scout platoon? anyone hear b4 ?
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what does a scout platoon do? anyone have any idea?? it says 4sir scout platoon..
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Don't quote me on this, but in the U.S., where I'm from, a scout platoon usually refers to a sniper-scout team. This is especially true in the U.S. Marine Corps, where the two man team of sniper and his scout are sent to eliminate hostile targets.Originally posted by DivineLightning:what does a scout platoon do? anyone have any idea?? it says 4sir scout platoon..
I'm not sure if it's any different in Singapore, but I would think that the term "Scout" here refers to recconaissance missions?
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Scout platoon acts as the principle humint branch of the battalion. They go out before the battalion to gather information for the Bn S2. Thats as far as I'm willing to go, the rest is still restricted stuff so you gotta find out yourself.
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Congrats! It's siong but with the right attitude, its a lot of fun. And I'm not being sarcastic.
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This should go for other units as well, scouts typically get around on bikes, so it can be a lot of fun. Yes, your platoon will directly be under S2's command and overall can be a better life compared to a normal trooper.
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Ah, that's more like the TA&S, Target Acquisition and Surveillance team?Originally posted by singaporesodapop:Don't quote me on this, but in the U.S., where I'm from, a scout platoon usually refers to a sniper-scout team. This is especially true in the U.S. Marine Corps, where the two man team of sniper and his scout are sent to eliminate hostile targets.
I'm not sure if it's any different in Singapore, but I would think that the term "Scout" here refers to recconaissance missions?
Hope this helps!
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LOL!! your life will be better indeed!! hahah fat hope laa!! 4 sir is such a cursed unit. be there long time and u know it. your current CO is a maniac laa!! just like the previous one... he is going to expect a lot of things from his coy men. heheh...
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Yup, you got it, LazerLordz. That's what the platoon is called in the USMC. But, I think it's STA-- Surveillance and Target Acquisition.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Ah, that's more like the TA&S, Target Acquisition and Surveillance team?
I had a friend who was a sniper in the USMC. He was stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Coolest guy in the world, you would never think he was a sniper. Anyway, he's out of the Corps now and is working as an auto mechanic.
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Heh, yeap that's the term. There's one more unit within the USAF I think, RSTA, they add on the recon role to the STA role that the Marines and the Army normally perform.Originally posted by singaporesodapop:Yup, you got it, LazerLordz. That's what the platoon is called in the USMC. But, I think it's STA-- Surveillance and Target Acquisition.
I had a friend who was a sniper in the USMC. He was stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Coolest guy in the world, you would never think he was a sniper. Anyway, he's out of the Corps now and is working as an auto mechanic.
Heh.
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I think I've heard of the RSTA...the best snipers in the US at least, are those from the Marines.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Heh, yeap that's the term. There's one more unit within the USAF I think, RSTA, they add on the recon role to the STA role that the Marines and the Army normally perform.
Closest we have to that in a non sniper role is the 1st Military Intel BN.
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The link below should give you an idea what is this vocation about.Originally posted by DivineLightning:what does a scout platoon do? anyone have any idea?? it says 4sir scout platoon..
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=74593&page=0 -
ccb. WALK AND WALK AND WALK AND WALK AND WALK
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every SIR has one right ?
that platoon most siong in sp coy. gets to wear jungle hats -
SAR units also have.
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engineer units also have.
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Really meh? New?Originally posted by Gordonator:engineer units also have. -
70s, already have amphibious recce platoons..Originally posted by lwflee:Really meh? New? -
Hmmm - sounds more like something that would be done by NDU/Commandoes?Originally posted by LazerLordz:70s, already have amphibious recce platoons..
I am sceptical because recce troopers are trained by SOCE in engineer recce already. At least enough to do simple things like route recce/beach recce.
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every combat units have their own scouts. other than maybe commandos, who are more well trained than the scouts.
if you go into scouts and you happen to be the type that love to learn new things... you got it made.
scounts platoon:
Learn Motorbike - scramblers arr.. not vespa arr
Learn Jeep - the type that can go over small rivers and up steep muddy hills
Learn Explosives - OBL would love to recruit you
Learn Map reading - you come out from the army, you will never get lost again anywhere in the world or if you get lost; you will be able to find your way back
Learn survival - you come out of the army, you will never go hungry ever again as long as there are insects and leaves to eat
Learn.............
Learn so many things... if you have to pay for it, ah long also cannot help you -
I think comparing scouts with commandos is akin to comparing between apples and oranges. Scouts and commandos operate and are utilised differently, hence different types of training. So in a way, commandos are better trained than scout may not be a reflective statement.Originally posted by casino_king:every combat units have their own scouts. other than maybe commandos, who are more well trained than the scouts.
if you go into scouts and you happen to be the type that love to learn new things... you got it made.
scounts platoon:
Learn Motorbike - scramblers arr.. not vespa arr
Learn Jeep - the type that can go over small rivers and up steep muddy hills
Learn Explosives - OBL would love to recruit you
Learn Map reading - you come out from the army, you will never get lost again anywhere in the world or if you get lost; you will be able to find your way back
Learn survival - you come out of the army, you will never go hungry ever again as long as there are insects and leaves to eat
Learn.............
Learn so many things... if you have to pay for it, ah long also cannot help you -
It is not comparing apples with oranges. It is comparing apples and fruits. Commando, Fruits. Scouts, Apples.Originally posted by mfscrewu:I think comparing scouts with commandos is akin to comparing between apples and oranges. Scouts and commandos operate and are utilised differently, hence different types of training. So in a way, commandos are better trained than scout may not be a reflective statement.
Commandos, apples and oranges.
Everything a scout platoon learns; commandos would have learnt it and more. -
It is possible to sign on infantry and ask to be posted to a scout platoon? How is training like for an officer to become a scout PC? Got to undergo something called ISPC isit?
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They were limited to SOCE operations, bridging and riverine recce.Trainees had to undergo SMI n rudimentary SERE too.Originally posted by lwflee:Hmmm - sounds more like something that would be done by NDU/Commandoes?
I am sceptical because recce troopers are trained by SOCE in engineer recce already. At least enough to do simple things like route recce/beach recce.
Why would the engineers need another platoon to do recce?
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yes you can. but whether in the end you become a scout PC depends also on your luck - availability.Originally posted by pandemonium:It is possible to sign on infantry and ask to be posted to a scout platoon? How is training like for an officer to become a scout PC? Got to undergo something called ISPC isit?
a scout PC will go through all that his men goes through for training and as far as i can remember that is all - there are no specialised scout courses which the PC goes through but no his men (besides the scout commander course) -
What he said.Originally posted by wuming78:yes you can. but whether in the end you become a scout PC depends also on your luck - availability.
a scout PC will go through all that his men goes through for training and as far as i can remember that is all - there are no specialised scout courses which the PC goes through but not his men (besides the recce commander course)