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Learn about the 13-week program that each recruit must complete to serve in the USMC. Find out the history, schedule, locations, and challenges of this rigorous and transformative experience.
Learn about the history, structure and belt system of MCMAP, a combat system developed by the U.S. Marine Corps to combine existing and new hand-to-hand and close quarters combat techniques. MCMAP trains Marines and U.S. Navy personnel in unarmed combat, edged weapons, weapons of opportunity, and rifle and bayonet techniques.
Learn about the history, mission, and training of the School of Infantry (SOI), which is the second stage of initial military training for enlisted Marines. SOI West is located at Camp San Onofre, California, and trains infantry and non-infantry Marines from the western half of the nation.
Learn about the history, location, selection, and training of the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidates School (OCS), a program to screen and evaluate potential Marine officers. OCS offers different courses for college students, enlisted Marines, and midshipmen.
LINE was adopted by the Marine Corps in 1989 at a Course Content Review Board (CRB) at Quantico, Virginia.All techniques were demonstrated for and deemed medically feasible by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner (given a single attack opponent) and a board of forensic pathologists from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in 1991 [citation needed].
TECOM is the primary training command of the USMC, responsible for entry-level, professional, and collective training of warfighters and warfighting organizations. It consists of three major commands: Recruiting, Training, and Education, and several semi-autonomous commands that provide training and education to units in the Marine Corps.
Learn about the history and functions of this military base in South Carolina, where enlisted Marines receive initial training. Find out how the island was colonized by French, Spanish and English, and became a coaling station, a freedmen school and a Marine Corps installation.
The Basic School (TBS) is where new Marine Corps officers are taught the basics of being an "Officer of Marines" at Camp Barrett, Virginia. TBS consists of the Officer Basic Course (BOC) and the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC), which cover leadership, academics, and military skills.