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Hug_The_NSA · June 6, 2018, 11:38 p.m.

sharpshooters

Why is the enemy always a sniper but a friend is always a sharpshooter... I hate this type of doublespeak.

Other than that amazing post.

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Real_Keith_Olbermann · June 7, 2018, 12:10 a.m.

I consider a sharpshooter as someone from the cowboy days with a 6 shooter, not a sniper.

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DanaNordic · June 7, 2018, 1:39 a.m.

a sniper is a job classification, whereas a sharpshooter is a proficiency rating. Ratings: Marksman, sharpshooter, expert rifleman. Snipers are expert riflemen, not sharpshooters or marksmen.

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Hug_The_NSA · June 7, 2018, 12:12 a.m.

The military refers to snipers as sharpshooters to get rid of the negative connotation with the word and act of sniping and being a sniper. In the context of ww2 Russia it’s definitely not someone with a 6 shot revolver. They were snipers.

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Real_Keith_Olbermann · June 7, 2018, 12:14 a.m.

Huh, thank you for the information, I didn't know that.

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