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United States Army Infantry School
United States Army Infantry School
	School headquarters' and the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade's distinctive unit insignia
Founded	1918
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Role	Infantry training
Part of	US Army Training & Doctrine Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort Benning, Georgia
Motto(s)	"Follow Me"
Commanders
Current; commander	BG Peter L. Jones
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia
SSI of the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade (denoted by the Airborne Tab)

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The United States Army Infantry School is located at Fort Benning, Georgia, is a school dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.

Organization

The school is made up of the following components:

197th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from 29th Infantry Regiment)
- 1st Battalion (Mechanized/Stryker), 29th Infantry Regiment
  - US Army Infantry Experimental Forces Company
  - Bradley Master Gunner Course
  - Mechanized Leader Course
  - Stryker Leader & Transition Courses
  - Stryker/Bradley Proponent Office
  - Mechanized New Equipment Training Company
- 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment
  - Small Arms Ranges, Experimentation and Support
  - Sniper School
  - Combatives School
- CONUS Replacement Center (CRC)
198th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from Infantry Training Brigade (ITB))
- 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry

For new recruits specializing in infantry, the ITB conducts fourteen weeks^[1] of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) consisting of both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). The mission of the Infantry Training Brigade is to transform civilians into disciplined infantrymen that possess the Army Values, fundamental soldier skills, physical fitness, character, confidence, commitment, and the Warrior Ethos to become adaptive and flexible infantrymen ready to accomplish the mission of the infantry.

199th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from 11th Infantry Regiment)
- HHC, 199th Bde
  - Maneuver Captains Career Course
  - International Student Training Detachment
  - Officer Candidate School
- 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry (Basic Officer Leader Course II (BOLC II)) (inactivated 23 March 2010)^[2]
- 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC))
- 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Officer Candidate School) (OCS)
- 2nd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment (Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course (ABOLC))
- 3rd Battalion, 81st Armor Regiment (MCoE Provost)^[3]
- Henry Caro Non-Commissioned Officers Academy^[4]
  - Maneuver Senior Leaders Course (M-SLC), formerly Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC)^[5]
  - Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), formerly Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC)^[6]
  - Warrior Leader Course (WLC), formerly Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC)^[7]
Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade^[8]
- 4th Ranger Training Battalion (Camps Rogers and Darby)
- 5th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Frank D. Merrill)
- 6th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Rudder, Auxiliary Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida)
- Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC)
- 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  - Basic Airborne School
  - Jumpmaster School
  - Pathfinder School
  - Silver Wings (MCoE Command Exhibition Parachute Team)
Combined Arms and Tactics Directorate (CATD)
Directorate of Operations and Training/G-3
- Training Support Center
Office of Infantry Proponency (OIP) "Warrior Ethos" program that was launched in 2003 by the United States Army.

Infantry officers who have completed commissioning and the Basic Officer Leadership Course then attend the Infantry Officer Basic Leadership Course in 2nd battalion. This is a course of instruction, as the name implies, in basic infantry skills, including marksmanship, machine gunnery, tactics, and planning.

The brigade also conducts specialized training for soldiers in Basic Airborne, Pathfinder, and Jumpmaster Courses.

Chief of Infantry

The Chief of Infantry is the proponent of the school^[9] and its commandant.

No.	Name	Start	End
1	Major General Charles S. Farnsworth^[10]	1920
	Major General Stephen Odgen Fuqua^[11]	1929
6	Major General Courtney Hodges	1941	1942 Office Abolished
	Major General John W. Foss^[12]		1985
47	Major General Benjamin Freakley^[13]	2003	2005
48	Major General Walter Wojdakowski^[14]	2005	2008
49	Major General Michael Barbero^[14]	2008	2009^[15]
50	Major General Michael Ferriter^[16]	2009	2009
51	Brigadier General Bryan Owens^[17]	2009	2011
52	Brigadier General Walter Piatt^[18]^[19]	2011	2012
53	Brigadier General David B. Haight^[20]	2012	2013
54	Colonel Robert E. Choppa^[21]	2013	2014
55	Brigadier General James E. Rainey^[22]	2014	Current

References

^ 14-Week One Station Unit Training Archived 10 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Fort Benning Office of Public Affairs (22 March 2010). "1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment to be inactivated". WTVM.com. Raycom Media. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Staff (n.d.). "199th Infantry Brigade". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Staff (n.d.). "Henry Caro Noncommissioned Officer Academy". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ Maneuver Senior Leaders Course^{[dead link]}
^ Advanced Leaders Course^{[dead link]}
^ Warrior Leaders Course^{[dead link]}
^ Staff (n.d.). "Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
^ "Office of the Chief of Infantry". United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. United States Army. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ Emerson, William K. (2004). Marksmanship in the U.S. Army: A History of Medals, Shooting Programs, and Training. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780806135755. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ Patterson, Michael Robert (9 January 2008). "Stephen Odgen Fuqua". Arlington National Cemetery Website. Michael Robert Patterson. Retrieved 10 February 2013.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Army's chief of infantry will take over Ford Bragg". Star-News. Associated Press. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ "Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley". ArmyEdSpace.com. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b Bennett, Doraine (2008). "A Retrospective: MG Walter Wojdakowski, Chief of Infantry, August 2005 – November 2008" (PDF). Infantry Bugler. National Infantry Association: 8–9. ISSN 1933-6225. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ Little, Vince (5 June 2009). "CG reflects on tenure at Fort Benning". The Bayonet. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ Sitter, Bridgett (22 September 2009). "Leaders discuss future of Infantry, Armor". MCOE Public Affairs. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ Little, Vince (8 June 2011). "Chief of Infantry bids farewell to Benning". The Bayonet. United States Army. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ Benning Welcomes new Chief of Infantry. BenningTV. 2011. Event occurs at 0:02:24. Retrieved 2 February 2013. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ Little, Vince (3 August 2011). "Post hails new chief of Infantry". News Archive. United States Army. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
^ Ben Wright (2 August 2012). "Fort Benning announces new commanders for Infantry and Armor Schools". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
^ "New Infantry chief takes command". The Bayonet. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
^ "Fort Benning welcomes new infantry chief and commandant". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

[OSUT-1] 14-Week One Station Unit Training Archived 10 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[BOLC_II-2] Fort Benning Office of Public Affairs (22 March 2010). "1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment to be inactivated". WTVM.com. Raycom Media. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[199th_BDE-3] Staff (n.d.). "199th Infantry Brigade". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[NCOA-4] Staff (n.d.). "Henry Caro Noncommissioned Officer Academy". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[M-SLC-5] Maneuver Senior Leaders Course^{[dead link]}

[ALC-6] Advanced Leaders Course^{[dead link]}

[WLC-7] Warrior Leaders Course^{[dead link]}

[ARTB-8] Staff (n.d.). "Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade". www.benning.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

[9] "Office of the Chief of Infantry". United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. United States Army. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[10] Emerson, William K. (2004). Marksmanship in the U.S. Army: A History of Medals, Shooting Programs, and Training. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780806135755. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[11] Patterson, Michael Robert (9 January 2008). "Stephen Odgen Fuqua". Arlington National Cemetery Website. Michael Robert Patterson. Retrieved 10 February 2013.^{[self-published source]}

[12] "Army's chief of infantry will take over Ford Bragg". Star-News. Associated Press. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[13] "Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley". ArmyEdSpace.com. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[W2008INB-14] Bennett, Doraine (2008). "A Retrospective: MG Walter Wojdakowski, Chief of Infantry, August 2005 – November 2008" (PDF). Infantry Bugler. National Infantry Association: 8–9. ISSN 1933-6225. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[15] Little, Vince (5 June 2009). "CG reflects on tenure at Fort Benning". The Bayonet. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[16] Sitter, Bridgett (22 September 2009). "Leaders discuss future of Infantry, Armor". MCOE Public Affairs. United States Army. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[17] Little, Vince (8 June 2011). "Chief of Infantry bids farewell to Benning". The Bayonet. United States Army. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[18] Benning Welcomes new Chief of Infantry. BenningTV. 2011. Event occurs at 0:02:24. Retrieved 2 February 2013. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[19] Little, Vince (3 August 2011). "Post hails new chief of Infantry". News Archive. United States Army. Retrieved 2 February 2013.

[20] Ben Wright (2 August 2012). "Fort Benning announces new commanders for Infantry and Armor Schools". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

[21] "New Infantry chief takes command". The Bayonet. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

[22] "Fort Benning welcomes new infantry chief and commandant". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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 *{{Official website|http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/infantry.htm|name=U.S. Army Infantry School}}
 *[https://www.infantry.army.mil/itb/ Official site of the Infantry Training Brigade]

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Organization

Chief of Infantry

See also

References

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