It isn’t a super obvious aspect of filming, but we forget just how far away we can record video from now and still preserve modern high end quality. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that the filming sequences of the exercise itself was from long distances away to try and be as non-invasive as possible. And when long distances come into play, because of light refraction/reflection and angles, an obstruction directly in the center of the lens FOV can be “seen through” to the other side.
Sgt Reynolds was my 1sgt for basic, this guy would literally hide his ruck and hammock in the woods and never sleep around us and sneak up on us. Dude was a beast and by far the most intimidating man I have met.
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When i was in summer camp we had a vet who was a sniper in the army. We played a game he made up that was probably based on something like this. Sombody had to stand in the middle of a field in the forest and spot everyone on a clock before it ran out, which we also had to reach a perimeter we set up around the spotter before the same clock stopped. Everytime the spotter won we had to take one of the first spotted to add as an additional spotter. This way everytime we played there were more spotters and less movers. It was a really fun game. Hide and seek didnt have shit on that game lol
I played something similar with my friends growing up. We called it The Hunt. Essentially, all of the other kids would patrol with airsoft rifles, and we're allowed 1 golf cart. There would be only 1 person who was to be hunted, and that person had to work their way up this mountainside, and reach home base (His mom had a few hundred-acres on their farm.). My favorite was the night games, and the person on the cart would have 1 person ride with him and was allowed to wear night-vision goggles (The dude's dad owned some massive business, and he got whatever he wanted when his parents got divorced.).
Ive been in the Marines and Ive been to 3 different colleges. The Military is real training, you leave the military with actual merit. College is stuffing information in your short term memory and then dumping 99% of it out once you have completed your exam a few days later, over and over again for a few years, you graduate with no merit, no skills whatsoever.
So a fun story based on one of the exercises they were doing here. Knew a guy (lets call him John) who went though SAS training here in the UK (they do the same thing where they have to advance toward a target in bushes while trainers look out for them). Later met one of the trainers, introduced by John, who told me a story about his training (they were both retired from the army by this point). Apparently, John received the highest score of any trainee ever in this exercise. He had spent his whole life in Scotland being taught how to stalk dear by his dad. He was apparently so good at moving without being noticed that during his training, the trainer had been in a hut with scope looking out for movement and John had managed to move so close to the hut that he could hear what the trainer was saying to the other spotter in the hut. John heard the trainer talking to his mate that he couldn't find that "sneaky little rat s**t John". John, who had his tac phone on him, text his trainer a message saying "I am not a sneaky little rat s**t, you're just thick". At this point the trainer apparently laughed, walked out of the hut and started looking at the bushes closely and despite coming to within a meter of John, still didn't manage to see him. To add insult to injury, John was the most un-arrogant guys you could ever meet, slightly scrawny compared to most in the army and sailed though training with ease.
Great to see our guys getting the best possible training and gear. This resonates even more today, March 2022, knowing how the world has changed and knowing how bad training and command & control resulted in an abysmal performance of the supposedly 2nd most powerful military in the world. I hope these soldier's skills won't be needed on battlefields of Europe, but I sure feel safer knowing our guys are second to none..
The word ghillie actually comes from a Scots (Scotland) Gaelic term meaning “boy”. This was in reference to boy servants that assisted in hunting and fishing expeditions. The etymology was likely derived from the tree spirit Ghillie Dhu, who had the ability to disguise itself in leaves and other forms of vegetation.
Sniper recruit: I can’t believe I passed this course! I can finally be on the battlefield! Thermal Vision Scopes: *Im about to end this man’s whole career*
This is going to be a LONG post, so if you're NOT heading to Sniper School feel free to pass on it. I graduated U.S. Army Sniper School in the summer of 2004, just before my 1st combat deployment to Iraq. The school has changed some, back in 'my day' we stalked alone, and that was a GOOD thing IMHO because you should pass or fail (the school) on YOUR merits as a Sniper. In the shooting phases, and to PASS SNIPER SCHOOL the single most important act you will make is CHOOSING A PARTNER. Because he will be YOUR Spotter, and if he can't do the job, YOU fail the school. On to Stalking 101: Key RULES to live by... A. When you walk out to the start of the Stalk Lane (usually a few hundred meters wide, and about 1,000 meters long), take notice of vegetation, defilade (low spots in the ground) and avenues of approach to the trucks (where the Instructors are FIXED in place to observe you). Start planning your route to use that vegetation and defilade, AS your walking out to the start line. Draw a quick sketch as you walk out, don't rely on memory. Look for a few routes, as one that you picked might have another team on it, look for good FFP's (final firing points). You can always adjust the plan as you move but HAVE A PLAN to start. B. Time Management is KEY. Unless they've changed, the stalk evolutions are 3 hours long. Many of the students will RUSH to get into position, and be detected easily by the instructors because of their QUICK movements. Movement catches the eyes. Split your time into 3 equal parts, roughly one hour each. (1) first hour to move into the FFP (2) second hour to set up FFP for the shots (3) third hour as a RESERVE in case you're detected at any point including during FFP set up. That way you have a CHANCE at still passing the lane by moving into another position. It ALL takes time, but keep on a schedule so you have time to do it ALL. C. "Natural Veg is the Edge" (saying in Sniper School) and they're right, but remember to cover your ghillie (back, shoulders, legs, arms, not so much belly) with vegetation that MATCHES the surroundings at your likely FFP, not just the start line (again, why you should be paying attention on the walk out to it). Make sure the veg stays relatively close to your body (say within 4") the goal is to BREAK UP THE OUTLINE, not to "Become a Tree". If you've got branches sticking out a foot from your body, you're wearing a FLAG that says "Here I am". Make sure that your Front (the area the Instructors will see) is 100% covered. You only get 10 minutes to do this, so start on the parts that MATTER and then spend the remainder of time on the rest. D. Tape a compass to the non-ferrous metal part of your rifle stock (the buttstock) so that you can orientate yourself quickly without having to dig in pocket. It's a good idea to sew a pocket into the inside of your forearms to carry things like the map, so that movement is minimal, especially in the prone position. I believe now they issue ghillies (we made them from scratch), but put in that 'mod' if they let you. Also, camouflage your rifle, spotting scope, tripod and anything you're planning on taking on the stalk. Seeing rifles and gear without camouflage heading out to the stalk on this video tells me somebody dropped the ball on this. EVERYTHING an enemy can see should be UNSEEN. E. In movement, Move ONE STEP LOWER than you think is needed. In other words, if you think you can get away with walking... crouch. If you think you have to crouch, move on your hands and knees. If you think hands and knees is appropriate, get into a low crawl on your belly. Students tend to Overestimate their "Stealthyness", this is a way to counter that. And MOVE SLOWLY... you've got an hour to move around 800 meters. The first part of that will probably be in fairly covered area, but soon enough you're going to be under observation. Quick Movements, even a turn of the head, WILL bring eyes in your direction. The human eye is naturally attracted to Movement. So make it SLOW and SMOOTH, and NEVER "Turkey Neck" (poke your head above something to look around), it's a SURE FAIL. F. At the FFP, have good foliage in front of you and behind you, and if possible, set yourself up in shadows. You're probably going to set up with a tripod, the position of should be AT LEAST 10 FEET behind the forward foilage. This is important for 2 reasons, first it prevents the leaves moving when you shoot, and secondly in hinders the Instructors when the have the Walker come in on you, because more often than not they place the Walker just behind the forward foilage (where most ROOKIES lay down). Since the now track you OUT of the FFP under observation (didn't in 'my day') try to pick an FFP with the things I've mentioned, but also DEFILADE (low ground compared to what's around) that you can use for the Extraction movement. G. When you've determined your tripod location, visualize a line from your FFP to the Observers, pick whichever Observer is less likely to see you through the foliage, and pick whichever SIDE of his binoculars (which are FIXED in place) that you can see best. Now, carefully cut ONLY those leaves in the forward bushes that prevent you from seeing THAT edge of the binoculars. Here's the deal, you take a shot (more on that) and the Observer looks through his binoculars. If you've done your set up right, YOU can NOT see those binoculars, and thusly he can NOT see you. Then the Observer asks "where do you want the number?", you say on the SIDE of the binoculars YOU can see. They set up the number, you identify it, YOU WIN. The whole point is to set up your shot in a way they can NEVER see you, all you care about is being able to see that number placard on the side of the binocular of the Instructor (target) YOU pick. H. Your ghillie hat has a long tail, camouflage it well, as when you set up your rifle, you turn your hat around and lay the tail over the scope front, that breaks up the outline of the scope (what the Instructors look for most), same with the legs of the tripod (6:38 is a great example of what NOT to do), camouflage them very well. Remember not to put leaves or branches upside down on them. Have your partner (and instructors back at the school house) critic your set up, and identify any spots not covered. J. When you're set up to take your first (of two) shots, WAIT!!!! until another student takes his shot in a different area than you're set up, and as he does, give about 5 seconds for the Observers to move their eyes in HIS direction, and take your shot. That way you're less likely to have an Observer looking in your direction. Then immediately chamber the next round, BEFORE the Observers have a chance to switch gears and start looking in your direction. With a semi-auto, carefully run your finger up to the bolt, and make sure that the 2nd round is there and seated. SLOWLY manipulate the charging handle if you need to. Then set in position for the second shot, and ID of the number, and DO NOT MOVE a muscle from that point forward. IF you take at least some of this lengthy knowledge to heart, you will have a better chance of passing the Stalk Phase. Which after the shooting itself, is what most Sniper students are failed from the school for. Other than that, come to the school PREPARED (physically, mentally, and technically [shooting skills, lots of practice on things like range estimation, target detection, KIMS games, and understanding things like ballistics]. The hardest skill to master is WIND estimation. So buy a Kestrel on Amazon, along with a decent Laser Rangefinder, and start estimating winds (looking at flags, grass, the feel on your face) and guessing ranges to thing, then compare them with the Kestrel and Rangefinder. See if you tend to over or under estimate things, and refine your skills BEFORE you get to Sniper School. If you do things like this, its also more likely your Leadership will take note, and give you one of the COVETED slots for Sniper. Remember PICK A GOOD TEAMMATE for the school, and if possible train up with them BEFORE the school. It's what will make or break you, especially in the shooting phase. SSG. U.S. Army (Medically Retired) Infantry / Sniper / Forward Observer / Pathfinder / SOF Intel (SOT-A), multiple tours
@@Dero_milsurp Was in an Infantry Battalion Scout Platoon, which was shifted to a CAV RSTA Squadron. Scouts became Forward Observers. Frankly it greatly enhanced my abilities as a Scout & Sniper, by giving me a TON of Firepower to draw down on the enemy.
I remember when I was training for sniper school, I did a really good job of putting my team mate's vegetation on, and then when our platoon sergeant saw me he started raging because of how poorly mine had been done. I had no idea what he meant because I couldn't see myself and was laying on my stomach when he put the vegetation on me, and when I took it off I realized he had covered me in flowers so I stood out like a sore thumb. Funny memory.
Also think it's interesting that they recommend pine leaves, I guess that is good in Georgia or something? At Fort Campbell you would have stuck out more. When I went through Sniper school it was the MTT version, so I never saw Benning.
He's right about the team of 3 too. We realized early on that ambushing someone with an M249 is much more effective than sniping when trying to stop a vehicle that was used to deposit a roadside bomb.
@@BoomerElite4u Cutting someone in half will do that. There's a lot of superstitions that if your body is dismembered, you will be a ghost searching for your dismembered parts forever, and you won't go to heaven or whatever.
The first time I saw the 50 calibre Barrett, I was on the carrier Kennedy, and the Marines told me that they developed this weapon with 90 days of research and development and employed it it was really heavy then, it was all metal and it was painted camouflage, and it was taller than the sniper that was carrying it I think it weighed 95 or 110 lb back then now it's very light, shows you to Ingenuity of the US Marine Corps
I like how less than 250 years ago some humans were like...let's just face each other in lines and shoot until more people die than the other side. Compared to this lol
True. ALTHOUGH....250 years ago, pioneers and mountain men on the American continent were ALREADY doing the fundamentals of what these guys are doing. The Kentucky/Pennsylvania long-riflemen were the functional precursors of the modern snipers.
Random question: if your MOS is "scout" or "cav scout", and you want to also be a sniper....would you have to go to sniper school since you already went through scout training? Same question, vice-versa for sniper to scout?
@@wilb6657 my MOS was Cavalry Scout, or 19 Delta. Yes, scout training is not the same as sniper training. EVERY real sniper(you can be in a sniper platoon without having gone to Sniper School and earning the sniper badge) will have gone and passed sniper school. It's very hard to pass. Being a sniper isn't an actual MOS, so no matter the MOS you are, you will always have to go through sniper school to be sniper qualified. As for the vice versa, you only have to go through scout training if you are a different MOS (such as an Infantrymen or 11 Bravo) because when you go through training for a specific MOS you are only trained on what is most important to that specific MOS. Now you can have a primary and secondary MOS, but you still have to go through both trainings and typically you only see people with 1 MOS.
i got to go to sniper school because the entire LRS detachment i was assigned to went. to me at least the stalking was the hardest part of that program and the one that seemed to flunk the most candidates. hell, I had to go to my 3rd graded stalk before passing. should have recorded the shit talking that went on later that night I can tell you. my grunts were all over me, because I passed. such good memories, but they only stand to remind me how much i miss it, being Doc was one of the greatest and most challenging parts of my life.
My uncle was in Vietnam and we used to play war in the house. He could lay in the same spot for HOURS until we got tired of waiting and went after him. Always ended up in a play throat slitting 🤬
Not if you’re camouflaged properly and sitting motionless while preparing to take the shot. Think of an experienced sniper, on a hill with trees, camouflaged, looking at you through a sniper scope. It’s over, you’ll be dead.
This was their first practical. So ya, they're gonna be kind of bad at it. It shows students putting what they've learned into practice for the first time in a "real" mission. It would be cool if they showed a class doing their first graded attempt, but that might be too much confidential info.
I like watching these videos because I wanna know what people in the military do and go through so I can be prepared, I wanna be a pilot for the Air Force to
If you want to be a fighter pilot you'll need 20/20 uncorrected vision or eye correction surgery. Cargo pilots (the aircraft are revered to as heavies) can wear glasses. I don't know if bomber pilots can wear glasses. You'll need to be in tip top physical shape. You'll need a four year college degree and pass the Air Force Officer Qualification Test (AFOQT) and for pilots the Test of Basic Aviation Skills (TBAS). It's like the SAT and ACT but much much harder. What I recommend and If I could do it all over again, I would go to a cheaper state college and enroll in the university's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and complete that program with the four year degree. Everybody will tell you, that you need some sort of engineering or technical degree to be a pilot but that's not true. The cheaper school will help you later by not having as much in student loans. It might help you some but you could also take private pilot flying lessons at a local airport to get your Private Pilot's license. Having that will give you some higher considering for when the Air Force is selecting pilots. If you have a pilot's license the flight hours you have with be added to your TBAS scores that pilot candidates take along with the AFOQT. I know a 2 star general in the Air Force reserves with like seven thousand hours of flying time in a C-130s. His four year college degree major was English education. He started out in Active Duty and was commissioned in the ROTC program and then transferred to the reserves. I flew with this guy out of his own private airstrip that he lives on. His dad was a fighter pilot in WW2 and they all own houses on it. Great guy and fun to fly with for sure. Good luck!
@@TheFlyingZulu thnx a lot! If my grandfather and father could I assume I could be to! Thnx for your advice, I assume your a veteran or someone who has done all of this, so thnx for sharing, I’ll be sure to keep that in mind😅😀
Also make sure you can read every card in the Farnsworth color vision test. The instructor in my first aeronautics class made sure we did this before anything else. Saved me from wasting time and money on classes that I wouldn't be able to utilize.
Το καλύτερο βήμα, να είχαν πειράματα ήταν ή σε βίντεο ή καλύτερα στην κ ίδια χρονική στιγμή, να υπήρχαν τα αποτελέσματα οπτικών επαφών, από στρατιώτες, με αποτέλεσμα να ανακαλύπτουν, ποιο καμουφλαζ, είναι, το καλύτερο δηλ. Μη παρατηρήσιμο !! Κ αυτό, θα εξασφάλιζε.. ζωές ✝️💣💕
Some people might think that in today's world where you can just use a drone for reconnaissance why would you need sniper teams? To that I'd say that you can't electronically jam the eyes of a trained scout sniper team.
Lol...and then there are COD god tier snipers, running and killing people like a death machine. While in real life it's totally opposite, sniper needs to be obscure.
People always think as a sniper you have to piss yourself to not move and give away your position. In reality it's much worst, you literally roll over to take a shit and your mate cleans you up, so you don't lose your "target" through your scope.
I definitely love how much they teach not to shoot. The ability to watch a target that has no idea you are there is the biggest advantage nature has to offer. Cats have been doing it before ambushes for thousands of years. On more advanced species like humans the advantage gained is multiplied tenfold. I hope modern tactics begin to use this to set up traps of misinformation for enemy scouts.
This if a student would smuggle if nerf to bamboozle the teachers. For example, there would be a set up dummy to fool the teacher. The student who set it up would also see the teacher and from afar fire the trigger and hit.
The 7 blk guys from the hood had to do bootcamp and this was their bootcamp. 6 of them passed 1st time. And 6 hit a 50 yard 5 tinch target it a pistol after 3 hrs training. Talk bout dna
@@r3l4x69 marines are also still getting absolutely smashed at the international sniper comp every year. AMU teams wipe the floor with the entire world. Year. After. Year.
my buddy is in training, really fun to have him around in Elk Camp. Dude will show up, eats for 2 days, then before season starts he packs his gear, and heads out. 2-2 years ive hunted with him he has had success.... dude is a literal animal
Graduated class 06-13. REALLY do not agree with team stalks. Is it done like record fire 1, where you can request a different team mate if you fail G1? I really lucked out and had a badass sniper buddy that I'm still friends with today. His name is Sean Richman. He's a former MMA fighter and has some TH-cam videos of a couple of his fights. Super smart dude and a damn good sniper. His brother is Mike "the marine" Richman. Fought in bellator once upon a time.
Those letters should be up already, the instructor then is on alert and knows they are there when he is asked to hold them up. Just like an eye test, a certain size at a certain range has to be detected for the minimum.
"Freeze you two"
"How did you see us, we re cammuflaged"
"Yeah but you got a whole camera team behind you"
LOLOLOLO!!!!
Good one!
It isn’t a super obvious aspect of filming, but we forget just how far away we can record video from now and still preserve modern high end quality. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that the filming sequences of the exercise itself was from long distances away to try and be as non-invasive as possible. And when long distances come into play, because of light refraction/reflection and angles, an obstruction directly in the center of the lens FOV can be “seen through” to the other side.
420 like not going to break it
That’s insane 💀
Sgt Reynolds was my 1sgt for basic, this guy would literally hide his ruck and hammock in the woods and never sleep around us and sneak up on us. Dude was a beast and by far the most intimidating man I have met.
Mmmh I bet he did you good under those rugs
Just imagine after they retire. They'll be the most popular ones when deer hunting with friends.
My dad
@@d2usa235 Papa?
@@IIISentorIII International phonetic word for the letter "P".
The guy should have said, Bravo.
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@onesoloving1 Stop smoking crack bud...it's not doing your brain any favors lmao
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@onesoloving1 even if they are innocent who really cares?
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When i was in summer camp we had a vet who was a sniper in the army.
We played a game he made up that was probably based on something like this.
Sombody had to stand in the middle of a field in the forest and spot everyone on a clock before it ran out, which we also had to reach a perimeter we set up around the spotter before the same clock stopped.
Everytime the spotter won we had to take one of the first spotted to add as an additional spotter. This way everytime we played there were more spotters and less movers. It was a really fun game.
Hide and seek didnt have shit on that game lol
He was preparing you guys for this.
Can you elaborate on the game rules again? SOunds interesting indeed! How does it start, what is the goal for each participant?
I played something similar with my friends growing up. We called it The Hunt. Essentially, all of the other kids would patrol with airsoft rifles, and we're allowed 1 golf cart. There would be only 1 person who was to be hunted, and that person had to work their way up this mountainside, and reach home base (His mom had a few hundred-acres on their farm.). My favorite was the night games, and the person on the cart would have 1 person ride with him and was allowed to wear night-vision goggles (The dude's dad owned some massive business, and he got whatever he wanted when his parents got divorced.).
Camp Echo?
definitely gonna add that game to family night 😁
this reminds me of that one joke..
sgt : "private, i haven't seen you in stealth training today, why were you absent!?"
pvt : "thank you sir!"
I know it's a joke but in no way will a lower enlisted address an NCO as 'Sir'..... unless he want to get his ass smoked till kingdom come.
@@kevinbarista269 yeah my bad, am not familiar with us and its military
@@kevinbarista269 unless you’re in marine boot camp, that is
Thank you for this joke it really made my day better thank you so much Michael
Don’t call me sir I didn’t get officer pay 💰 😤
Ive been in the Marines and Ive been to 3 different colleges. The Military is real training, you leave the military with actual merit. College is stuffing information in your short term memory and then dumping 99% of it out once you have completed your exam a few days later, over and over again for a few years, you graduate with no merit, no skills whatsoever.
So a fun story based on one of the exercises they were doing here. Knew a guy (lets call him John) who went though SAS training here in the UK (they do the same thing where they have to advance toward a target in bushes while trainers look out for them). Later met one of the trainers, introduced by John, who told me a story about his training (they were both retired from the army by this point). Apparently, John received the highest score of any trainee ever in this exercise. He had spent his whole life in Scotland being taught how to stalk dear by his dad. He was apparently so good at moving without being noticed that during his training, the trainer had been in a hut with scope looking out for movement and John had managed to move so close to the hut that he could hear what the trainer was saying to the other spotter in the hut. John heard the trainer talking to his mate that he couldn't find that "sneaky little rat s**t John". John, who had his tac phone on him, text his trainer a message saying "I am not a sneaky little rat s**t, you're just thick". At this point the trainer apparently laughed, walked out of the hut and started looking at the bushes closely and despite coming to within a meter of John, still didn't manage to see him. To add insult to injury, John was the most un-arrogant guys you could ever meet, slightly scrawny compared to most in the army and sailed though training with ease.
What a story 😮😮😮
Good story. What a dude
What a chad
“Soldier, how did you get that close to me?”
“Sniper approached the instructor by being a sneaky bastard, Sergeant”
You are a clear and present danger!
Once this channel was about business, now it's all sniper training.
Much Better, lol
Great to see our guys getting the best possible training and gear. This resonates even more today, March 2022, knowing how the world has changed and knowing how bad training and command & control resulted in an abysmal performance of the supposedly 2nd most powerful military in the world.
I hope these soldier's skills won't be needed on battlefields of Europe, but I sure feel safer knowing our guys are second to none..
Russia isnt even the 2nd most powerful anymore if we dont count nukes. That title now belongs to chyna
"We too appreciate American forces having the best possible gear" -The Taliban, current year
Instructor: "what do you think you look like while walking through the woods?"
Student: "Stupid dudes in ghillie suits"
🤣💀
The word ghillie actually comes from a Scots (Scotland) Gaelic term meaning “boy”. This was in reference to boy servants that assisted in hunting and fishing expeditions. The etymology was likely derived from the tree spirit Ghillie Dhu, who had the ability to disguise itself in leaves and other forms of vegetation.
Hey, gonna have to fact check that, but that sounds really cool and interesting!
@@mikahongwell did you fact check it?
@@someneet145 I did. He’s right, but when he says the term means “boy” and boy alone, the word actually means a boy/manservant
@@hb-so6vb Eyyyyyy, good job.
@@someneet145 thank u thank u
Sniper recruit: I can’t believe I passed this course! I can finally be on the battlefield!
Thermal Vision Scopes: *Im about to end this man’s whole career*
Thats why i own one
Pretty sure proper camo equipment protects against thermal scopes
@@owo1744 This isn't call of duty where you can just slap on cold blooded and be invisible.
@@7ydy805 Wtf are you on about. I dont even play call of duty. Where did this come from.
@@owo1744 You said camo can prevent thermal scopes, that's inaccurate information, so I compared your statement with a Call of Duty class setup.
This is going to be a LONG post, so if you're NOT heading to Sniper School feel free to pass on it.
I graduated U.S. Army Sniper School in the summer of 2004, just before my 1st combat deployment to Iraq.
The school has changed some, back in 'my day' we stalked alone, and that was a GOOD thing IMHO because you should pass or fail (the school) on YOUR merits as a Sniper. In the shooting phases, and to PASS SNIPER SCHOOL the single most important act you will make is CHOOSING A PARTNER. Because he will be YOUR Spotter, and if he can't do the job, YOU fail the school.
On to Stalking 101:
Key RULES to live by...
A. When you walk out to the start of the Stalk Lane (usually a few hundred meters wide, and about 1,000 meters long), take notice of vegetation, defilade (low spots in the ground) and avenues of approach to the trucks (where the Instructors are FIXED in place to observe you). Start planning your route to use that vegetation and defilade, AS your walking out to the start line. Draw a quick sketch as you walk out, don't rely on memory. Look for a few routes, as one that you picked might have another team on it, look for good FFP's (final firing points). You can always adjust the plan as you move but HAVE A PLAN to start.
B. Time Management is KEY. Unless they've changed, the stalk evolutions are 3 hours long. Many of the students will RUSH to get into position, and be detected easily by the instructors because of their QUICK movements. Movement catches the eyes. Split your time into 3 equal parts, roughly one hour each. (1) first hour to move into the FFP (2) second hour to set up FFP for the shots (3) third hour as a RESERVE in case you're detected at any point including during FFP set up. That way you have a CHANCE at still passing the lane by moving into another position. It ALL takes time, but keep on a schedule so you have time to do it ALL.
C. "Natural Veg is the Edge" (saying in Sniper School) and they're right, but remember to cover your ghillie (back, shoulders, legs, arms, not so much belly) with vegetation that MATCHES the surroundings at your likely FFP, not just the start line (again, why you should be paying attention on the walk out to it). Make sure the veg stays relatively close to your body (say within 4") the goal is to BREAK UP THE OUTLINE, not to "Become a Tree". If you've got branches sticking out a foot from your body, you're wearing a FLAG that says "Here I am". Make sure that your Front (the area the Instructors will see) is 100% covered. You only get 10 minutes to do this, so start on the parts that MATTER and then spend the remainder of time on the rest.
D. Tape a compass to the non-ferrous metal part of your rifle stock (the buttstock) so that you can orientate yourself quickly without having to dig in pocket. It's a good idea to sew a pocket into the inside of your forearms to carry things like the map, so that movement is minimal, especially in the prone position. I believe now they issue ghillies (we made them from scratch), but put in that 'mod' if they let you. Also, camouflage your rifle, spotting scope, tripod and anything you're planning on taking on the stalk. Seeing rifles and gear without camouflage heading out to the stalk on this video tells me somebody dropped the ball on this. EVERYTHING an enemy can see should be UNSEEN.
E. In movement, Move ONE STEP LOWER than you think is needed. In other words, if you think you can get away with walking... crouch. If you think you have to crouch, move on your hands and knees. If you think hands and knees is appropriate, get into a low crawl on your belly. Students tend to Overestimate their "Stealthyness", this is a way to counter that. And MOVE SLOWLY... you've got an hour to move around 800 meters. The first part of that will probably be in fairly covered area, but soon enough you're going to be under observation. Quick Movements, even a turn of the head, WILL bring eyes in your direction. The human eye is naturally attracted to Movement. So make it SLOW and SMOOTH, and NEVER "Turkey Neck" (poke your head above something to look around), it's a SURE FAIL.
F. At the FFP, have good foliage in front of you and behind you, and if possible, set yourself up in shadows. You're probably going to set up with a tripod, the position of should be AT LEAST 10 FEET behind the forward foilage. This is important for 2 reasons, first it prevents the leaves moving when you shoot, and secondly in hinders the Instructors when the have the Walker come in on you, because more often than not they place the Walker just behind the forward foilage (where most ROOKIES lay down). Since the now track you OUT of the FFP under observation (didn't in 'my day') try to pick an FFP with the things I've mentioned, but also DEFILADE (low ground compared to what's around) that you can use for the Extraction movement.
G. When you've determined your tripod location, visualize a line from your FFP to the Observers, pick whichever Observer is less likely to see you through the foliage, and pick whichever SIDE of his binoculars (which are FIXED in place) that you can see best. Now, carefully cut ONLY those leaves in the forward bushes that prevent you from seeing THAT edge of the binoculars. Here's the deal, you take a shot (more on that) and the Observer looks through his binoculars. If you've done your set up right, YOU can NOT see those binoculars, and thusly he can NOT see you. Then the Observer asks "where do you want the number?", you say on the SIDE of the binoculars YOU can see. They set up the number, you identify it, YOU WIN. The whole point is to set up your shot in a way they can NEVER see you, all you care about is being able to see that number placard on the side of the binocular of the Instructor (target) YOU pick.
H. Your ghillie hat has a long tail, camouflage it well, as when you set up your rifle, you turn your hat around and lay the tail over the scope front, that breaks up the outline of the scope (what the Instructors look for most), same with the legs of the tripod (6:38 is a great example of what NOT to do), camouflage them very well. Remember not to put leaves or branches upside down on them. Have your partner (and instructors back at the school house) critic your set up, and identify any spots not covered.
J. When you're set up to take your first (of two) shots, WAIT!!!! until another student takes his shot in a different area than you're set up, and as he does, give about 5 seconds for the Observers to move their eyes in HIS direction, and take your shot. That way you're less likely to have an Observer looking in your direction. Then immediately chamber the next round, BEFORE the Observers have a chance to switch gears and start looking in your direction. With a semi-auto, carefully run your finger up to the bolt, and make sure that the 2nd round is there and seated. SLOWLY manipulate the charging handle if you need to. Then set in position for the second shot, and ID of the number, and DO NOT MOVE a muscle from that point forward.
IF you take at least some of this lengthy knowledge to heart, you will have a better chance of passing the Stalk Phase. Which after the shooting itself, is what most Sniper students are failed from the school for.
Other than that, come to the school PREPARED (physically, mentally, and technically [shooting skills, lots of practice on things like range estimation, target detection, KIMS games, and understanding things like ballistics]. The hardest skill to master is WIND estimation. So buy a Kestrel on Amazon, along with a decent Laser Rangefinder, and start estimating winds (looking at flags, grass, the feel on your face) and guessing ranges to thing, then compare them with the Kestrel and Rangefinder. See if you tend to over or under estimate things, and refine your skills BEFORE you get to Sniper School. If you do things like this, its also more likely your Leadership will take note, and give you one of the COVETED slots for Sniper.
Remember PICK A GOOD TEAMMATE for the school, and if possible train up with them BEFORE the school. It's what will make or break you, especially in the shooting phase.
SSG. U.S. Army (Medically Retired) Infantry / Sniper / Forward Observer / Pathfinder / SOF Intel (SOT-A), multiple tours
sir, will this help me to flee and go through la migra? Tks
You were a 11B and a 13F? I find that odd.
I doubt anyone read your novel
@@Dero_milsurp Was in an Infantry Battalion Scout Platoon, which was shifted to a CAV RSTA Squadron. Scouts became Forward Observers. Frankly it greatly enhanced my abilities as a Scout & Sniper, by giving me a TON of Firepower to draw down on the enemy.
@@Eayala17 it's meant for those going through Sniper School. YOU obviously would not qualify.
Back to your Pokeman cards little man.
Just give them an invisibility suit
Better yet cameraman invisibility potion.
Why.not like they will ever even shoot their gun in combat
@@SpaceRanger187
We sure did. You don't pay attention to what our army does much, huh?
@@theimmortal4718 he meant shoot better than a coast guard 🤣
@@BeeBait
What does that mean?
This channel gets more and more interesting to me, the content is just so good.
Anyone else thinks so too?
Yes!
watching this before playing counterstrike
It’s like next level hide and seek! 😮
You should create a channel called "Army insider"
Don't think they show you everything, only the VERY basics. Much more advanced than you'll ever know
I remember when I was training for sniper school, I did a really good job of putting my team mate's vegetation on, and then when our platoon sergeant saw me he started raging because of how poorly mine had been done. I had no idea what he meant because I couldn't see myself and was laying on my stomach when he put the vegetation on me, and when I took it off I realized he had covered me in flowers so I stood out like a sore thumb. Funny memory.
Also think it's interesting that they recommend pine leaves, I guess that is good in Georgia or something? At Fort Campbell you would have stuck out more. When I went through Sniper school it was the MTT version, so I never saw Benning.
He's right about the team of 3 too. We realized early on that ambushing someone with an M249 is much more effective than sniping when trying to stop a vehicle that was used to deposit a roadside bomb.
@@BoomerElite4u Cutting someone in half will do that. There's a lot of superstitions that if your body is dismembered, you will be a ghost searching for your dismembered parts forever, and you won't go to heaven or whatever.
The first time I saw the 50 calibre Barrett, I was on the carrier Kennedy, and the Marines told me that they developed this weapon with 90 days of research and development and employed it it was really heavy then, it was all metal and it was painted camouflage, and it was taller than the sniper that was carrying it I think it weighed 95 or 110 lb back then now it's very light, shows you to Ingenuity of the US Marine Corps
I like how less than 250 years ago some humans were like...let's just face each other in lines and shoot until more people die than the other side. Compared to this lol
There actually was an advantage in staying in lines thought because of reload times and stuff
Tbf guns back then were very inaccurate. That’s why you have to stay in line in order to shoot.
Imagine getting shoot by a line fire, it probably would scare you more than kill you
True. ALTHOUGH....250 years ago, pioneers and mountain men on the American continent were ALREADY doing the fundamentals of what these guys are doing. The Kentucky/Pennsylvania long-riflemen were the functional precursors of the modern snipers.
Building ghillie suits with your p kids and playing hide and seek afterwards is a great family activity... I recommend it to everyone 😁
I loved doing the infiltration mission vs the spotters. Not as a sniper, but a scout. We had a sniper section attached to us though.
Random question: if your MOS is "scout" or "cav scout", and you want to also be a sniper....would you have to go to sniper school since you already went through scout training? Same question, vice-versa for sniper to scout?
@@wilb6657 my MOS was Cavalry Scout, or 19 Delta. Yes, scout training is not the same as sniper training. EVERY real sniper(you can be in a sniper platoon without having gone to Sniper School and earning the sniper badge) will have gone and passed sniper school. It's very hard to pass. Being a sniper isn't an actual MOS, so no matter the MOS you are, you will always have to go through sniper school to be sniper qualified. As for the vice versa, you only have to go through scout training if you are a different MOS (such as an Infantrymen or 11 Bravo) because when you go through training for a specific MOS you are only trained on what is most important to that specific MOS. Now you can have a primary and secondary MOS, but you still have to go through both trainings and typically you only see people with 1 MOS.
Love how they are like 100 yards from a highway lol
i got to go to sniper school because the entire LRS detachment i was assigned to went. to me at least the stalking was the hardest part of that program and the one that seemed to flunk the most candidates. hell, I had to go to my 3rd graded stalk before passing. should have recorded the shit talking that went on later that night I can tell you. my grunts were all over me, because I passed.
such good memories, but they only stand to remind me how much i miss it, being Doc was one of the greatest and most challenging parts of my life.
Congrats, man. I was class 06-13. Roster# 29
My uncle was in Vietnam and we used to play war in the house. He could lay in the same spot for HOURS until we got tired of waiting and went after him. Always ended up in a play throat slitting 🤬
We did that, but for realsies. Lost seven brothers, two sisters, an uncle, two family dogs, two neighborhood friends, and my mom to that game.
@@zach11241 damn
The most feared person in the military.
All Ghillied Up
i dont get one thing, they must move slowly and stuff but setting the position seem to make you super visible anyway
They basically only showed hunting techniques by basic camouflage.. but only real snipers know the true right of passage type of training lol
Not if you’re camouflaged properly and sitting motionless while preparing to take the shot. Think of an experienced sniper, on a hill with trees, camouflaged, looking at you through a sniper scope. It’s over, you’ll be dead.
@@heavyizthacrown-5842 yeah but im talking about moments when they were changing veg and making the position
This was their first practical. So ya, they're gonna be kind of bad at it. It shows students putting what they've learned into practice for the first time in a "real" mission.
It would be cool if they showed a class doing their first graded attempt, but that might be too much confidential info.
Just gonna call the AF for a drone strike anyways.train all they want
I think the instructors memorize the layout of the hiding grounds. That’s why it’s impossible to pass
I love this series man…
I like watching these videos because I wanna know what people in the military do and go through so I can be prepared, I wanna be a pilot for the Air Force to
If you want to be a fighter pilot you'll need 20/20 uncorrected vision or eye correction surgery. Cargo pilots (the aircraft are revered to as heavies) can wear glasses. I don't know if bomber pilots can wear glasses. You'll need to be in tip top physical shape. You'll need a four year college degree and pass the Air Force Officer Qualification Test (AFOQT) and for pilots the Test of Basic Aviation Skills (TBAS). It's like the SAT and ACT but much much harder.
What I recommend and If I could do it all over again, I would go to a cheaper state college and enroll in the university's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and complete that program with the four year degree. Everybody will tell you, that you need some sort of engineering or technical degree to be a pilot but that's not true. The cheaper school will help you later by not having as much in student loans. It might help you some but you could also take private pilot flying lessons at a local airport to get your Private Pilot's license. Having that will give you some higher considering for when the Air Force is selecting pilots. If you have a pilot's license the flight hours you have with be added to your TBAS scores that pilot candidates take along with the AFOQT.
I know a 2 star general in the Air Force reserves with like seven thousand hours of flying time in a C-130s. His four year college degree major was English education. He started out in Active Duty and was commissioned in the ROTC program and then transferred to the reserves. I flew with this guy out of his own private airstrip that he lives on. His dad was a fighter pilot in WW2 and they all own houses on it. Great guy and fun to fly with for sure. Good luck!
@@TheFlyingZulu thnx a lot! If my grandfather and father could I assume I could be to! Thnx for your advice, I assume your a veteran or someone who has done all of this, so thnx for sharing, I’ll be sure to keep that in mind😅😀
Also make sure you can read every card in the Farnsworth color vision test. The instructor in my first aeronautics class made sure we did this before anything else. Saved me from wasting time and money on classes that I wouldn't be able to utilize.
@@shanesaw13 mkay thnx also!👍😅
I wanna be a billionaire
Please... Continue to tell the world of our secrets.
I used to teach people how to move in the bush without being seen. When you can get within 10 metres from a kangaroo 🦘 in the wild you passed.
They missed the part where they drench you in bug spray and scent deterrent lol
For training, they should play Hide and Seek, like how they can practice hiding, and other snipers and detect other snipers.
You mean like what they literally do in the 11m video?
@@Midnorme💀💀your answer
Man, the snakes would make me blow my cover.
Those quick, jerky movements they were making will draw the eye.
Το καλύτερο βήμα, να είχαν πειράματα ήταν ή σε βίντεο ή καλύτερα στην κ ίδια χρονική στιγμή, να υπήρχαν τα αποτελέσματα οπτικών επαφών, από στρατιώτες, με αποτέλεσμα να ανακαλύπτουν, ποιο καμουφλαζ, είναι, το καλύτερο δηλ. Μη παρατηρήσιμο !! Κ αυτό, θα εξασφάλιζε.. ζωές ✝️💣💕
Greek?
7:54 Lol government and it's forms... it's all form filling, even in a ghillie suit in the forest, lol
Snipers: trying not to be seen.
Us watching: 👀 hey there buddy
Give them a stealth boy
Yall remember surviving the cut scout sniper school? Man this would be so cool
Some people might think that in today's world where you can just use a drone for reconnaissance why would you need sniper teams? To that I'd say that you can't electronically jam the eyes of a trained scout sniper team.
Lol...and then there are COD god tier snipers, running and killing people like a death machine.
While in real life it's totally opposite, sniper needs to be obscure.
Exactly. And also that quick scope bullshit.
@@mister.karate imagine one of those cod joining sniperschool and gorging their eyes out
what about thermal vision googles ? even all these guillie suites you would see heat on the ground when humans are laying down ??
Snake, is that you
*Laughs in Thermal Optic*
u think isis have thermal
@@guzelataroach4450 Russia does. China Does. Iran does. Pakistan does. All of the “big boys” on the block do
Good job INSIDER! Now that is good content.
God bless from Navy seal combat base NAB Coronado
Damn I’m early! Keep this boot camp videos up! I need them while I shovel chicken in my mouth on my bed
the camera man pointing out the snipers in the forest thus failing the sniper
That’s my DS Jake Pharr. Giving flashbacks.
People always think as a sniper you have to piss yourself to not move and give away your position.
In reality it's much worst, you literally roll over to take a shit and your mate cleans you up, so you don't lose your "target" through your scope.
Yes a training video for the bad guys
Hi I am a fishing man and I like you videos brother 💪💪💪
Georgia! Lets go!
I really want to see solo sniper training
Look at any legacy videos. It's how we trained for decades
Hide and seek paying off!
NEW SNIPER VID
I just tie a Christmas tree on my back.
I wonder if the camera men were camouflaged?
FIRST thing trainees should do: ID instructors-to understand how easy IDing EXPERTS is.
The enemy: I sure hope nobody is stalking me
The good side: Let's get these kids
The enemy when they see the good side: STOP STALKING ME
Y'all should do The Citadel next
I definitely love how much they teach not to shoot. The ability to watch a target that has no idea you are there is the biggest advantage nature has to offer. Cats have been doing it before ambushes for thousands of years. On more advanced species like humans the advantage gained is multiplied tenfold. I hope modern tactics begin to use this to set up traps of misinformation for enemy scouts.
You are in a team of two then the grass next to you said,
"Let's move up for a better view."
You'd never guess they're wearing man-size Huggies the whole time
I will become a sniper in the U.S. Army period failure in the program is not happening to me period
I love the ghillie suits
Your a stalker until a big brown bear says hello,....
Made my ghillie suit out of straight jute
Is it weird that this looks like so much fun?
It’s quite easy to spot someone when you are actively looking for them, isn’t it?
most intense game of hide and seek
Camera 📸 man be like - I'm spotting your ever move.
This if a student would smuggle if nerf to bamboozle the teachers. For example, there would be a set up dummy to fool the teacher. The student who set it up would also see the teacher and from afar fire the trigger and hit.
Future good for fighting
Send those boys to Davos
When i first played ghost warriors my dream was to become a sniper but some dreams stays dream
Killer game of hide and seek.
"All Ghillied Up"
The 7 blk guys from the hood had to do bootcamp and this was their bootcamp. 6 of them passed 1st time. And 6 hit a 50 yard 5 tinch target it a pistol after 3 hrs training. Talk bout dna
KickingMustang would nail this a thousand times XD
They started off as those kids as trees in their school play
this is like a baby version of the marine's scout sniper course
And how exactly would you know?
Marines are still recording dope at yardage.
Yikes.
@@benningsniper9516 petty matters
@@r3l4x69 marines are also still getting absolutely smashed at the international sniper comp every year. AMU teams wipe the floor with the entire world.
Year. After. Year.
my buddy is in training, really fun to have him around in Elk Camp. Dude will show up, eats for 2 days, then before season starts he packs his gear, and heads out. 2-2 years ive hunted with him he has had success.... dude is a literal animal
He's LITERALLY an animal?
Stalking on the ground to fast fellas
back in my day
Graduated class 06-13. REALLY do not agree with team stalks.
Is it done like record fire 1, where you can request a different team mate if you fail G1?
I really lucked out and had a badass sniper buddy that I'm still friends with today. His name is Sean Richman. He's a former MMA fighter and has some TH-cam videos of a couple of his fights. Super smart dude and a damn good sniper.
His brother is Mike "the marine" Richman. Fought in bellator once upon a time.
upside down vegetation kinda stands out to trained eyes.. same as snapped twigs showing the fresh 'white' wood.
Those letters should be up already, the instructor then is on alert and knows they are there when he is asked to hold them up. Just like an eye test, a certain size at a certain range has to be detected for the minimum.
I bet that instructor would catch way less if he didn't have to hold up the letter.
Pharr was my drill sergeant in 2019. I hated him... but he was cool af lol
Makes you wonder.....I bet a few proud boys have done this.
And I’m over here taking laxatives to try and join the Marines
Why laxatives
This is so interesting, I feel like I shouldn't possess these secrets tho
See, I would've gone dressed as a clown as they're gonna be looking for army guys.
Peter Griffin.
Most of ya'll don't understand that only a small part of the training was shown.