Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, conduct a simulated night raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. 1st Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their regionally-aligned Theater Special Operations Command.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier/Released
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Awesome picture, article, and video! If I had the opportunity to be a Raider at 18, I probably would have taken it instead of going to USAFA then U of M! I think the Marine Raider program is definitely progressing and catching up with Green Berets (the only Beret I wanted to earn in the Army, yet chose to get out prior to selection). Team Leader for such units is the greatest honor I know of in the officer ranks. I got a taste of it in Iraq (Civil Affairs Medical Mission under the guidance of a former SEAL commander). So I was really a wanna be Green Beret Team Leader who never got to be one due to family and wartime needs of the Army.
I look at what I know of the Marines, (being an Army type guy, someone is better qualified to verify/dispute my history), I theorize that the Marines were originally a response to piracy/Brittish boarding and seizure of US interests). Do the Raiders practice such drills (boarding ships at sea)? I think this may be a useful skill set to look at for future Raiders. A great simulation game I used to play as a kid was Ancient art of War at Sea.
My next question is what is the Marine Raiders Training and Advisor role, and how could they train the average sailor to prepare them for success in the next 20 years?
Again, great information and my hats off to the Raiders! I pray for their continued success in all endeavors.
Aaron