Talk:United States Marine Corps School of Infantry

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Camp Lejeune[edit]

I think Camp Geiger deserves some note for the east coast infantry marine trainees. Technically, it's not on Camp Lejeune. In my two months at that lovely place I never once went to Lejeune.

I can't remember the name of the adjoining air station, it's been a lot of braincells since then. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ClydeChristopher (talk • contribs) 07:37, 12 March 2006

Also, of note is that all non-infantry students go through a program called Marine Combat Training prior to their primary MOS training. This differs from combat-intensive MOS specialties (the 03's) in that it's shorter and actually co-ed, meaning male and female Marines train on the field together. Three weeks long.

Also, to be specific on females attending the Marine Corps School of Infantry, they can only attend the Marine Combat Training (MCT) Btn. They cannot enlist as an 03(Infantry) MOS; this holds true with the other branches in regards to females joining combat-intensive MOS'.

Combat intensive MOS training is twice as long and ends with a simulated battle called the Three Day War which is a culmination of all of the infantry MOS' working together in unison.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by ClydeChristopher (talk • contribs) 07:44, 12 March 2006

During infantry school prospective riflemen are called PIGS — Personnel Imitating grunts

To marine infantrymen, all other MOS specialties are known as POGS (pronounced powges), which is Personell Other than Grunts.

the very few (usually 4 to 6 out of 200-300) that make the Recon Screening at ITB, have the chance to earn the prestigious acronym of the HOG, the Hunter of Gunmen, that of a scout sniper.

--- user:ClydeChristopher (23:48, 28 May 2006 UTC)

merge[edit]

United States Marine Corps School of Infantry (West) has some information that is not present in this article, but I don't see why we need an two articles for the two different physical locations. They prescribe the same training to the same Marines for the same duration. There may be an east coast-west coast rivalry, but that doesn't mean there are any notable differences.

If there are no objections, I will merge on or about the 1st of Jan. bahamut0013 ♠♣ 14:06, 30 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have done so today. I also merged in a lot of info from Camp Geiger that regarded SOI and not the camp itself. _spǝǝp ^spɹoʍ3100ʇnɯɐɥɐq 11:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]