At 8/9/09 09:46 PM, Eman110 wrote:
Also in addition to my other questions, i was wondering about reconnaissance.
1. Is it more dangerous than other posts, like infantry?
2. How often do you actually cross into enemy territory?
3.Is there a high risk of being captured?
4. Is the only job of a recon officer to gather intel, or are there other duties too?
Any feedback appreciated.
Okay, I'm not 100% on this.. more like 50% actually. But I think Recon also includes snipers, Armored vehicles checking out the area, and spotting for artillery. I'm pretty sure you can't just sign up for "recon" though. If you sign for armored personnel , then you could still be sent on a recon mission.
Correct me on this if im wrong, I'm definitely not the person who knows the most about the military here.
I would imagine you would go into enemy territory a lot .. as thats pretty much the entire point of recon. Also I havent heard of many soldiers being captured.. I've only seen a few on the news that they were looking for.