Weapons and Field Training Battalion
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Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Parris Island, South Carolina

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The Fundamentals

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, receive coaching during grass week on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Jan....

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Shot for Shot

U.S. Marines compete in the Intermural Rifle and Pistol Competition at the Weapons and Field Training Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris...

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Eyes on Target

Recruits with Papa Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, conduct Table 1 pre-qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., June...

The Weapons & Field Training Battalion conducts entry level marksmanship training, annual requalification training in rifle and pistol, field training, and facilitates the culminating event of recruit training, the Crucible.

In phase two of recruit training, recruits receive formal instruction and hone the skills necessary to maintain and accurately fire the M16-A4 on four live-fire rifle ranges. Each range is supervised by approximately 40 Marines who have completed a demanding course of marksmanship instruction to provide the highest caliber of weapons training in the world.

In phases two and three of recruit training, Marines from Field Training Company teach recruits the fundamentals of living in the field and surviving and winning on the modern battlefield, including chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense. These duty experts have honed their skills through a unique blend of classroom instruction and hands on experience leading Marines in the operating forces.

Weapons and Field Training Battalion Leaders

Weapons and Field Training Battalion

Commanding Officer

Colonel Arnone graduated from Frostburg State University Maryland and was commissioned in 1997. Upon completing the Infantry Officer’s Course, he was assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Marines in Kaneohe Bay, HI. While there he served as a Rifle Platoon, Weapons Platoon, and Combined Anti-Armor Platoon...

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Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major Christine M. Henning received orders to Weapons and Field Training and assumed the duties as the Battalion SgtMaj on April 21, 2023....

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Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island