The school that prepares newly commissioned or appointed officers in the basics of being a rifle platoon commander has been stricken with a handful of COVID-19 cases. Maj. Joshua Benson, a Marine ...

We got an inside look at how new United States Marine Corps officers are trained at The Basic School, a seven-month program that challenges newly commissioned second lieutenants physically, ...

At The Basic School, freshly commissioned second lieutenants undergo six months of intense training designed to prepare them for the complexities of leading Marines. This segment walks through the ...

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 ...

Marines participating in the Marine Forces Reserve Diversity AIMED (attract, identify, mentor, educate, develop) Officer Program conduct the confidence course at The Basic School at Marine Corps Base ...

In the fall of 1967, The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, finished training 498 twenty-something Marine second lieutenants. By the end of the year, nearly all were in Vietnam. Before Christmas, the ...