(WATER RUNNING) I'VE WANTED THIS
SINCE I WAS A CHILD. I REALLY DID, SINCE I WAS A KID, RUNNING AROUND IN
THE BACKYARD PLAYING ARMY. ♪♪♪ THIS IS WHAT I'VE WANTED
TO DO WITH MY LIFE. ♪♪♪ SNIPER SCHOOL IS THE
ONLY THING THAT I KNEW ABOUT THE ARMY
BEFORE I JOINED. I ASKED FOR THE SCHOOL, SHOT 40 OUT OF 40, ONE OUT OF THREE IN THE COMPANY, AND I ASKED FOR THE SLOT
AND I GOT IT. ALL THE WAY DOWN, THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN'T STAMP OUT A SNIPER. YOU CAN'T JUST MAKE A SNIPER. IT'S A DIFFERENT
BREED OF PERSON. MOST OF US HERE BELIEVE
WE'RE THAT BREED BUT I GUESS IN SEVEN WEEKS WE'LL FIND OUT IF WE ARE OR AIN'T. EYES UP! (GUN FIRE) SO SNIPER SCHOOL IS AN
INTRODUCTORY COURSE TO DEVELOP SOLDIERS TO TAKE
POSITIONS AS SNIPERS. ♪♪♪ BASICALLY, OUR JOB IS TO TRAIN
THEM IN SPECIFIC SETS OF SKILLS. SO, FOR INSTANCE, TARGET
DETECTION, RANGE DETERMINATION, STALKING, MARKSMANSHIP, AND VARIOUS WEAPON PLATFORMS
THAT WE USE. ♪♪♪ SO A REGULAR MANEUVER
BATTALION'S GONNA GAIN A WHOLE LOT FROM HAVING A SNIPER,
AND UTILIZING THEM PROPERLY. MOST OF THE TIME, WE'RE UTILIZED TO GATHER THAT NECESSARY, KEY, VITAL INFORMATION THAT A COMMANDER NEEDS IN ORDER TO DRIVE THEIR PLANNING FOR A RAID, OR WHATEVER THEIR MISSION IS THAT THEY'RE TRYING
TO COME UP WITH. ♪♪♪ WHAT'S YOUR ESTIMATED
RANGE TO THE TARGET? 200 METERS, SARGENT. ALRIGHT, STUD ESTIMATES
200 METERS TO THE TARGET. HE'S GOT DECENT VEG ON HIM,
ESTIMATED RANGE IS 201 METERS, ACTUAL RANGE IS 122 METERS. HE'S WAY OUT. ♪♪♪ YOU COME HERE TO GET
CERTIFIED AS A SNIPER. RIGHT? SO, I CAME HERE AND LEARNED,
METICULOUSLY, ON EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN TAUGHT
BACK AT MY UNIT. WENT OVER IT AND LEARNED
THE INS AND OUTS, AND WHY IT'S DONE
THE WAY IT'S DONE. I COME UP WITH A BUNCH OF THE
GUYS WE STARTED CLASS WITH. I MEAN, THESE DUDES WHO HAVE
BEEN IN SECTIONS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS, JUST
BANGING IT OUT IN THEIR SECTION, AND COMING HERE, AND THEN,
THEY'RE GONE AND I'M NOT. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. DON'T COME UNLESS YOU'RE READY. 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY, A LOT
OF SOLDIERS DID THAT. THEY SAID 46 CAME,
FOUR GRADUATED. IF YOU DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT, YOU SHOULD JUST GO HOME NOW. THAT'S THE MINDSET
YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA
FAIL, YOU'VE ALREADY FAILED. ♪♪♪
