Officially Licensed USMC The Basic School (TBS) Instructor Patch — Training Every Marine Officer
Every Marine officer — every single one — walks through the doors of TBS. The instructors there shape the entire Officer Corps.
The Basic School (TBS) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, is where every newly commissioned Marine officer receives their foundational training in leadership, tactics, and the art of being a Marine officer. TBS instructors are carefully selected captains and majors who return from the fleet to teach the next generation of Marine leaders. They instruct in everything from small unit tactics and weapons employment to military law and ethics. This instructor patch identifies the Marines entrusted with what may be the most important teaching assignment in the Corps — because the quality of TBS instruction directly determines the quality of Marine officers for decades to come.
Perfect For: TBS instructors past and present, Marine officer graduates, Quantico personnel, military education professionals, and USMC leadership tradition collectors.
Every Marine officer's journey starts at TBS.
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