Recondo is an American military term for RECONnaissance and commanDO (originally DOughboy) for highly specialized infantry training or a graduate of a Recondo School who led small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance teams that patrol deep in enemy-held territory. ==History== ===101st Airborne Division=== In late 1958 Commanding General of the... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recondo