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[[File:Edsonhall.jpg|305px|thumb|right|Edson Hall, Quantico, VA]][[Image:edsonhalldisplay.jpg|305px|thumb|[[Merritt A. Edson|MajGen Merritt A. Edson]] display]] |
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==Mission Statement== |
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*Provide professional training at the career level for selected Marine Corps Communications Officers in communications and command and staff duties in order to qualify them for assignment to appropriate command and control billets in the Operating Forces. |
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* Provide selected basic school graduates with familiarization of command and staff duties, responsibilities of the small unit communications officer, and the communications systems of units of the Marine Division, Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Logistics Group. Provide signals intelligence officers with familiarization of communications systems within the Marine Division, Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Logistics Group. |
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*Prepare and present instruction in other schools of the Marine Air-Ground Training and Education Center, as required. Provide Marine Corps Reserve communications officers with an update review of the communication requirements, resources, planning considerations, and employment techniques within the Operating Forces. |
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==History of Communications School== |
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The Communication Officers School was formerly established during the height of World War II on 01 June 1944, under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel C. Nelson. At that time, a 20-week Communications Officer Course, which provided instruction on the newest communications techniques, procedures, and equipment, was designed to help standardize communications planning and employment throughout the Marine Corps based on lessons learned acquired through nearly three years of war. The first class, which was the forerunner to the Advanced Communications Officer Course, graduated on 18 October 1944. Eight years later, a Reserve Communications Officer Indoctrination Course was added to provide instruction to the Fleet Marine Forces Reserve.<br /> |
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On 02 February 1954, ground was broken for a new, $300,000 building on the edge of the Potomac in Quantico. After a year-and-a-half of construction, the building was dedicated on 12 December 1955 and named “Edson Hall” in honor of Maj Gen Merritt A. Edson, a World War II Marine hero and leader of the famed “Edson’s Raiders” and a vocal proponent of the criticality of communications in combat.<br /> |
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The first Communication Officers Orientation Course was convened on 25 April 1955. The four-week course was designed to give recent Basic School graduates a background in communications prior to reporting to the Fleet Marine Forces. That course, over the years, has evolved into the current Basic Communications Officer Course (BCOC), a 23-week course designed to provide initial communications skills training to company grade officers and enabling them to execute the responsibilities of a Battalion/Squadron S-6 Officer. The course stresses hands-on equipment training combined with realistic field exercises.<br /> |
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In 1973, the school’s advanced course lengthened to 41weeks and additional emphasis was placed on amphibious command and control techniques. Later, in 1989, this course was changed again to the Command and Control Systems Course (CCSC) to better address technological advances in command and control systems used by commanders on today’s modern battlefield. In 2002, with the establishment of the Expeditionary Warfare School—which combined elements of both Marine Corps career-level PME curricula (the Amphibious Warfare School and CCSC)—Communications School refocused its advanced instruction through the addition of the eight-week C4 Planners Course (C4PC), designed primarily for 0602 Captains and 0699 Master Sergeants.<br /> |
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In 1998, two new courses were added to the school's mission: a two-week Advanced Communications Seminar (ACS, formerly known as ACIS) to help prepare field grade 0602 officers and their Communication Chiefs for their respective duties at senior commands; and a two-week Communications Officer Refresher (COR, formerly known as CISOR) Course to provide communications refresher training and education for company grade 0602 officers. Both courses support the Total Force of active and reserve officers.<br /> |
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Communications School continues to provide quality instruction at both the basic and advanced levels to selected Marine Corps Communications Officers and Chiefs, as well as officers from other services and nations. Many graduates of this school have achieved success in a wide variety of endeavors, including U.S. Senator John Warner (R-Va.) and General Alfred M. Gray (ret), 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps. |
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==Organization== |
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Revision as of 03:57, 30 June 2009
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| Communications School | |
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| File:Commschoollogo.jpg Official Communications School Emblem Designed by Captain Jamel Neville, USMC (2006) | |
| Active | 1 June 1944 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Type | Training |
| Role | Train and educate selected United States Marine Corps Officers in communications and command and staff duties |
| Part of | Training and Education Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia |
| Motto(s) | Enabling C2 [Command and Control] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Wright (Director) |
Organization
Communications School is led by a Director and divided into four sections:
- Basic Instructor Group is responsible for the Basic Communications Officer Course
- Advance Instructor Group is responsible for the Communications School (United States Marine Corps)/Courses Advanced Communications Officer Course, the Warrant Officer Communications Course, and the Advanced Communications Seminar (a two-week class for field grade and senior enlisted marines). see courses
- Enlisted Instructor Platoon (EIP) provides marines and equipment in support of schoolhouse requirements.
- Academics Section is responsible for the course development, instructional delivery, and evaluation efforts for all of courses taught at Communications School.
- Operations Section satifiies all administrative and operational requirements of the Director, both Instructor Groups, Academics, EIP, and all enrolled students.
External & Related links
- Communications School Official Homepage
- Marine Corps Communication Electronics School (MCCES), 29 Palms, CA Wikipedia Article | Official Homepage
- Marine Corps Training and Education Command (TECOM) Wikipedia Article | Official Homepage
- The Basic School Wikipedia Article | Official Homepage
References
- All information on this page added by Comm School is considered Unclassified and was derived from the Communications School Official Homepage.