United States Army Infantry School | |
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Founded | 1918 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Light Infantry |
Role | Infantry training |
Part of | US Army Training & Doctrine Command |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Moore, Georgia |
Motto(s) | "Follow Me" |
Colors | The official color of the United States Army Infantry is Blue |
Commanders | |
Current commander | BG Monte L. Rone |
Insignia | |
Shoulder sleeve insignia |
The United States Army Infantry School is a school located at Fort Moore, Georgia that is dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.
The school is made up of the following components:
For new recruits beginning their specialized training in the infantry, the 197th and 198th Infantry Brigades conduct 22 weeks [1] of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) consisting of both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). The mission of the brigades is to transform civilians into disciplined infantrymen that possess the Army Values, fundamental soldier skills, physical fitness, character, confidence, commitment, and the Warrior Ethos to become adaptive and skillful infantrymen ready to close with and destroy the enemies of the United States .
Infantry officers who have completed commissioning and the Basic Officer Leadership Course then attend the Infantry Officer Basic Leadership Course in 2nd battalion. This is a course of instruction, as the name implies, in basic infantry skills, including marksmanship, machine gunnery, tactics, and planning.
The brigade also conducts specialized training for soldiers in Basic Airborne, Pathfinder, and Jumpmaster Courses.
For many years the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 29th Infantry Regiment provided branch specific programs of instruction as part of the Infantry school. In July 2007 the 29th Infantry Regiment was reflagged into the 197th Infantry Brigade as part of the Army's transition to a Brigade focused structure. This organization continued until 12 December 2013 when the 197th Infantry Brigade was deactivated. [8] Shortly thereafter the programs of instruction provided by the 29th Infantry Regiment were consolidated under 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment, reflagged as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, and the 2nd Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment was deactivated. Under the purview of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment continues to teach combat skills and support MCoE training, the Infantry School, and Infantry Soldiers and leaders by providing the following courses: [9]
The Chief of Infantry is the proponent of the school [10] and its commandant.
No. | Image | Name | Start | End |
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1 | Colonel Henry E. Eames | 5 October 1918 | 22 April 1919 | |
2 | Major General Charles S. Farnsworth [11] | 22 April 1919 | 31 July 1920 | |
3 | Brigadier General Walter H. Gordon | 1 August 1920 | 8 November 1923 | |
4 | Brigadier General Briant H. Wells | 9 November 1923 | 8 March 1926 | |
5 | Brigadier General Edgar T. Collins | 9 March 1926 | 1 May 1929 | |
6 | Brigadier General Campbell King | 2 May 1929 | 31 May 1933 | |
7 | Brigadier General George H. Estes | 1 June 1933 | 30 September 1936 | |
8 | Brigadier General Asa L. Singleton | 1 October 1936 | 31 August 1940 | |
9 | Major General Courtney Hodges | 1 September 1940 | 3 March 1941 | |
10 | Major General Omar N. Bradley | 4 March 1941 | 10 February 1942 | |
11 | Major General Leven C. Allen | 11 February 1942 | 18 September 1943 | |
12 | Major General Charles H. Bonesteel Jr. | 19 September 1943 | 27 June 1944 | |
13 | Major General Fred L. Walker | 28 June 1944 | 11 July 1945 | |
14 | Major General John W. O'Daniel | 12 July 1945 | 1 July 1948 | |
Major General Thomas M. Tarpley [12] | 1973 | 1975 | ||
Major General John W. Foss [13] | 1983 | 1985 | ||
Major General Kenneth C. Leuer [14] | 1987 | 1989 | ||
47 | Major General Benjamin Freakley [15] | 2003 | 2005 | |
48 | Major General Walter Wojdakowski [16] | 2005 | 2008 | |
49 | Major General Michael Barbero [16] | 2008 | 2009 [17] | |
50 | Major General Michael Ferriter [18] | 2009 | 2009 | |
51 | Brigadier General Bryan Owens [19] | 2009 | 2011 | |
52 | Brigadier General Walter E. Piatt [20] [21] | 2011 | 2012 | |
53 | Brigadier General David B. Haight [22] | 2012 | 2013 | |
54 | Colonel Robert E. Choppa [23] | 2013 | 2014 | |
55 | Brigadier General James E. Rainey [24] | 2014 | 2015 | |
56 | Brigadier General Peter Jones [25] | 2015 | 2017 | |
57 | Brigadier General Christopher T. Donahue [26] | 2017 | 2018 | |
58 | Colonel Townley R. Hedrick [27] | 2018 | 2018 | |
59 | Major General David M. Hodne [27] | 2018 | 2021 | |
60 | Brigadier General Larry Q. Burris Jr. [28] | 2021 | 2023 | |
61 | Brigadier General Monte L. Rone [29] | 2023 | Current |
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