You carry the weapon you're assigned. If you don't want to carry a sniping weapon, you don't volunteer to be a sniper or designated marksman.
The Army Snipers are trained to find shoot and kill what matters is the shooter not the weapon
Maps, compass, food, water, pistol, rifle, sniper, rifle, ammo for all weapon's, radio, gillie suit ( depends on environment - mission ), helmet, body armour and a clue where he is going what he has to do. ex army sniper for six years
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Cutoff age is 42 for the Army. Even as a trained sniper/sharpshooter, you have to consider that what you were trained for (I'm assuming law enforcement) is significantly different or more oriented on one aspect of it than military sniper training is.
while in the army, Sniper == ==
a sniper
Join the army :/
US Army Sniper School is five weeks long at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
A true military sniper (not a law enforcement sniper) is a hunter. Reference US Army doctrine TC date 27 October 1969. All snipers are marksmen, but not all marksmen are snipers. True military snipers travel light (no heavy specially constructed sniper rifles; a true sniper can kill with any rifle/it's the man behind the gun NOT THE WEAPON). Life span of a true US war time sniper, indefinite.
Sniper is an Army and Marine MOS. It is not related to rank or paygrade.
Enlistment in the Australian Army, Completion of basic training at 1RTB, Infantry warfare school at Singleton, selection for sniper cadre dependent upon your ability to shoot and your fieldcraft, completion of Army sniper school.
I know a good sniper film. It's not from the military but it is a great movie. It's called "The Sniper".