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Reconnaissance

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Also: "Recce" or "Recon"

An inspection, study or exploration of an area or location in order to gather information of military value.

Time spent in it is apparently seldom wasted.

[edit] Specialist Units

From time to time the value of reconnaissance is recognized by the British Army which creates specialist units to achieve it:

  • The Reconnaissance Corps was formed in Jan 1941 and was disbanded in Aug 1946. Its role was to provide reconnaissance assets to infantry Divisions.
  • The Special Reconnaissance Regiment was formed in Apr 2005. Answers on a postcard, please.
  • ARRSE Reconnaissance teams are deployed as and when required by campaign ops. They blend in, look totally normal and gather evidence faster that a divorce lawyer in Beverly Hills. If they are watching you, you'd never know as they are unnoticeable (apart from the slab of wifebeater they'll have near to hand).
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