The Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more, effectively allowing those instructors to sidestep the sometimes-dreaded recruiter or drill instructor jobs.

For any Marine, whether standing post on a rooftop or speaking with civilians at a gate, not having their service rifle slung ...

December 27, 2024: Over the last twenty years the U.S. Marine Corps has created new special operations units or converted older ones. At the heart of this is Marine Special Operations Command or ...

October 20, 2025: Over the last twenty years, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has been reorganizing itself. The most recent effort has been the adoption of drone warfare, as it continues to evolve in the ...

Combat instructors -- Marines who teach entry-level devil dogs basic warfighting skills -- are once again a special duty assignment. As of May, the combat instructor, which is open to infantry Marines ...

As of this month, the Royal Marines’ UK Commando Force (UKCF) has a new weapon in its arsenal: the German-made Sig Sauer MCX. UK Commando Force Operations announced in a... Here’s What You Need to ...

All Marines in combat arms fields will soon have to meet the same standards on their Physical Fitness Test, or PFT, regardless of their gender, under a service-wide policy announced Thursday. The new ...

Marines with the School of Infantry-East, Combat Instructor School, engage in a simulated firefight at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 24, 2023. (Lance Cpl. Zachary Candiani/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps ...