The criticism from the USMC Scout Sniper Association comes after Marine Corps leadership issued a memo ordering "immediate transition of Scout Sniper Platoons to Scout Platoons" as part of the ...

Scout platoons will be made up of 26 Marines: four teams of six infantry Marines, with a first lieutenant and a gunnery sergeant in charge. That’s larger than scout sniper platoons, which ...

Because the scout sniper platoons have been treated as an add-on to infantry battalions, their members have often fallen under their respective infantry communities, Parkhurst said.

Marines reshuffle scout sniper platoons Amid changes to the the force for future battle, the Marines alter how they organizes sniper platoons. What changed? Plus, a warship gets a new name.

U.S. Marines with Surveillance Target Acquisition Team (STA/ Scout Sniper Platoon), 1st Battalion, 6th Marines hold an observation post atop a hill in Sangin, Afghanistan on Sept. 30, 2011.