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The Basic School
The Basic School insignia
ActiveN/A
CountryUnited States
BranchUSMC
TypeTraining
RoleTrain and educate newly commissioned or appointed United States Marine Corps officers
Part ofTraining Command (TECOM)
Garrison/HQCamp Barrett, Virginia
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel George W. Smith, Jr.

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 26 weeks. During those 26 weeks, the new officers are given extensive classroom, field, and practical application 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 Naval Aviator. 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. Camp Barrett is 11 miles west of Marine Corps Base Quantico in Stafford County, Virginia. Each year, over 1,700 new officers are trained to lead Marines.

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.[1]

Training Evolutions

TBS students prior to a live-fire exercise
Students conduct a series of urban assaults during MOUT training
  • Rifle Range with M16A2
  • Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
  • FEX I (Field Exercise 1) - a three day evolution that acts as a refresher / introduction into Squad Infantry tactics for all new officers in the United States Marine Corps. The first two days are blank fire against a opposing forces and the last day is the live fire attack against pop-up targets.
    • Day 1 - Squad attacks and offensive maneuvers using blank ammunition with a new "squad leader" for each separate attack.
    • Day 2 - Same as Day 1. The reason for the repetition is for the students to have "brilliance in the basics."
    • Day 3,4, or 5 - The students conduct a live fire squad attack. There is a day attack and night attack at the range.
  • Patrol FEX (Field Excersise)
    • Day 1 or 2 - Students conduct a daytime security patrol, this is called I-Day, as it is the initial day patrol.
    • Day 3 or 4 - Students conduct a daytime security partol, immediately followed by a nighttime ambush patrol.
  • FEX II (Field Exercise 2)
    • Day 1 - Platoon in the Offense or Platoon in the Defense
    • Day 2 - Whichever exercise was not completed on Day 1.
  • FEX III (Field Exercise 3)
    • Day 1 - Movement to Contact and Deliberate Attack
    • Day 2 - All day preparation for a night attack that night.
    • Day 3 - Platoon (reinforced) in the Defense
    • Day 4 - Platoon (reinforced) in the Defense with another platoon attacking at night
  • Convoy
  • MOUT (Military Operation in Urban Terrain)
  • AMPHEX (Amphibious Field Exercise)

School Staff Personnel

The Basic School is ran and taught by the permanent personnel who are stationed at Camp Barrett, Marine Corps Base Quantico, members of Instructor Battalion, The Basic School.

  • Instructor Battalion
    • Headquarters and Service Company (H&S Co.)
    • Combat Service Support Company (CSS Co.)
      • Artillery Instructor Battery (AIB)
      • Communications Platoon
      • Motor Transport Platoon
      • Motor Transport Maintenance Platoon
    • 'Combat Instructor Company (CI Co.)'
      • Enlisted Warfighting Instructor Platoon (The Dugout Platoon)
      • Infantry Platoon
      • Weapons Platoon
      • Engineer Platoon
  • Martial Arts Center of Excellence (MACE)
  • Corporal's Leadership Course

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See also

References

Notes

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
  1. ^ "The Basic School". Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved 2007-09-17. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/tbs/

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