United States Army Infantry School | |
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U.S. Army Infantry School shoulder sleeve insignia.
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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.