Marine Corps Training

Depending on which level of entry into the SFMC, a future Marine has an extensive training regimen before them which is tailored to make them the best Marine possible.

Enlisted

Enlisted Marines are the backbone of the Corps and make up the rank and file of all Marine units. Without the enlisted Marines, the SFMC would cease to exist.

Upon enlistment, potential Marines are immediately transferred to one of three Marine Corps Recruit Depots (MCRD) and on as follows:

• Marine Corps Recruit Facilities: (16 weeks)
  - MCRD San Diego - Earth
  - MCRD Lympstone - Earth
  - MCRD Logan City - Terra Nova
  
  Advanced Training:
  - SOI (School of Infantry)
  - SFMC Parris Island
  - SFMC Falklands
  
  Infantry Personnel
  - Infantry Training Battalion (60days)
  - Advanced Infantry Training Battalion
  Non-Infantry Personnel
  - Marine Combat Training (30days)
  Job Specialty School (ie: Armor, Artillery, Communications)
  
  

Total Training Time: Approx: 18-24 months (depending on specialization)

Commissioned Officer

For those with the education, experience and drive to lead, the SFMC has officer programs designed to turn potential leaders into Marines.

• Education
  - Prior to joining the SFMC, Officer recruits must have:
  1) Graduated from a four-year institution, which would make them eligible for OCS.
  2) Participated in an ROTC program at a 4-year institution before graduating.
  - Candidates who attended a four-year institution and participated in the full four year ROTC program and/or attended a Starfleet Marine Corps affiliated Service Academy (Annapolis (Annapolis, MD), Thunder Ridge (Unexplored space). These candidates are already deemed Officer worthy and thus skip the OCS indoctrination/training.
  
  SFMC Training
  - Officer candidates without ROTC or Academy credentials are sent to OCS at either:
  1) SFMC Quantico
  2) SFMC Dartmouth
  - Those joining the SFMC with ROTC/Academy credentials graduate their respective institutions at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. After graduation they proceed to:
  - The Basic School - Camp LeJeuene (28weeks). Here they learn the finer details of how to lead Marines, to include tactics, logistics and leadership skills.
  - Candidates who graduate from OCS proceed on to The Basic School as well after successful completion of OCS.
  - In both cases, after completion of The Basic School, all Marines proceed on to specialty schools before rotating into the Corps at large.
  
  

Total Training Time: Approx 9-12months (depending on specialization)

Specializations/Jobs

As we have seen each and every Marine is first trained as a disciplined warrior, a rifleman, capable of going into battle at a moment’s notice. , But beyond that the SFMC requires Marines to be not just masters of combat but also to have specialized trades and skills. These specialist roles keep the Corp functioning and enable it to do its job, both on the frontline during war and in peacetime operations.

Specialist training roles include but are not limited to:

Aerospace craft Control & Support
Engineer – Combat
Aerospace craft Flight Crew - Enlisted
Engineer – Construction, Facilities & Equipment
Aerospace craft Pilot / Navigator
Federation Public Affairs
Aerospace craft Maintenance
Infantry
Aerospace craft Logistics
Intelligence / Signals Intelligence
Aerospace craft Ordinance
Linguist
Ammunition & Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Logistics
Anti-Aerospace Warfare
Military Police & Corrections
Assault Vehicle – Amphibious / Ground
Morale Welfare & Recreation
Chemical & Biological Defense
Music / Band
Communications
Ordinance Maintenance – Ground / Aerospace
Data / Communications Maintenance
Personnel & Administration
Distribution Management
Supply Administration & Operations
Electronic Warfare
Training
Electronics Maintenance