How HARD is the Recon Physical Assessment Test (RPAT)?

[@GeneralDischarge]

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[@CarlosMendez-xq4vr]

Recon sniper vs scout sniper & differences

[@RedxCode]

Fun fact, the RPAT was also adopted by Scout Snipers as an annual test including at the schoolhouses some time during GWOT era until disbandment, known as the SSPAT (the only difference was the swim was for completion, not time). It was done to ensure peak physical standards for those in the Scout Sniper/STA Platoons and is usually used as an initial assessment for platoon candidates during screeners.

[@sebastienleblanc2708]

Top shot 🥃 whiskey Tango.

[@PotatoeJoe69]

Many Scout Snipers are or were Recon Marines as well.

[@cryptomilitaryvet9326]

I was the 1st Recon Co (HQBN BN 1stMarDiv) in 93'. It was called the Indoc and we had to run it to wear the Company Sweats during Company PT. Hq Platoon had to do every event pass or fail. 8 hrs of "good shit" 👊👍

[@Chris-rt7ph]

tips on going recon?

[@ZOIMIBiIE]

When I was there in 05-07, HQ Bn was only H&S Company and Truck Company. But HQBN was a weird thing. It was a battalion level element, but adjacent commands like provisional MP Company and Division School fell under it for some support stuffs. Even the higher G level shops has some stuff that fell under HQBNs AO like their white gear vehicles. Was a weird fuckin situation. A large chunk of personnel across HQBn was FAPs from all over division. Guys that were medboarding, guys without enough time left for a deployment, legal holds. Looking back it was fucking weird. 1st Recon Battalion was next door and they ran the BRPC next door. This was all on camp margarita at the time. that weird ass half 5 story barracks out by the gas chamber? It’s still there and is abandoned. I stopped by Margarita in 2019 when I retired and the whole place is so much nicer 😅

[@PotatoeJoe69]

​@@Chris-rt7ph Get really good at swimming and more importantly get comfortable in and under the water, make sure your upper body strength is peak, and get your cardio on God level.

[@SocialismDoesntWork]

You really cant prepare for it. You should be deadlifting and squatting before you go, 3 months bootcamp will destroy your gains, MCT wont give you time to regain anything, you wont have time to get in shape to go do BRC and not feel it. I went through in 2013 on a recon contract, it was really quite miserable from day 1 to finishing the death hike. If youre willing to die before quitting, refuse to quit and keep moving, do what youre told, keep your mouth shut unless you need to speak and meet the standards, you will pass. It is not for the weak and 0321s are truly a special group of dudes. Its a hard life and if youre reason for joining is any other reason other than to go kill people in war, dont waste your time pursuing Marine Recon and go do a comfy mil job

[@resipsaloquitur13]

You had me at including an actual sandbag.

[@brucepeckham6043]

The perfect age to go to the reconnassance selection and indoc programs, BRC, etc., is 20 years old after establishing urself in the Infantry as a top athlete in rucking and PFTs. Recommend you are at a 300 PFT with a hangover on any given day. Last but not least, you don't have to be a great swimmer, but you have to be a good swimmer, and you have to learn to relax in the water for the underwater stuff which is more mental than anything else.

[@SocialismDoesntWork]

Uhh… you know the majority of us were or are contract recon babies right? Dont waste your time at an infantry unit just so you can get abused and crapped on by idiot leadership. HZ Recon contract is the way to go, then GTFO to go to Marsoc, SF, Orange, or get a degree and go be a federal agent with someone. You dont need to be a 300 PFT’er, 275-285 you will be totally fine. Its not about being a top performer, its about meeting the standards and NEVER quitting and not being a crap team mate who is selfish. As a Recon Marine in the real world, you will never sprint in shorts and a T shirt, you will instead have more weight than you ever wanted and will move as fast as you can without dying and being absolutely trashed and worthless on an objective.

[@ifell3]

This actually seems like a great all around training regimen

[@pickleriiick7294]

We all have Shave chits.

[@Elvin6219]

Thank you for all the service, man, and woman around the world keeping us safe 💪✌️💪

[@HAMMERTIMEBB]

RADIO RECON WE NEED THAT. ITS THE MARINE CORPS PREMIRE TACTICAL SIGINT COLLECTION GROUP. Its a good way to get to recon if you are smart enough but struggle physically because on the way to recon you can train with people who've made it through BRC for up to 6-9 months sometimes more before going to RTAP and BRC

[@Guydudebr0]

Thats true, I'm actually going SIGINT to hopefully end up in a RRP. Theres not a lot of information about them out there besides what is on Wikipedia and other sources so a video like that would be really nice.

[@HAMMERTIMEBB]

@Guydudebr0 when you get to goodfellow afb for sigint school. Don't get fat off the air force chow. Also memorize the recon creed before you get to goodfellow. Make sure you don't end up a 51 either. They are not the Mos to be if you wanna go RRP.

[@jordanbarnhart8548]

@@HAMMERTIMEBB3D rad Bn has a few guys who are 51s who went there but yeah likely 21s or 41s course would be the most practical if they got to be a 41

[@cm-pr2ys]

What's the difference between Recon, Radio Recon, and Ground Sensor Platoon? What if they put Ground Sensor Platoon and Radio Recon under Recon Bn.?

[@jpmanning2966]

2621s the real 26s ⚡️

[@scottfoster2639]

Back in 89 I did the indoc for 1st Force in the Phillippines. This consisted of the normal PFT events, pushups, and the 500m swim. We then did a 15 mile run through the jungle (7 steps) where guys were dropping like flies. It was about 99% humidity at 95F. At then end, only 3 of us finished. Me, A guy named Wahlburn, and some dude from 1st Tanks who did it just for shits and giggles. I was then told "I did a good job but this really didn't count" and to do this again when we got back to Pendleton. What a mind fuck. 🤣🤣

[@dylans8612]

It would be cool to see one on the similarities and differences between the Cyber branches of all the services. Especially since it's relatively new.

[@HAMMERTIMEBB]

Yesssss !!!!

[@jpturner171]

Yup…’73 Recon Marine

[@HAMMERTIMEBB]

GOOD AFTERNOON SIR, This devil reports that nothing unusual is happening at this time. Asides from your lack of a RRP video. I need motto for this unit I'm gonna screen for in march.

[@RealMadridAbsolutely]

Force should be part of MARSOC and SOCOM as the primary Deep / Special Recon unit. MAGTF would still have Battalion Recon

[@Gunalizer]

Why would the Marine Corps want to give their assets to SOCOM? The Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress to support the Navy during war. Not to support SOCOM.

[@tomquirin4231]

OOOHRAH N SEMPER FI MARINES, from a old cpl. here 93' to 97' , we need you now more than ever , would love to talk more n only have email here , thanks > tom !

[@AJJohnson-qc9ve]

Did bro just basically waterboard himself to give us that beautiful pool demonstration of the Combat side stroke 😂

[@GeneralDischarge]

Lmao

[@jeffreylysen7647]

Wanted to go recon... Getting selected for tow gunner at soi fucked me. So I became a battalion sniper. eventually became an EOD tech and then transferred to JSOC as an EOD tech. So no love lost. But recon is by far the best non-socom unit. Be pretty neat is they got some socom money to give them a chance. Retention will always struggle if they don't.

[@johngeffrard4970]

What made u want to become a eod

[@jeffreylysen7647]

@@johngeffrard4970 my time in Afghan made me respect their abilities. So I went to selection and haven't looked back.

[@jeffreylysen7647]

@@realWARPIG lie? About what?

[@sebastienleblanc2708]

Sniping, scouting, Reconaicance, disguises demolition, escape and evade...

[@gabrielvazquez1691]

Thank you for this one

[@GeneralDischarge]

No problem!

[@htvlogs80]

Still waiting for a U.S. Army Cavalry Scout/Armor video. The Cavalry has a long rich history especially the 1-7Cav.

[@turboalexo4222]

The cav scouts are nerds

[@Joseph-fh4oc]

Army? Are they part of the military?

[@htvlogs80]

⁠@@Joseph-fh4ocYes Army, 19D. Weather you’re airborne, air assault, light or armored infantry, there always a Cavalry RSTA Squadron element attached to each Brigade Combat Team.

[@htvlogs80]

@@turboalexo4222May I ask why? Doesn’t matter what branch or what MOS you are, we all kick ass.

[@btk_vinny]

welp wait

[@steverivera7270]

I just turned 17 and joined the Marines, 90 recruits came through platoon 3018 on March of 1981. And only 30 graduated from the original 90, this is the cream. 1982 I went to Scout Sniper school, 12 out of 12 graduated same cream. 1983 I go to Amphibious Reconnaissance School with my whole Aco 3rd Recon Platoon, the same cream, only one Marine dropped from the ARS, our platoon Sargent did not like drowning he also was not like us, how many times did we drown or were drowned. The same cream, we will rather die than betray the oath we took. One of the flash backs I get are drowning in the middle of the cold ocean alone. How many Marines drop from Reconnaissance school? Not many not as much as Buds. Marines are the cream of the Military. We know what it is not to quit and not to ever go against our constitution or Gods Law. We are already dead and judged, there is nothing you can do to us that Castro hasn’t done to us already. lol

[@abc-ey4ld]

do you even want to be here? bootcamp was enough, thank you. i just recovered 20 yrs later, goddamn it.

[@zachchaffins2210]

its hard im here now and its a freakin challenge

[@Christian1Juarez]

Do you think something who is 5’5 120lbs but with a first class PFT could do recon?

[@BryanMorales-x3x]

how did it go? im shipping off to itb this weekend and should be hitting brc in around 5 months, any insight you could give me?

[@Anton-cp3pd]

@@BryanMorales-x3xAre you still doing recon?

[@TheWhiteHouseNuclearBunker]

You should do a USAF SERE one ✌️

[@boazysart6392]

What kind of fins do they use in the recon pipeline? I’ve heard long ago it was only rockets but now they also use frog fins

[@Corneratwar]

I was in BRPC 9-19(I got Med dropped. I’m not recon) They issue Rockets and Jets, some dudes went and bought their own Frogs. Noo clue what it’s like now. But I don’t think they be super heated over a dude using his preferred fins.

[@sebastienleblanc2708]

My core your core our core their core Recon Army core!

[@mikezacher]

I did RIP school at 3rd recon.. Never did any of these. I had orders from 3rd wing comm. Ended up with 3rd recon B co. 1983 to 84 and 2nd recon A co 84 to 85. didnt use any of this

[@brucepeckham6043]

I was with Charlie Company, 2nd Recon, 1982 to 84 , so we may have passed each other at the chow hall at Onslow Beach. The line companies at 2nd Recon kind of stayed within their own but I did have a buddy in Alpha, he was a white dude, his name was Bert Hendriquez

[@mikezacher]

@@brucepeckham6043 maybe. I went back to a reunion in 2010.. did i look that young? lol

[@dannyduncanfan1709]

Thanks gonna need this for later 😂

[@GeneralDischarge]

For what?

[@philipdru9290]

Just curious, I RECON on the back of the Recon Instructor’s t-shirts with RECON looking like a Ranger tab. Former Ranger and just curious. Semper Fi Marines.

[@michaelray5023]

I think the RECON tab is an indicator that they are Ranger Qualified. I have also seen ‘Sapper’ tabs looking a lot like the yellow Ranger tab. Recon Marines don’t really wear tabs on their cammies from what I remember. I only ever saw them wear the Gold Jump Wings and Scuba pins on their cammies.

[@ZOIMIBiIE]

@2:35 - dumb question. I’m a retired non recon marine, so I understand a lot of the whys of shit, but why is there a different stroke for corpsmen than marines?

[@michaelray5023]

I think that’s the NSW requirement for all Corpsman who join Recon and NSW. They do the swim a little differently on the NSW side of the house.

[@SlimeSquare]

GD, do you know if the Infantry Physical Assessment is requires at the Bn level yet?

[@TimothyZimmerman-ot1dc]

Lt zimmerman usmc sf

[@Myke_Juliet]

Get on that SOFLETE good good

[@bigfish1026]

Happy belated Veterans Day.

[@ThebiggestArgument]

Pullups* not pushups. Its Marines so things are different.

[@hambone950]

idk i cannot for the love of me ever make time for the swim qual... idk what but my form sucks or im just slow?

[@michaelray5023]

A lot of Marines hate swimming, but they’re pretty good at it. They still hate it. I knew an Amphibious Recon Marine that hated push-ups 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dwot4668]

Is the ruck flat? Any elevation gain/loss?

[@michaelray5023]

I’m sure it’s extreme gain and loss. Marines love those steep climbs for some reason. That’s just the infantry, I’m sure Force Recon have to outdo all of that and make it extra shitty lol.

[@stevenrobert6992]

Anyone know of a outdoor rope climb in socal?

[@michaelray5023]

Nah, pull-ups and chin-ups will help a lot. You’ll get the technique down in boot camp and you never forget.

[@kdtune33]

Marine grunts in general are scary fit, 80% of 03's could pass that test the first go.

[@Token_Black_Guy]

God i hate running

[@warrenartisbarnesjr8196]

To Easy

[@Sourpusscandy]

Omg sounds like F Society on Mr. Robot. Just use your voice, or get a buddy to narrate it.

[@steverivera7270]

I just turned 17 and joined the Marines, 90 recruits came through platoon 3018 on March of 1981. And only 30 graduated from the original 90, this is the cream. 1982 I went to Scout Sniper school, 12 out of 12 graduated same cream. 1983 I go to Amphibious Reconnaissance School with my whole Aco 3rd Recon Platoon, the same cream, only one Marine dropped from the ARS, our platoon Sargent did not like drowning he also was not like us, how many times did we drown or were drowned. The same cream, we will rather die than betray the oath we took. One of the flash backs I get are drowning in the middle of the cold ocean alone. How many Marines drop from Reconnaissance school? Not many not as much as Buds. Marines are the cream of the Military. We know what it is not to quit and not to ever go against our constitution or Gods Law. We are already dead and judged, there is nothing you can do to us that Castro hasn’t done to us already. lol

[@steverivera7270]

All Marines have that ability to be a Recon Marine, not all people have the ability to be a Marine.