"I did receive a phone call this morn that got cut off... :( They were on their way to base to check in. She will hopefully call later???"
Following recruit training and graduation, new Marines go on to further their training. To do such, the Marines report to the School of Infantry located at Camp Geiger, MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Marines who are designated as infantry Marines are assigned to Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry for military occupational specialty training. After graduating from there, these Marines will be assigned to their first permanent duty station. All non-infantry Marines are assigned to Marine Combat Training Battalion, School of Infantry for training. MCT reinforces and expands on the basic Marine-combat skills learned in recruit training. Following MCT, Marines attend their MOS schools to learn the trade they are expected to perform for the Marine Corps.
The School of Infantry is located on Camp Geiger as part of Marine Corps School, Camp Lejeune, NC. The Camp Lejeune/New River complex is home to the largest concentration of Marines and Sailors in the world, with more than 143,000 people with the civil service employees, retirees and families.
Camp Geiger is named after.....
General Roy Stanley Geiger (January 25, 1885–January 23, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps General who, during World War II, became the first Marine to lead an army.
Geiger commanded the III Amphibious Corps in the Battle of Okinawa, where he assumed command of the U.S. Tenth Army upon the combat death of Lt. GeneralSimon Bolivar Buckner, Commanding General of the Tenth Army. Geiger led the Tenth Army until relieved by General Joseph Stilwell.
