United States Army Infantry School
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| United States Army Infantry School | |
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 United States Army Infantry School shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Active | 1918-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Benning |
| Motto | Follow Me |
The United States Army Infantry School is located in Fort Benning, Georgia. It is made up of the following components:
- 192d Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from Basic Combat Training Brigade (BCTB))
- 197th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from 29th Infantry Regiment)
- 1st Battalion (Mechanized/Stryker), 29th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment
- Small Arms Ranges, Experimentation and Support
- Sniper School
- Combatives School
- Conus Replacement Center (CRC)
- 198th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from Infantry Training Brigade (ITB))
- 1st Battalion 19th Infantry, 2nd Battalion 19th Infantry, 1st Battalion 50th Infantry, 2nd Battalion 54th Infantry, 2nd Battalion 58th Infantry, 1st Battalion 329th Infantry
- For new recruits specializing in infantry, the ITB conducts sixteen weeks of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) consisting of both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). The mission of the Infantry Training Brigade is to transform civilians into disciplined infantrymen that possess the Army Values, fundamental soldier skills, physical fitness, character, confidence, commitment, and the Warrior Ethos to become adaptive and flexible infantrymen ready to accomplish the mission of the Infantry.
- 199th Light Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from 11th Infantry Regiment)
- HHC, 199th Bde
- Maneuver Captains Career Course
- International Student Training Detachment
- 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- Basic Airborne School
- Jumpmaster School
- Pathfinder School
- Silver Wings (A parachute performance team)
- 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry (Basic Officer Leader Course II (BOLC II))
- 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC))
- 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Officer Candidate School) (OCS)
- HHC, 199th Bde
- Ranger Training Brigade
- 4th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Rogers, Camp Darby)
- 5th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Frank D. Merrill Sub Post, Dahlonega, Georgia)
- 6th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp James E. Rudder, Auxiliary Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida)
- Non-Commissioned Officers Academy
- Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC)
- Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC)
- Warrior Leader Course (WLC)
- Drill Sergeant School
- Combined Arms and Tactics Directorate (CATD)
- Directorate of Operations and Training/G-3
- Training Support Center
- Office of Infantry Proponency (OIP)
[edit] 199th Light Infantry Brigade
The 199th Infantry Brigade trains junior officers and airborne soldiers for the U.S. Army.
HHC, 199th Brigade administratively controls the Maneuver Captains Career Course (MCCC), while the Combined Arms & Tactics Directorate (CATD) academically monitors and supervises the training of captains. HHC also controls Fort Benning's International Student Training Detachment (ISTD) and manages and supports the lives of the international students who participate in training across all Fort Benning schools.
Officer Candidate School falls under the 3rd Battalion, and is a commissioning source for prior enlisted soldiers, and warrant officers in the Army, as well as civilian volunteers with no prior military experience to receive a commission in the U.S. Army. Officers from the Officer Candidate School are commissioned into all branches of the army. The other two major sources are the United States Military Academy and the Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Regardless of commissioning source or specialty branch, officers are required to attend Basic Officer Leadership Course II. This is a course designed to teach all officers basic combat tactics and skills. It is a part of the overall "Warrior Ethos" program that was launched in 2003 by the United States Army.
Infantry officers who have completed commissioning and the Basic Officer Leadership Course then attend the Infantry Officer Basic Leadership Course in 2nd battalion. This is a course of instruction, as the name implies, in basic infantry skills, including marksmanship, machine gunnery, tactics, and planning.
The brigade also conducts specialized training for soldiers in Basic Airborne, Pathfinder, and Jumpmaster courses.
