Marine Combat Training Course
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The Marine Combat Training Course is a United States Marine Corps program that provides non-infantry Marines with foundational infantry and battlefield skills.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Combat Training (MCT) | 1 |
| Marine Combat Training (MCT) or Infantry Training Battalion (ITB) | 1 |
| Marine Combat Training Course canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Marine Corps training program
ⓘ
military training course ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MCT ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
enlisted Marines
ⓘ
non-infantry Marine officers in some cases ⓘ |
| branch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom | Infantry Training Battalion course for infantry Marines ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
combat readiness for all Marines
ⓘ
every Marine a rifleman ethos ⓘ |
| excludes | infantry Marines ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
combat conditioning
ⓘ
combat first aid ⓘ defensive operations ⓘ field living skills ⓘ fire team tactics ⓘ individual movement techniques ⓘ land navigation ⓘ marksmanship ⓘ offensive operations ⓘ patrolling ⓘ small-unit tactics ⓘ weapons handling ⓘ |
| follows | recruit training ⓘ |
| goal | ensure all Marines can fight as basic riflemen ⓘ |
| includesTrainingOn |
M16 rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
M16 or M4 service rifle
NBC or CBRN defense basics ⓘ combat formations ⓘ combat reporting ⓘ crew-served weapons familiarization ⓘ hand grenades ⓘ night operations fundamentals ⓘ rules of engagement fundamentals ⓘ |
| location |
Camp Geiger
ⓘ
Camp Pendleton, California ⓘ
surface form:
Camp Pendleton
|
| operator | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marine Corps Training and Education Command
ⓘ
USMC entry-level training pipeline ⓘ |
| prerequisiteFor | follow-on MOS school for non-infantry Marines ⓘ |
| purpose |
prepare non-infantry Marines for combat environments
ⓘ
provide basic battlefield skills ⓘ provide foundational infantry skills ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Infantry Training Battalion
ⓘ
School of Infantry-East ⓘ
surface form:
School of Infantry
|
| targetAudience | non-infantry Marines ⓘ |
| trainingEnvironment |
field-based
ⓘ
live-fire ranges ⓘ simulated combat scenarios ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marine Combat Training (MCT)
this entity surface form:
Marine Combat Training (MCT) or Infantry Training Battalion (ITB)