How to properly play Space Marine Scouts

[u/Powerful-Emu259]

With the new Space Marines codex out, I expected to see fewer Scouts in competitive tournament lists. However, it seems like almost every competitive list is still bringing 1 or 2 units.

​I have tried running Scouts in a few games, but I feel like I'm not getting the most out of them.

​I often hear people say they're used "for scoring secondaries," but is that really the whole story? I’d love some insight into their core strategy:

• ​Deployment: Should I be using Infiltrate to place them near the center of the board early?
• ​Board Control: Are they valuable as early-game move-blockers or screening units against enemy Deep Strikes/Scout moves? In case of avoiding deep strikes maybe they'd need to be closer to home?
• ​Repositioning: How do you effectively use them during the battle?

[u/Rogpalmer]

i've been just taking 1 unit and popping them on my home objective, now i take 2 sets of inceptors for the action monkeys instead of 3 sets of scouts