Re:Nukes, nubs and coners: The unique social hierarchy aboar...
by kodah on Monday April 25, 2022 @03:21PM
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The Marines do have a baseline of knowledge you have to obtain. There's actually two phases to it:
1. Bootcamp. You're learning all the basics, from history to troop movement, and basic weapons qualification.
2. Infantry Training Battalion. A primer on top of bootcamp for navigation, shooting, troop movement, and weapons qualification. (These are required of every Marine in order to join "The Fleet")
3. Primary/Secondary school. This is your a-billet training (your primary job).
Where most of the other training occurs is once you're in the fleet, which occurs in your first unit after Step 3. There's a moderately high attrition baseline to get to the fleet, which signifies a minimally deployable Marine.
Re:Nukes, nubs and coners: The unique social hierarchy aboar...
by mechanical_bear on Monday April 25, 2022 @05:06PM
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Found the Marine. ;-)
> …two phases…
> proceeds to list 1… 2… 3…
Operational costs yes, but not training costs. Make that general knowledge a minimum standard and you have to train the people in all manner of things before they are useful. The marines, from my outside perspective, are still very specialized in terms of basic riflemen training but are open to cross-training once someone is at an operational unit. Each marine doesn't need a sniper qual from day one, but the corps will certainly help them get it later. The navy submariner is different because of the number of mandatory quals before you are considered usable on a boat.