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Becoming a recon marine: Mastering the 12 essential knots

Discover what it takes to become a Recon Marine by mastering the 12 essential knots required before entering the Basic ...
Marine Corps Times

First female Marine earns recon military occupational specialty

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conduct combat rubber raiding craft training on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, on July 16. (Cpl. Josue Marquez/Marine Corps) The first ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Training overhauled after Marine drowns

The Corps removed an officer from command and ordered a revamp of preliminary reconnaissance training after a Marine drowned earlier this year during a Camp Pendleton swim test, the Marine Corps ...
Stars and Stripes

Physical screening dropped for recon Marine candidates

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps has eliminated a requirement that Marines go through physical screening before training to become reconnaissance Marines. The move affects Marines at the rank of ...
Marine Corps Times

Teams battle rain, grueling tests in annual Recon Challenge

A Marine rappels down the rappel tower May 14, 2015 to prepare for the 2015 Recon Challenge. This 30-mile gauntlet tests Marines' physical and mental strength during exercises such as finning, live ...
Stars and Stripes

3rd recon leaders laud changes to specialty

CAMP SCHWAB, Okinawa — Leaders with the Camp Schwab-based 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion said this week that recently announced changes to the recon community will make Marine reconnaissance stronger. A ...