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U.S. Army Infantry School

United States Army Infantry School
Infantry School SSI.gif
U.S. Army Infantry School shoulder sleeve insignia.
Active 1918–present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Army
Part of Infantry Branch
Garrison/HQ Fort Benning, Georgia
Motto(s) "Follow Me"
Commanders
Current
commander
BG David Haight

The United States Army Infantry School is located at Fort Benning, Georgia, is a school dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.

It is made up of the following components:

For new recruits specializing in infantry, the ITB conducts fourteen weeks of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) consisting of both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). The mission of the Infantry Training Brigade 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 flexible infantrymen ready to accomplish the mission of the infantry.

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.

The Chief of Infantry is the proponent of the school and its commandant.



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