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Can a Marine be a Navy SEAL? An active-duty Marine cannot become a Navy SEAL. If a Marine wants to become a SEAL, they will most likely have to finish their contract and then go visit a Navy recruiter to re-enlist and receive a SEAL contract.
Can you enlist into Marine Force Recon?
Recon Marines have a military occupation specialty code of 0321. Enlisted Marines and new recruits can qualify to become a Recon Marine candidate if they: Are a U.S. citizen. Score a 105 or higher on your ASVAB’s General Technical section.
Are Recon Marines like Navy SEALs?
They are similar to the Navy SEALs in that they are heavily trained in airborne and combat diving techniques in order to allow them to bypass traditional land defense systems. The difference between them is that the SEALs’ purpose is to kill the enemy, while Force Recon’s main purpose is simply to gather intelligence.
About 50-60 people vie for SEALs each year — this year 48 put it as their first choice — taking a screening test and spending three weeks being evaluated by SEALs at the Naval Special Warfare Command, in Coronado, California. But only about 30 midshipmen make the cut. Up to 25% of the class go into the Marines.
How many Force Recon Marines are there?
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
| Force Reconnaissance | |
|---|---|
| Size | 835 (consisting of five 167-member companies: three active duty (one in each Marine expeditionary force) and two Marine Forces Reserve |
| Part of | Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Atlantic (FMFLant) Pacific (FMFPac) |
| Nickname(s) | Force Recon, FORECON |
How long is Marine Force Recon training?
12-week
A Recon Marine can speak without saying a word and achieve what other can only imagine. BRC is a 12-week course designed to train Marines in the tactics, techniques, and procedures of amphibious reconnaissance operations, and to qualify Marines for duty as a Reconnaissance Man (Military Occupational Specialty 0321).
Is Force Recon better than SEALs?
Originally Answered: How does Marine Force Recon compare to the Navy Seals? Absolutely not. They are each trained for their jobs but their objectives are different. No force is better than any other forces just trained differently for different objectives.
Is Marine recon hard?
The Reconnaissance selection and training course is intensely rigorous. A high dropout rate is a testament to how challenging both the physical and mental aspects of Recon selection are. But it is also frustrating for the Marine Corps—and expensive.
Who’s tougher Navy SEALs or Marines?
Although the Marines are highly respected and considered one of the most elite fighting forces, the Navy SEALs training is far more rigorous and demanding than that of the Marines.
What does a Force Recon Marine do?
RECON MISSION: The mission of Force RECON is to conduct amphibious reconnaissance, deep ground reconnaissance, surveillance, battle-space shaping and limited scale raids in support of the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), other Marine air-ground task forces or a joint force.
What is the difference between the Navy SEALs and Force Recon?
The difference is SEALS are part of the United States Special Operations Command and Force Recon is not. The SEALs are mainly tasked with direct action missions within USSOCOM and Force Recon mainly conducts deep recon and direct action missions in support of a Marine Division.
Why do the Marines and Navy SEALs answer to different commands?
Because the Marines chose to keep Recon assets organic to Marine forces and responsible to Marines only, they answer almost exclusively to a Marine unless unified under a task force commanded by a non-Marine. SEALS on the other hand are a part of SOCOM and team 6 a part of JSOC. And as such are responsible both to the Navy, and those commands.
Is USMC Marine Force Recon considered special forces?
US Marine Force Recon is not part of USSOCOM but attached to the Marine organization itself. They are very highly trained, & considered some of of the top level Special Operations capable forces. Their primary mission is deep Reconaissance & as such their mission set is very different from the SEALS.
Is Navy SEAL training harder than marine SEAL training?
However, the overall consensus is that Navy SEAL training is more challenging and demanding because the special-ops force is more selective with fewer members compared to the Marines.