The Basic School

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The U.S. Marine Corps is the world's largest elite military force enjoying a fearsome reputation and an unmatched battle record. This book is about Marine officer training and focuses on one of its schools called The Basic School located in Quantico Virginia. It's known as TBS and is the 2</span><sup style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>nd</sup><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> school in the progression of making Marine officers. It is a 6-month intense school with over 1500 hours of instruction-the equivalent of 4 years of college in 1/8</span><sup style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>th</sup><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> the time. Its mission is to create combat leaders instilling into them the rudiments of war and values such as integrity honesty discipline hard work selflessness and professionalism. This book lifts the veil on TBS and shows you how the Marine Corps turns Marine lieutenants into elite combat leaders. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THOMAS SMITH served in the U.S. Marine Corps as Captain and Judge Advocate at Camp Pendleton California. He is the author of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>On Marine Culture</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and has written articles for the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Marine Corps Gazette</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Michigan Out-of-Doors</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. He also has authored various legal works for the Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI) and Michigan Supreme Court. He currently lives with his wife and two children in Grand Rapids Michigan. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p></p>