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Absolutely not! That would be CRAZY! Army Snipers give away flowers to homeless kids...
There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.
See: Military Snipers
Which war? US Army snipers didn't officially exist until the 1980s (there was NO OFFICIAL USA Sniper school in the US; Vietnam USA snipers were trained in Vietnam at Division level or Brigade level if there was no division in country). Another words, when there was a war going on, US Army snipers were recruited (within ranks), put to work, then disbanded when the war ended. In VN, US Army snipers worked on the principle of "body count"; meaning when ever the "hunting" was good (an AO where VC or NVA were known to exist) then snipers were deployed (same with the USMC probably). If there was a big op, and communist activity was heavy (read lots of fighting with NVA regulars) then USA snipers were usually deployed to eliminate sappers (planting anti-tank mines), and RPG teams (rocket tms). Night time was the best time to eliminate sappers; anytime for the rocket tms.
Officially, like the US Army snipers which used "Match" full metal jacketed bullets in their XM-21s (M14 US Rifles) in Vietnam, the Corps was also governed by the Geneva rules of war.
Communist countries used female snipers during WW2.
The US does not give out information on SEAL snipers missions. They are all classified.
Absolutely not! That would be CRAZY! Army Snipers give away flowers to homeless kids...
It's an enlisted position, not an officer position.
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the green berets, or maybe the marine snipers.
US Snipers became a US civilian fad after the Viet War in about the 1980s. Nearly all US wars have had quote "snipers", it's just that they were "secret stuff" and not advertised. The US Army had it's first Sniper school in the 80s (the one in the 50's don't count, it didn't last long at all). The USMC started theirs in '69. The more people knew about US military snipers, the less effective they became. The more classified they were, the more effective they were. So, it's just a Television, Movie (Film), book, etc. fad (wannabe). The "Real" snipers you won't know about.
It is not known if the U.S. Military uses snipers in Iraq. However, it is very likely that the the Unites States Military uses snipers in Iraq. The government or the military it self don't tend to release information often.
There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.
Snipers - 2002 Law Enforcement Snipers was released on: USA: 15 November 2002
See: Military Snipers