UMAKHAYA WAMANINE UHLOBO LWEZEMPILO PENDLETON, CA - "Siqasha," kusho u-Staff Sgt. UTimoti C. La Sage, oneminyaka engu-28, ozalwa eMilwaukee, uScout Sniper Platoon, I-Weapons Company, i-2nd Battalion, i-5th Marine Regiment, lapho ekhuluma ngomzamo wakhe wezinyunyana zokubamba iqhaza le-sniper platoon. Ama-marines asebentisa isimo se-sniper akufanele aphethwe ngokwengqondo kuphela kodwa futhi kufanele aphile ngokomzimba. Kumele futhi kube ngumshayeli wezobuchwepheshe kusukela ku-Military Occupational Specialty.
Ukuze abe yisidlali, abafakizicelo kumele badlule ukuhlolwa kwezinsuku ezimbili.
"Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuvivinya umzimba, ukugijima kwemigwaqo, ukuhamba kwemigwaqo, ukugijima kwamasosha, nokuhlolwa kokuhlwa ebusuku." Lezi zinsuku ezimbili, zithola amahora amane okulala, "kusho uSgt. U-Adam R. Desy, iScout Sniper Platoon, Inkampani Yezinqola, iBathali Yesibili, i-5th Marine Regiment.
"Sifuna abantu abangasebenza ngokubodwa. Kumele babe necala futhi ngeke babe nezinkinga ezimbi njengokushayela ngaphansi kwethonya noma ezinye izinkinga ezifanayo esahlulelweni," kusho uLa Sage.
Isizathu sezimfuneko ezinjalo ezinzima ngumthwalo wemfanelo umsebenzi owenzayo. Phakathi nokusebenza, abashayeli baseMarine babika ulwazi lwangempela lesitha kubaphathi abakhulu.
Iyunithi ingasungula ukuhamba kwayo emininingwaneni ehlinzekiwe nge-sniper ukuthi ifaka phakathi ukuhlaselwa kanye nezenzo ezihlaselayo ngokumelene nempi yezitha.
Ngemuva kokufundiswa, abafakizicelo be-sniper baya esikoleni sokuqeqeshwa kwamasonto amane mayelana nezisekelo eziyisisekelo ze-sniper.
"Ngeviki lokuqala, sifundisa amakhono ayisisekelo njengama-stalking, amakhono okubuka, ama-radio emakilasini, nemidlalo yememori. Kukhona njalo ukuqeqesha ngokomzimba, futhi kufanele siwalethe izinga eliphakeme kunalokhu lisetshenzisiwe," La Sage kusho.
"Phakathi neviki lesibili, sifundisa ukubika okuningi, ukubika okubukwayo, ukuqeqeshwa ebusuku, ukulandelela kanye nokwakha 'indawo yokufihla,' okuyinto enhle yensimu ehlanganisiwe futhi efihliwe indawo yokuzifihla.
Kufana nesimo sokulwa. Siyibiza ngokuthi 'imbobo yomvukuzane', "kusho uLa Sage.
"Isonto lesithathu liyiviki lezemisebenzi futhi bafunda ukuzisebenzisela ngokwabo. Senza umsebenzi wokusebenza wensimu wezinsuku ezintathu lapho sifaka khona cishe amakhilomitha ayisithupha ukusuka ekuhlosweni kwabo. Baye baya futhi bagcine isikhungo somyalo esisibekela sona. Amalungu aphezulu emdlalweni we-platoon ekamu njengezitha futhi njengomyalo ophakeme, abaqeqeshwayo babika ukuthi 'ukuhamba kwesitha' 'kumyalo', "kusho uLa Sage.
"Ekugcineni ngesonto lesine sibafundisa ukuthi badubula kanjani eRange 117, lapho sisebenzisa khona amabanga awaziwa ngamabhilidi angaba ngu-1 000. Ngemuva kwalokho, siqeqesha ezindaweni ezingaziwa," kusho uLa Sage.
"Ngemuva kokuthi iphasela liqeqeshwe, amaMarines ayaziwa ngokuthi abaqeqeshi abaqeqeshiwe futhi asezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokulinganisa e-platoon," esho.
"Ngalesi sikhathi bangathola ithuba lokuya eSikoleni Esihlelekile Sokukhwabanisa Isiqu futhi lapho beqedile banikezwa i- 8541 Military Occupational Specialty kanye nesihloko esithi Hunters of Gunmen," kusho uLa Sage.
"Sithatha ukuziqhenya okukhulu emsebenzini wethu. Iningi lezimpahla zethu liyi-aftermarket futhi sizithenga ngokwethu" kusho uCpl. UJ. Eric Roblez, oneminyaka engu-21, wase-Anaheim, Calif., UScout Sniper Platoon.
Senza ama-ghillie ethu afanelekile futhi kufanele siwalungise noma siwuthathe isikhundla ngemva kwazo zonke iziqu.
Isikhathi esiningi kakhulu futhi kufanele uzinikezele, kodwa kuwufanele, "wanezela.