MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- While rain fell softly onto the tree branches overhead, Maj. Justin Betz, air officer for The Basic School, adjusted his headset and dialed in his hulking ...

The Basic School (TBS) is where every newly commissioned Marine Corps officer learns the skills and leadership principles required to lead Marines. Spanning six months, the course combines ...

To help prepare Marines for that new fight, the Corps has added a foraging class to The Basic School’s curriculum, where young Marine officers will learn how to catch and prepare their own food.

Amos was a Navy pilot and lieutenant junior grade who transferred to Marine Corps aviation and bypassed The Basic School, a rite of passage for all Marine officers. The Corps says Amos did ...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. -- Marine lieutenants at The Basic School were the first to complete a new test that could eventually change the way officers are assigned to military occupational ...

An curved arrow pointing right. 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 ...

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Yazidi refugees from Iraq wear headbands written with 'Shingal' (the Kurdish name for the northern Iraqi city of Sinjar) at a march commemorating the attack on religious and ethnic minorities by ...

Maj. Joshua Benson, a Marine spokesman, confirmed to Marine Corps Times that there were a few confirmed COVID-19 cases across The Basic School, but he did not provide the total number of staff or ...