The Basic School
The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, Virginia, is the foundation of professional knowledge and skills necessary for officers to effectively command and lead Marines.
Newly commissioned officers will spend 6 months here in courses on leadership and techniques of military instruction: marksmanship, map reading, communications, infantry tactics, weapons, organization and staff functions, drill, command, military law, logistics, personnel administration, and Marines history. As you near graduation from TBS you will select your Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).
Students at TBS have an opportunity to name their assignment preference. Approximately 90 percent of newly commissioned Marine Corps officers are assigned to the occupational field of their choice.
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