United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command

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Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Seal of the United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command
Founded1944 (as Marine Training and Replacement Command)
Country United States of America
Branch United States Marine Corps
TypeSupporting command
RoleTraining and education
Part ofHeadquarters Marine Corps
Garrison/HQMCB Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
Nickname(s)TECOM
Motto(s)"Always Learning, Always Leading!"
Commanders
Current
commander		LtGen Benjamin T. Watson

The Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) is the primary training command of the United States Marine Corps. TECOM leads the Marine Corps Training and Education continuum from individual entry-level training, professional military education and continuous professional development, through unit, collective, and service-level training in order to produce warfighters and enhance warfighting organizations that enable the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) to build and sustain the combat readiness required to fight and win today and in the future.[1]

Commands within TECOM

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There are three major commands that fall under TECOM – Recruiting Command, Training Command and Education Command

Recruiting Command

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Main article: Marine Corps Recruiting Command

The Recruiting Command is responsible for military recruitment of civilians into the Corps. In addition to finding volunteers to join, it is also responsible for preparing them for United States Marine Corps Recruit Training or Officer Candidate School.

Training Command

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The Training Command is responsible for the production of officer and enlisted entry-level Military Occupational Specialty, career progression, and career enhancement skills, with control over all formal training schools throughout the Marine Corps, including Officer Candidate School, The Basic School, Schools of Infantry and various other formal schools.

Some of the major units within Training Command are:

Education Command

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The Education Command governs the training plans and policies that are instituted Corps-wide; This is the responsibility of the Policy & Standards Division (PSD) within TECOM HQ. This includes the Marine Corps Institute (MCI) courses and the Command and Staff College.

Some of the major units within Education Command are:

Other commands

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TECOM supervises several semi-autonomous commands that provide training and education to units in the Marine Corps:

MAGTF Training Command (MAGTF-TC) aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

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  • Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts training for aviation units, most notably the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
  • Mountain Warfare Training Center trains air and ground units for warfare in mountainous, high-altitude, and cold weather environments.
  • The Tactical Training and Exercise Control group (TTECG) conducts several Combined Arms exercises a year called comprehensive, MAGTF-level Integrated Training Exercises (ITX), formerly referred to as [Enhanced] Mojave Viper (EMV) in support of Marine Corps units aboard MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California.
  • Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group (MCTOG) conducts training for battle staff teams of battalions and regiments, most notably the Operations and Tactics Instructor (OTI) Course, where students learn skills in operational management of battle staffs.

Marine Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD-SD) aboard Marine Recruit Depot San Diego, California

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Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRD-PI) aboard Marine Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina

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List of commanders

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See also

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U.S. Armed Forces training and education commands

References

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  1. ^ "Training and Education Command". www.tecom.marines.mil.
  2. ^ "Major General James W. Lukeman".
  3. ^ "Major General Kevin M. Iiams".
  4. ^ "Brigadier General Mark H. Clingan".
  5. ^ "Lieutenant General Benjamin T. Watson". Marine Corps Training and Education Command.

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