United States Army Infantry School
{{Short description|U.S. Army school dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the Army}}
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| unit_name = United States Army Infantry School
| image = US Army Infantry School DUI.png
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| start_date = 1918
| country = {{flagu|United States}}
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| branch = {{army|United States}}
| type = Light Infantry
| role = Infantry training
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| command_structure = 15px US Army Training & Doctrine Command
| garrison = Fort Benning, Georgia
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| motto = "Follow Me"
| colors = The official color of the United States Army Infantry is Blue
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| current_commander = Brig Gen Phillip Kiniery
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The United States Army Infantry School is a school located at Fort Benning, Georgia[https://www.benning.army.mil/Infantry/index.html?_=2867 army.mil] that is dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.
Organization
The school is made up of the following components:
- 20px 197th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry
- 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry
- 3rd Battalion, 54th Infantry
- 20px 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
For new recruits beginning their specialized training in the infantry, the 197th and 198th Infantry Brigades conduct 22 weeks[https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/basictraining/osut.asp 22-Week One Station Unit Training] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110103715/https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/basictraining/osut.asp |date=10 November 2011 }} of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) consisting of both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). The mission of the brigades 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 skillful infantrymen ready to close with and destroy the enemies of the United States .
- 20px 199th Infantry Brigade (Reflagged from 11th Infantry Regiment){{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/Infantry/199th/|title=199th Infantry Brigade|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=16 January 2021|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army|df=dmy-all}}
- 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course) (IBOLC)
- 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry (Officer Candidate School) (OCS)
- 3rd Battalion, 81st Armor Regiment (MCoE Provost)
- Maneuver Captains Career Course
- International Student Training Detachment
- United States Army Sniper School
- Henry Caro Non-Commissioned Officers Academy{{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/MCoE/NCOA/|title=Henry Caro Noncommissioned Officer Academy|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=21 March 2016|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army}}
- Maneuver Senior Leaders Course (M-SLC), formerly Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course (ANCOC){{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/MCoE/NCOA/M-SLC.html|title=Maneuver Senior Leaders Course|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=16 January 2021|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army|df=dmy-all}}
- Advanced Leaders Course (ALC), formerly Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC){{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/MCoE/NCOA/IN-ALC.html|title=Infantry Advanced Leaders Course|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=16 January 2021|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army|df=dmy-all}}
- Warrior Leader Course (WLC), formerly Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC)[http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ncoa/WLC/index.htm Warrior Leaders Course]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- 23px Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade{{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/|title=Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=21 March 2016|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army}}
- 20px 4th Ranger Training Battalion (Camps Rogers and Darby)
- Ranger School (Darby phase)
- Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC)
- 20px 5th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Frank D. Merrill)
- Ranger School (Mountain phase)
- 20px 6th Ranger Training Battalion (Camp Rudder, Auxiliary Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida)
- Ranger School (Swamp phase)
- 20px 1st Battalion, 507th Infantry Regiment
- Airborne School
- Jumpmaster School
- Silver Wings (MCoE Command Exhibition Parachute Team)
- Combined Arms and Tactics Directorate (CATD)
- Directorate of Operations and Training/G-3
- Training Support Center
- Office of Infantry Proponency (OIP) "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.
=Former Units=
For many years the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 29th Infantry Regiment provided branch specific programs of instruction as part of the Infantry school. In July 2007 the 29th Infantry Regiment was reflagged into the 197th Infantry Brigade as part of the Army's transition to a Brigade focused structure. This organization continued until 12 December 2013 when the 197th Infantry Brigade was deactivated.{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Ben|title=197th Infantry Brigade officially deactivated at Fort Benning|newspaper=Ledger-Enquirer|location=Columbus, Ga.|date=12 December 2013|access-date=26 May 2018|url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article29315668.html}} Shortly thereafter the programs of instruction provided by the 29th Infantry Regiment were consolidated under 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment, reflagged as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, and the 2nd Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment was deactivated. Under the purview of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment continues to teach combat skills and support MCoE training, the Infantry School, and Infantry Soldiers and leaders by providing the following courses:{{cite web|url=https://www.benning.army.mil/SiteMap/|title=Fort Benning Site Map|author=Staff|date=n.d.|access-date=26 May 2018|website=benning.army.mil|publisher=United States Army}}
- Bradley Leaders Course (BLC)
- Bradley Master Gunner (BMG) Course
- Combatives Course
- Dismounted C-IED Tactics Master Trainer (DCT-MT)
- Heavy Weapons Leader Course
- Simulations Training Managers Course (STMC)
- Stryker Leader Course (SLC)
- Stryker Master Gunner Course (SMGC)
- Small Unmanned Aircraft System Master Trainer (SUAS)
Commandant
The Chief of Infantry is the proponent of the school{{cite web |url=https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ocoi/ |title=Office of the Chief of Infantry |author= |date=2 August 2012 |work=United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence |publisher=United States Army |access-date=2 February 2013}} and its commandant.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090114051626/https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/toc/school.htm Infantry School homepage]
- {{Official website|https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/infantry.htm|name=U.S. Army Infantry School}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20051108233448/https://www.infantry.army.mil/itb/ Official site of the Infantry Training Brigade]
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Category:United States Army schools
Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
Category:1918 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)