User blog comment:Zealot Guy/General tips for survival in Battlefield 3/@comment-3349991-20120105214957/@comment-1990578-20120108070059

The Recon's main use is very defensive, but can be offensive as well. Too few understand how to use the class and see it as a sniper and treat it as such. The Recon is rather someone who can provide an insertion point and survey an area or mark targets with the MAV, T-UGS, and SOFLAM.It is more of a defensive class due to its lack of explosives, save one frag grenade, and should be used tactically to find and eliminate targets from a good vantage point, but not drift too far from the front line and help out the team when in need.