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

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 ...

Sleep deprivation during the Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course pushes students into a surreal psychological fog where exhaustion blurs reality. Hallucinations of cartoon characters, businessmen ...

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

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 ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has replaced its Basic Reconnaissance Course with a two-stage program comprising the Ground Reconnaissance Course and Amphibious Reconnaissance Course. The move, launched April ...

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 ...