The USMC TBS/IOC Training Packet consists of two plans intended for newly commissioned Marine Corps officers preparing for the physical demands of the The Basic School and the Infantry Officer Course. The TBS plan is six weeks, with training sessions 6x days/week. It should be completed six we...
my generation don’t care about sexuality. We are better than that. But our generation does care about honesty. You brought to my Infantry Officer Course 1-06 what can only be described as a female prop. It was uncomfortable for all of us. As soon as you left, we ...
For example, those seeking to become infantry weapons warrant officers, also called "Marine gunners" must be infantry senior staff NCOs or higher in rank. They must have successful operational experience and exceptional skills in infantry, combat arms and combat marksmanship, according to the Marine...
But first comes basic training followed by advanced individual training, i.e. infantry school where they teach the basics of being part of the Queen of Battle. When all is said and done, the vast majority of us who’ve served in Special Operations units look back on the time in basic tr...
and returned home to tell the tale. Lucky would be a USMC bulldog. I contacted my best friend from high school who was an accomplished artist and novelist. Craig MacIntosh had served as an infantry officer in Vietnam. After he got out, he went to work for the Minneapolis Star Tribune....
There were about fifty guys that were organized into a ranger-like platoon that conducted patrols, land nav exercises, and various infantry activities on weekends. The Army provided blank ammo for the ROTC M-1s and stuff. Those of us that were Marine Options in the Navy ROTC “joined” the...
The USMCDisruptive Overwhite Uniform Program was overseen by USMC Program Manager Infantry Combat Equipment (PMICE) and the U.S. Army Soldiers System Center (Natick). The USMC Snow Camouflage was developed by Cramer/O'Neill in 2005. After reviewing most of the worlds different snow camouflage ...