258 exactly
Thank God these guys are on our side.
Marines should get their concealment training from john cena. Or maybe they already do and the government doesnt tell us
Deven Baker John cena was a scout sniper
Jhon Cena never served in the Marine Corps he's just a paid Hollywood actor.
Hahaha he was never ever ever ever in my corps.....sorry to burst your bubbles
"You can't see me" I guess some people didn't understand the joke
*potato salad
Great video.
They left out the marinating of the cover and ghille suit?
That was the best part of the baptism to be a scout sniper.
Tien Foen
that was probably for a reason lol
The guy talking got a 1 in paragraph comprehension on the asvab
Most definitely Bro ..
But hey bet he can shoot..
Hey its my nigga bubbles
@@mattheob2132 he will out shoot any of you on a bad day.
proly just not used to talking in front of a camera
His right ball is bigger than Your Brain Shitball
I was just WAITING for the moment where a group of Marines just stood up and appeared out of nowhere from their concealment. I'm satisfied.
5:53 Favourite Part 😎
The commentating was awesome in this video.
Ticks: I will end this man's whole career
LegendGamer Pro
There are repellents for those tiny bastards, thankfully!
Ya, you gotta treat your uniforms with Permethrin and slap on the DEET. We didn't have to worry about ticks, mostly sand flies.
Lots a garlic and jalapenos my man. They wont touch ya.
Ticks and bugs in the USA are dirty as fuck.. Lime disease is no joke.. I'm so glad I'm in Australia, because at least I can see and avoid the animals that can fuck me up, unlike North America..
Nah, Garlic works wonders, sprinkle a little on a milk bone dog biscuit for your FFP before, during, and after treats and you are golden. Works for chiggers too.
This video makes me sleep so well. Thanks
"Sniper! How did you get so close to get that shot? " The sniper got so close to take the shot by being a 'sneaky bastard'. Sgt Major. ( Sgt. Chavez ;Clear&Present Danger)
I'm legit reading that book
@@KamranShabazzClear & Present Danger was the actual movie & it vaguely follows the book.
Tom Clancy is said to have threatened John Milius for the liberties taken putting the books into a movie.
@@doughesson I've got to watch that
Hitman word is nostalgic to me...ohman...those days
@@doughessonThanks bro. Same series, wrong movie
5:21 nothing new here, just a Devil Dog staring into the sun even tho HM3 told him to stop 100 times
Good presentation from a Marine out of this comfort zone. Great job! Head to camera gets easier the more times you do it!
RIP brother. You will be missed by many.
From a place you can not see comes a shot you will not hear. Semper Fi Marines
That’s cold 🥶👊🏼
This is badass
4:36. My favorite part of being in the field. Grass man, grass...
"Hell! These sharpshooters are the best at hide 'n seek! If there was a contest, they'd win. But right now, we're running from the sergeant!"
As an ex infantry C.O.P unit sniper (British Army). It's interesting to see these video's. I hated doing camouflage. It was between that and sketching, for what I was worse at. My pet hate is when I see video's or news reports about police SNIPERS! They are NOT sniper's, they are marksmen! There is a very big difference!
Yup. Totally a gree. These videos rarely show the requirements of real sniping
LOOK MUM!! I'm a *Real Life Walking Pot Plant!!* 😂😂
UNSC INFINITY i is are grunt
That’s the goal...
The worst thing about Being a Marine is......getting old. When I joined most of these Gunny's were being born. Carry ON!
Extremely helpful thank you and thank you for your service! God Bless
Helpful... For what, exactly...? 🤔
Just look for anything that's looks out of place. Discrepancies and inconsistencies. One of the first lessons learned
Peter Griffin got it right when he went into combat wearing a clowns outfit as he knew they’d be looking for army guys.
I thoroughly enjoy the level of professionalism from US soldiers.
Professionalism? The instructor sounds like he rides the short bus.
@@NotCrazyDan obviously not. Simple minds aren't hard to comprehend.
Snipers are bad ass!
Tim Hunt well including back in the day we had some so deadly and shit they crawled for days to get to a point to get their target I forget his name watched the video on him years ago but he crawled for three days past enemy patrols and deadly ass snakes all day then he crawled all the way back with his enemy’s alerted after he got his target all by himself not all snipers are like going around in camouflage either some are on a building looking over the ones one ground sometimes but ya theirs been a lot of badass snipers in history
Iv_painful_vI carlos hathcock
@@kodtv4623 he was from little rock Arkansas :D I live an hour away
I want to take the time here to thank you all for your service
Best platoon Sgt I ever had right there.
Where?
BEAUTIFUL READING
Gotta love the US:
"weapon system"
"shooting platform”
"utilise his rifle"
Jonny Wilson what do you say where you're from?
Firearm.
Position.
Use.
Haha
It’s this “warrior lingo” that has all these instructors, airsofters, and these out-of-shape TH-cam review guys talking about what gear they “run” on their “kit” and what “can” is on their rifle.
Utilize
Awesome!!! God bless all of you and U.S.A.
The marine has become one with nature.
This was pretty cool. Good job AiirSource.
Camo woodland
Yury НD1 MARPAT
Woodland Marpat MCCUU - Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform is way better than the old M81 Woodland BDU - Battle Dress Uniform.
@@Texasmilitarydepartmentvid9654 it looks better but functions the same.
a periscope is better than any one of those dumabass camo patterns out there, prove me wrong, you can't.
I still can watch u on TH-cam after covered
Rip sniper instructor
Everyone gangsta till the bushes start talking American
Take a shot every time he says vegetation. Good luck. ;)
I'm bleeding out here Blyat.
With 93 confirmed kills and 300-400 unconfirmed kills, gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock would be proud
Lmao this guys voice reminds me of the water boy
it's because he has a half can of dip in lol
Yeah lol
reminded me of Forest Gump... that southern accent
Awesome 👍👍😎 Gunny Out Standing
2:33 bush camper
Officer: PRIVATE I DIDNT SEE YOU AT CAMOFLAUGE PRACTICE TODAY private: THANK YOU SIR
The amount of shit these men go through is unreal. I've got serious respect for the snipers. They not only have to conceal and stay still, but they have to make every round count.
Love you guys love Florida weather
"Ryan ! I saw you in camoflague practice today "
"Ahh shit . Sorry sir ."
Excellent instructor...........
I clicked on this hoping for military stuff but got a nature documentary instead
Great class!!! You can tell the "hard charger" in the presenting Marine keeps trying to jump out while he speaks, but he has to be formal! Lol
2:29 When you don't shave down there for a few weeks
ok, now this is epic
SemperFi Marines IMHO this should remain earned information , but maybe I’m just old 87-92
Old? You're a boot. S-1 H and S Co. Scout/sniper. 61-64 M-1 Garand with open sights. ;-)
The stuff they talk about is hardly earned. It was old news before Vietnam.
Thanks for the training sir
oh yeah you and what army pal
5:50
oh that army😳
Wow applause and Salute you Sirs💂♂️
evidence that some marines should never go into show biz
HAHAHAHA ITS A JIGGLY BUSH, NO ONE WILL FIND HIM...until he reloads
😂😂😂😂😂
Adam Driver?
Maybe some, but R. Lee Ermey was a great actor! R.I.P
Thanks Gunny. Semper Fi
Sniper, most deadly person on the battlefield
False
False
@@gorestfump8935 i agree. with him. in just a matter of 2 min, i bet a sniper can kill, about 3 enemies.
@@jovidutful A good field radio operator can kill a lot more in 15-20 minutes.
@@gorestfump8935 , battlefield my dude. if its between life and death. a radio operator, duration is about 1 min to send a message. a sniper fires at enemy in seconds. you cant see a sniper, for a moment and he takes your life in a seconds.
I'm glad the Snipers are on our side
This is a really good video
“Behind me now is a marine”
Fuck off is there
Stands next to him and I still can’t see him
Hill billie:as soon as he looks towards the sun...
Private:*was about to laugh*
I can't help myself but wonder: does John Cena need this Cover & Concealment training?
Who the effort is John cena!?!
At about 5:45 you can see that the bushes and vegetation that they using as cover isn’t moving when there is clearly wind
4:40 couldn’t hide enough overseas AND with military gear to help me hide and stop my mom from catching me sneaking out at night during my younger years and whooping my ass.
Same situation here.🤣
Ditto,was fun dressing up in camo and running around at night!
There are other techniques for that lol.
Great video
I’m sure the taliban appreciates this video lesson.
They can't grow anything but heroin poppy and sand..anyways they hide behind women and children, that's their cover..thousand years of inbreeding have taken its toll, until recently they discovered goats..
Chozeh Abaddon Funny coming from a Hapsburg.
"You don't NEED to look like a bush, soldier! You NEED to look like NOTHING!!"
Duuuudee there was a lot of Marines in that field y’all can really do some damage