Big changes coming to the Marine Corps’ rifle squads and scout sniper platoons

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Big changes coming to the Marine Corps’ rifle squads and scout sniper platoons
By: Shawn Snow   1 day ago


For many years, the 13-man rifle squad has been the lynchpin of how combat power is built and organized within a ground combat element or Marine infantry unit.

But now Marine Commandant General Robert B. Neller is considering big changes to the size and tasking of the rifle squad, a move likely to have a major impact on the Corps’ culture and operations.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/02/14/big-changes-coming-to-the-marine-corps-rifle-squads-and-scout-sniper-platoons/