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 ...

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.

CAMP PENDLETON, California -- The Marine Corps' new infantry training pilot program emphasizes greater development of students through personal mentorship and one-on-one instruction. If the program ...

Four Marines were named the top performers across the service’s special duty ranks, which includes drill instructors, recruiters, combat instructors and Marine security guards. The four were ...

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 ...