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Snipers are professionally trained gunmen rich in field craft skills who deliver precision fire at selected obscured positions during combat and other missions. Two of the ways you can be recruited as a sniper are by joining a Recon unit or an Infantry Battalion and demonstrating expert marksmanship. Great snipers must undergo a high level of training to acquire important skills, including land navigation, shooting skills, stalking and range estimation. Helpful personal traits for snipers include stress tolerance, emotional stability and razor-sharp focus.

Stealth and Concealment

In most cases, snipers operate behind enemy lines and must be aware of the basics of survival such as moving tactically toward their targets. Bearing in mind that you will likely be outnumbered and outgunned by your adversary, you should remain unseen and approach your target by camouflaging and taking advantageous positions. For instance, when advancing across an open field, you might locate a fence or a hedgerow and use its shadow to screen your movement. Any mistake of exposure such as getting your map out could compromise your safety.

Shooting Expertise

One obvious skill of a great sniper is the ability to shoot accurately from far away using everything from WWII sniper rifles to high-tech firearms. As such, you will have to work hard to perfect your shooting skills with many different weapons from different vantage points. In most cases, you will be using long-range weapons because you might not get a chance to get close to your target. Military snipers riding in bumpy helicopters must also learn how to precisely hit moving targets on land and at sea, according to the Mighty. In addition, you must develop the analytical abilities and instincts that allow you to pick the right time to shoot when pursuing your target. You don't want to shoot too quickly or you might not get the best shot. Nor do you want to wait so long that the target is out of range. Sound judgment is critical to the success of an operation. Other important sniper characteristics identifed by SniperStrategiesforBusiness.com include patience, resilience, dogged determination and physical stamina.

Land Navigation

The ability to study and understand maps, pictures and access routes is another important skill for great snipers. These skills will prove valuable to you during the mission as you will be required to master the selected route for easy movement. You will need to know how to move through heavy foliage and varied terrains such as deserts and mountains. As such, you must undergo rigorous training to master various terrains and land navigation tactics.

Range Estimation

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