Basic School
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| The Basic School | |
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 The Basic School insignia |
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| Active | N/A |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | USMC |
| Type | Training |
| Role | Train and educate newly commissioned or appointed United States Marine Corps officers |
| Part of | Training Command (TECOM) |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Barrett |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Royal Mortenson |
The Basic School (TBS) is where all newly commissioned United States Marine Corps officers are sent to learn the art and science of being a Marine officer. TBS currently lasts six months – the new officers are given extensive classroom and field training on subjects ranging from weapons and tactics to leadership and protocol. Whether commissioned from the Naval Academy, NROTC or one of the other Officer Candidate School (OCS) routes, TBS is the first stop for new Marine officers. During TBS, the officers are selected for a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) ranging from Infantry to Military Police to Air Traffic Controller. Following TBS, the Officer will attend one or more additional schools to be trained in that particular specialty prior to being assigned to a unit in the Operating Forces.
The Basic School, a formal school within Training Command, is located at Camp Barrett, 11 miles west of MCCDC headquarters, Quantico, Virginia. Each year, over 1,700 new officers are educated to lead Marines.
[edit] Mission Statement
Train and educate newly commissioned or appointed officers in the high standards of professional knowledge, esprit-de-corps, and leadership required to prepare them for duty as company grade officers in the operating forces, with particular emphasis on the duties, responsibilities and warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander.
[edit] Training Evolutions
- Rifle Range with M16A2
- Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
- FEX I (Field Exercise 1) - a four and a half day evolution that acts as a refresher / introduction into Squad Infantry tactics for all new officers in the United States Marine Corps.
- Day 1 - squad attacks and offensive maneuvers using blank ammunition with a new "squad leader" for each separate attack.
- Day 2 - squad defensive maneuvers and fortification. Each mission requires a 500 - 1000 meter movement followed by digging fighting holes.
- Day 3 - call for fire exercise with artillery or movement to a live fire range for against popup targets.
- Day 4 is whichever of the exercises was not completed on day 3.
- FEX II (Field Exercise 2)
- FEX III (Field Exercise 3)
- MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain)
- FEX IV ((Field Exercise 4:The War)
[edit] External links
- TBS Official Website
- "The Basic School", The Making of a Marine Officer, MarineTimes.com.
- Quantico: Marine Combat Development Command - The Basic School
