Posted on Jan 25, 2017
Army Quietly Deactivates its Small-Team Reconnaissance Units
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This decision is short sighted and stupid. The Army has done this before and never learns the lesson that you can have all the gadgets you want, but it takes men....boots on the ground....to do anything.
LRSCs like the LRRPs before them are a vital asset to the ground commander. I served in a LRSC, and can tell you that the unit I was in provided more "Bang for the Buck" than a fleet of drones. One 6 man LRS team with a radio and good Point Of View can do as much damage as a battalion to any enemy.
I sincerely hope that the New President and his advisers will reconsider this before all the institutional knowledge has retired and moved on to life after the Army. By the way, the United States Marine Corps is smart enough to keep it's Marine Recon Units....Hey, "Big Army" follow the example of the Marine Corps and get a clue.
LRSCs like the LRRPs before them are a vital asset to the ground commander. I served in a LRSC, and can tell you that the unit I was in provided more "Bang for the Buck" than a fleet of drones. One 6 man LRS team with a radio and good Point Of View can do as much damage as a battalion to any enemy.
I sincerely hope that the New President and his advisers will reconsider this before all the institutional knowledge has retired and moved on to life after the Army. By the way, the United States Marine Corps is smart enough to keep it's Marine Recon Units....Hey, "Big Army" follow the example of the Marine Corps and get a clue.
Army Quietly Deactivates its Small-Team Reconnaissance Units
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Infantry
Recon Team Leader
Airborne School
Combat
Posted 8 y ago
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Spent about 1/2 of my career in Scout/LRS units, it pains me to see all of that work fade into the other units. It'll take another decade to assemble, Train, and field an effective LRS unit. I honestly don't think they understand the major differences between LRS and INF, in their eyes they can just send a unit out and call them LRS. :( Truly a sad day
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I agree with you. They'll want them back sometime, and have to start from scratch.
Here's a link to another thread on this on RP, to see some of the feedback other RP members have had on the subject.
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/army-quietly-deactivates-its-small-team-reconnaissance-units--3?urlhash=2279806
Here's a link to another thread on this on RP, to see some of the feedback other RP members have had on the subject.
https://www.rallypoint.com/shared-links/army-quietly-deactivates-its-small-team-reconnaissance-units--3?urlhash=2279806
Army Quietly Deactivates its Small-Team Reconnaissance Units | RallyPoint
Do RP members think that the Army is making a mistake by deactivating it's long term recon units in favor of high tech alternatives? I, for one, am in favor of eyes-on-target. Tech can only provide you with a flat perspective where actual troops can detail a richer AO environment.
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This happened with snipers as well. After Vietnam the army didn't emphasize the need for them.
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