Training and Education

"A warfighting capability is only as effective as the Marines employing it."

The Problem

The current training and education system is not preparing the Marine Corps with the knowledge and range of skills required for the future operating environment.

Our Vision

MODERNIZATION

• Training in support of emerging concepts and mission sets will require new, converted, or repurposed training areas

• Reimagining training and education requires the application of information-age learning tools such as technology-enabled classrooms, digitized courseware, and robotic targets

• Modern learning methods and a student-centered approach requires a talented instructor cadre and yields high-caliber Marines

TRAINING REIMAGINED

• Create a globally connected live-virtual- constructive training environment that enables realistic training for all-domain warfare

• Expand integrated naval training to prepare Marines to seamlessly deploy and employ integrated fires in the naval and joint fight

• Encourage Marines to accelerate and expand their learning through incentivized skills progression

STANDARDS

• Rigorous and repeatable standards will continue to form the foundation for all training, education, and assessment

• We will hold-fast to our immutable high standards to continue building upon the legacy of the generations of Marines who came before us

• The title “Marine” is always earned and we will not compromise the standards that define what it is to become a Marine

Our Goal

The Marine Corps training and education ecosystem leverages technology, is data-driven, and effectively utilizes available resources to develop Marines who are cognitively agile, intuitive problem solvers, capable of making bold and consequential decisions in an uncertain environment.

How We Will Do It

DOCTRINE
Update doctrinal publications to align with Force Design 2030 and enable decisive maneuver in the future fight

MAKING MARINES
Develop lateral entry pathways without compromising standards and apply the methods and lessons learned from infantry entry-level training throughout ELT

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY TRAINING
Adapt formal learning schools to integrate technology, incentivize skills progression, and evaluate training management

PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
Increase the rigor and relevance of PME, modernize enlisted PME, incentivize excellence, and expand wargaming

SERVICE-LEVEL TRAINING EXERCISES
Incorporate a thinking and adaptive adversary into realistic force-on-force training scenarios that replicate future operating environments

SHARED DATA
Leverage learning technologies, consolidate Command and Control structure for human performance, invest in instructor development, and train to retain exceptional Marines

UNIT-LEVEL TRAINING
Modernize training systems, simulators, and environments to enable training with modernized capabilities and platforms

Read The Report

"TE2030 will serve as a blueprint for TECOM to elevate our standards, integrate our forces, and deliver a more capable warfighter to the Fleet Marine Force," said Lt. Gen. Kevin Iiams, Commanding General, Training and Education Command. "Through our efforts we will develop Marines as effective leaders, decision-makers, teachers, and mentors who are prepared to fight and win in the coming decades."

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