Posted on Nov 1, 2014
Do we require too much additional training beyond an advanced branch or skill course? Could the time and money be better spent?
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We now have a vast array of military resident training courses. Which ones are really necessary? Which ones could be eliminated? Could more training be conducted locally?
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SGM (Join to see) you keep setting up new topics, I'll keep sniping the first post points. The US army needs a Basic Officer Course (after Officer Candidate's School), at my current Joint Command assignment this facet of USMC training is the envy of every other services' Officer Corps. It is expensive in both time, money and personnel but it is a huge part of our success in integration, espirit des corps and proficiency. We do something similar (scaled down in time, money, thoroughness and in two locations) for our enlisted Marines: Marine Combat Training (MCT) but the smaller size of the Officer Corps allows us to concentrate and centralize it, vastly improving a shared set of values, competencies and camaraderie.
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Capt Porter-we need a new badge for top First Responders....and I appreciate your support. Army does have OBC for branch qualification, and there are some who don't attend straight away....
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SGM (Join to see) Im just procrastinating instead of studying at this point.
So I'm talking about before "branch qualification" in the Corps that's 'MOS school' and right after Officer Candidates School (OCS) we have The Basic School (TBS). For a hypothetical Marine Officer, he attends OCS (6-10-12 weeks of Screen Train Evaluate) then TBS (6 months of Basic Officer-ship, Basic Infantry Tactics, Basic Marine Knowledge and then the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) school (anywhere from 2-9 months of specialty training for credibility in a specific MOS or 'branch.') I understand from talking with some of my coworkers that the Army tried to mimic this model but found it far too expensive and unwieldy given the size of the force. I still think its worth doing, it just takes a lot of planning and money.
So I'm talking about before "branch qualification" in the Corps that's 'MOS school' and right after Officer Candidates School (OCS) we have The Basic School (TBS). For a hypothetical Marine Officer, he attends OCS (6-10-12 weeks of Screen Train Evaluate) then TBS (6 months of Basic Officer-ship, Basic Infantry Tactics, Basic Marine Knowledge and then the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) school (anywhere from 2-9 months of specialty training for credibility in a specific MOS or 'branch.') I understand from talking with some of my coworkers that the Army tried to mimic this model but found it far too expensive and unwieldy given the size of the force. I still think its worth doing, it just takes a lot of planning and money.
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