The new Ground Reconnaissance Course is one of two programs replacing the service’s Basic Reconnaissance Course.

The Marine Corps’ renowned reconnaissance training is being revamped to better prepare reconnaissance Marines and infantry ...

The U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course, better known as the Basic Recon Course, is where young Marines earn their place in the Marine Corps’ recon units. The course puts candidates through ...

Under the new curriculum, candidates will complete the ground reconnaissance course before advancing to its amphibious counterpart. “Marine reconnaissance training will have the same rigor it’s long ...

The long-running Basic Reconnaissance Course is being replaced by two new programs meant to train Recon Marines.

Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The ...

The Marine Corps has replaced its long-standing Basic Reconnaissance Course with two specialized programs — the Ground Reconnaissance Course and the Amphibious Reconnaissance Course — to better align ...

The Corps removed an officer from command and ordered a revamp of preliminary reconnaissance training after a Marine drowned earlier this year during a Camp Pendleton swim test, the Marine Corps ...