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The Marines of Class 271-12, the latest graduating class of the Air Station’s Corporals Course, graduated at the Lasseter Theatre, Aug. 21. The three-week course instructs these junior noncommissioned officers to lead, teach and guide young Marines.

Photo by Cpl. Justin M. Boling

Corporals Course: NCO’s growing into their stripes

5 Sep 2012 | Cpl. Justin M. Boling Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

 

The Marines of Class 271-12, the latest graduating class of the Air Station’s Cor­porals Course, graduated at the Lasseter Theatre, Aug. 21.

 

 

The three-week course instructs these junior noncommissioned officers to lead, teach and guide young Marines.

 

The Marine noncommissioned offi­cer is a small unit leader that helps lead their juniors through daily tasks, while teaching them to be the next generation of small unit leaders themselves.

 

The course consists of numerous writ­ten examinations, uniform inspections, sword and guidon manual evaluation, technical military instruction and field tactics training.

 

The courses’ culminating event in­cluded land navigation, overcoming the obstacle course and a surprise combat scenario.

 

The scenario put Marines in squads moving through simulated urban en­vironment where they had to locate a weapon cache, while engaging en­emy aggressors. The event tested their knowledge of field tactics and their abil­ity to patrol an enemy entrenched town.

 

With certificates in hand and motiva­tion in their hearts they are prepared to more effectively meet the mission of be­ing a Marine noncommissioned officer.

 

The class will return to their respective units, throughout the Tri-Command to use the tools they received from their in­structors and lead. For more pictures visit, www.facebook.com/MCASBeaufort.