Quote Originally Posted by Van View Post
Please define "close". Ideally, even battalion scouts should be able to operate out of logistical contact and possibly out of battalion and brigade fire support range for at least two to three times as long as an infantry platoon.
The question is how many Commanders in the US Army today are willing to allow that to happen?
Re: "Wider Recce"
Strategic recon is fertile ground for a new thread, but is probably outside the scope of Wilf's infantry-centric theme.
Probably so -- and perhaps doesn't bear too much open discussion anyway...