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

One of the Marine Corps’ most grueling entry-level combat training pipelines has been overhauled, with two new specialized programs replacing the decades-old basic reconnaissance course. The previous ...

Freshly minted recon Marines were showing up to their first units less prepared than expected, service leaders said. The Marine Corps is out to fix that.

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 ...

Cpl. Jacob Carpenter, a reconnaissance Marine, simulates attacking a target through a window while rappelling in Okinawa, Japan. (Lance Cpl. Carl King Jr./Marine Corps) Freshly minted reconnaissance ...