Basic School

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The Basic School
The Basic School insignia
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 an Officer of Marines. 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.

1 Mission Statement
2 Training Evolutions
3 References
4 External links

[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)