Today's Rifleman

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Abstract:

In 1988, the Marine Corps formalized training for non-infantry Marines with the creation of Marine Combat Training Battalion MCT. The creation of MCT Battalion was designed to be the culminating step in establishing the Marine Corps ethos Every Marine a Rifleman ethos.1 Since its inception, MCT has undergone four radical shifts that have altered the number of individual skills taught and the amount of time devoted to teaching each individual skill. These changes have been so rapid and dramatic, that the MCT of today would be in every respect unrecognizable to a 1988 graduate. However, the basic definition of what a Marine rifleman is and his place on the battlefield has not changed since the programs inception. The changes that have taken place at MCT reflect not mere refinement of an existing program, but a change in philosophy and an attempt to specialize an every Marine concept for todays current operating environment. These changes have not made todays rifleman any more relevant and have come at the high price of inconsistency within our entry-level training pipeline.

Author(s):
Beasley, Zeb
Author Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Supplementary Note:
Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) Contemporary Issues Paper. DOI: 10.21236/ADA500034
Pagination:
0017

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
MCSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.4.5_Intuit; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL, *MARINE CORPS TRAINING, BATTLEFIELDS, MILITARY TRAINING, COMBAT FORCES, PHILOSOPHY, RIFLES, BATTALION LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, SKILLS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations, Military Forces and Organizations
Keyword(s):
NON INFANTRY MARINES, INDIVIDUAL SKILLS, RIFLEMEN
Report Date:
2008 Feb 20
Creation Date:
2009 Jun 24