Marines Benefit From Combat Leadership Course [Image 1 of 2]

SHADOW RANGE, IRAQ

01.04.2009

Photo by Cpl. Jacob A. Singsank 

1st Marine Logistics Group

Marines fire at targets during the grenade range exercise at the Tactical Small Unit Leaders' Course, Jan. 4. "We're here to train advanced rifleman skills to Marine non-commissioned officers whose military occupational specialty isn't infantry, so they can better lead their junior enlisted into a combat environment," said Staff Sgt. Todd A. Rosalez, TSULC chief instructor, Advanced Infantry Training Center, Multi National Force - West. "We don't sugarcoat the training because they're not in the [infantry] field." Tactical Small Unit Leaders' Course instructors teach the NCOs information straight from the Training and Readiness Manual, Small Unit Leaders' Course which is also taught to all Marines who go through the School of Infantry. "The catchy saying 'every Marine is a rifleman' is being lost due to many Marines only focusing on their specialty job because they never leave the forward operating base," said Cpl. John A. Rivera, 22, Margate, Fla., refrigeration mechanic, Maintenance Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group. "The TSULC course helps us improve our ability to lead junior Marines into the fight." By the NCOs going through the TSULC, they'll take back the knowledge they've learned and pass on the information to the junior enlisted Marines who'll eventually become leaders.

• Date Taken: 01.04.2009
• Date Posted: 01.21.2009 14:40
• Photo ID: 146171
• VIRIN: 090121-M-8990S-001
• Resolution: 2484x1785
• Size: 1.73 MB
• Location: SHADOW RANGE, IQ