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The Basic School

The Basic School (TBS) is where all newly commissioned and appointed (for warrant officers) United States Marine Corps officers are taught the basics of being an "Officer of Marines." The Basic School is located in Stafford County, Virginia to the south-west of the Marine Corps Base Quantico complex. Each year, over 1,700 new officers are trained, representing such commissioning sources as the U.S. Naval Academy, Navy ROTC (Marine Option), Officer Candidates School, and newly appointed Marine Corps Warrant Officers, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Marine Option) accession programs.

The Basic School

United States

USMC

Training

Train and educate newly commissioned or appointed United States Marine Corps Officers

Training and Education Command

Camp Barrett, Virginia

Colonel Reginald J. McClam

General James T. Conway
General John R. Allen

A Leader of Exemplary Character

moral compass

The School's "Five Horizontal Themes" define the expectations of every student officer at TBS. These themes are:

Phase I (7 Weeks): Individual Skills

MCMAP

Phase II (6 Weeks): Rifle Squad Leader Skills

Phase III (6 Weeks): Rifle Platoon Commander Skills

Crew-served weapons

Phase IV (7 Weeks): Basic MAGTF Officer Skills

United States Marine Corps Boot Camp

Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Official website

Official Descriptions MOS's

The Making of a Marine Officer, MarineTimes.com.

"The Basic School"

Quantico: Marine Combat Development Command – The Basic School

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