In order to become a Scout Sniper for the Marine Corps you need to first enlist in an Infantry MOS. Second, you need to score extremely high on your ASVAB as well as get a perfect or near perfect PFT score as well as qualify as an expert marksman. Most of the time they look for people who have had at least 2 deployments and experience in combat. In most cases they look for people with no history of mental illness due to the effects that killing people as a job occupation can have on the mind, and usually no history of drug use or Criminal backgrounds. Rank also comes into play, and among many other things your physical and mental abilities such as vision and memory need to be in peak condition. Scouts Snipers are smart, atheletic and have the ability to stay calm and think on their feet in the most stressfull and physically demanding situations, and can be compared or closely regarded as being a Special Operations group do to the similarities in training.
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