The Basic School

The Basic School
The Basic School Insignia
CountryUnited States
BranchUSMC
TypeTraining
RoleTrain and educate newly commissioned or appointed United States Marine Corps Officers
Part ofTraining and Education Command
Garrison/HQCamp Barrett, Virginia
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Reginald J. McClam
Notable
commanders
General James T. Conway
General John R. Allen

The Basic School (TBS) is where all newly commissioned and appointed (for warrant officers) United States Marine Corps officers are taught the basics of being an "Officer of Marines." The Basic School is located in Stafford County, Virginia to the south-west of the Marine Corps Base Quantico complex. Each year, over 1,700 new officers are trained, representing such commissioning sources as the U.S. Naval Academy, Navy ROTC (Marine Option), Officer Candidates School, and newly appointed Marine Corps Warrant Officers, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Marine Option) accession programs.