Recondo

Recondo is an American military acronym (from RECONnaissance commanDO^[1]) for a highly specialized infantry training or a graduate of a Recondo School who leads a small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.^[2] It is also the colloquial name for a Marine who has graduated the grueling Basic Reconnaissance Course and earned the title of Recon Marine.

^ Westmoreland, William Childs (1976). A Soldier Reports. ISBN 9780385004343.
^ Ankony, Robert C. (2009), Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri, revised ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD

[A-1] Westmoreland, William Childs (1976). A Soldier Reports. ISBN 9780385004343.

[ankony1-2] Ankony, Robert C. (2009), Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri, revised ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD

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