Recon (perk)

Recon is a Tier 1 perk which appears in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is featured in the "First Recon" preset class and is available as soon as Create-A-Class is unlocked.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The perk causes explosive damage (Flash, Stun, and EMP Grenade included) to paint the target on the mini-map. It shows the target as a red arrow on the mini-map, showing the direction the enemy is facing in real-time, similar to the Blackbird killstreak from Black Ops. The effect is visible to the user's entire team and lasts for twelve seconds, or six if the enemy is using the Dead Silence perk.

The Pro version is unlocked by painting 120 enemies on the mini-map through explosive damage and causes bullet damage to paint the target as well. Painting targets in Free For All also paints the target on everyones mini-map. This perk is less useful in Hardcore modes due to lack of mini-map, but can still be used if the player's team has UAV, or if looking through the pause menu.