School of Infantry

A School of Infantry provides training in weapons and infantry tactics to infantrymen of a nation's military forces.

Schools of infantry include:

Australia

• Australian Army - School of Infantry, Lone Pine Barracks at Singleton, NSW.

France

• French Army - École de l'infanterie, at Montpellier, France.

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Army - Infantry Training Centre, at Minneriya.

Turkey

• Turkish Army - Tuzla Piyade Okulu, at Tuzla, İstanbul.

United Kingdom

• British Army - Infantry Training Centre at Catterick; Infantry Battle School, at Brecon, Wales.
• Royal Marines - Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon

United States

• United States Army - Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
• United States Marine Corps -
  • The Basic School (TBS) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia - (Mission: "Train and educate newly commissioned or appointed officers in the ... warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander" and conducts initial infantry MOS qualification training for Marine infantry officers.)
  • School of Infantry (SOI) - (Conducts post-Recruit Training for enlisted Marines in basic infantry and combat skills to ensure that "Every Marine is, first and foremost, a Rifleman" and conducts initial infantry MOS qualification training for infantry Marines.)
    • SOI(East) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
    • SOI(West) at Camp Pendleton, California.

See also

• Individual Movement/Minor Techniques
• Recruit training
• Military academy
• Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) - US Army and USMC job classification