Marine Corps Revamps Training Courses to Build Reconnaissance, Scout Skills

The Marine Corps’ renowned reconnaissance training is being revamped to better prepare reconnaissance Marines and infantry scouts for the tech-driven, multi-domain fight on land and at sea. The 12-week Basic Reconnaissance Course will be replaced by two courses – Ground Reconnaissance course and Amphibious Reconnaissance course – and with new infantry training requirements, officials told reporters Monday during a media conference call. The Ground Reconnaissance Course is the new formalized training for Marines who will go on to become infantry scouts and join infantry or light armored reconnaissance battalions. Those who aim to be a recon Marine will have to