Marine Corps leaders are considering making Scouts a Primary Military Occupational Specialty, similar to Machine Gunners and Mortarmen, said a senior Marine commander in charge of training.
Currently, Scout platoons are designated within infantry and light armor reconnaissance units and manned by Marines trained in traditional PMOS.
Marine Maj. Gen. Michael A. Brooks, who leads Training Command, laid out the concept for a Scout PMOS on Monday.
“There is interest in turning our scout MOS, which is 0315, into a Primary MOS,” Brooks said on Monday.
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During a Pentagon press conference Tuesday, the top U.S.
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