Corporals Course

This subcourse teaches about the complexities of war and operational culture, increasing the student's familiarity with the tactics and concepts of maneuver warfare and their application at the fire team and squad level. It consists of two lessons: Warfighting and Operational Culture.

This subcourse provides the foundational knowledge related to issuing hand and arm signals, conducting patrols and immediate action drills, and submitting patrol reports. These skills are the basic foundation of offensive operations. It consists of five lessons: The Marine Rifle Squad, Conducting Combat Patrols, Immediate Actions of a Patrol, Improvised Explosive Devices, and Submitting Patrol Reports.

This subcourse teaches about issuing combat orders to convey a plan and mission critical information in a clear and concise manner in order to accomplish a mission. It consists of four lessons and a practical exercise: Introduction to Combat Orders, Troop Leading Steps, Order Types and Characteristics, Issuing a Combat Order, and the Squad Leader's Order practical exercise.

This subcourse teaches about the fundamentals of defensive operations, including the effective use of cover, camouflage, and concealment. It explains the steps to establish a fire team and squad defense and provides details regarding the creation of a range card and a fire plan sketch. It consists of three lessons: Fundamentals of Cover, Camouflage, and Concealment; Creating a Range Card; and Creating a Fire Plan Sketch.

This subcourse teaches how to use a map, a compass, and a protractor to navigate around obstacles and through unfamiliar terrain. As the student develops their navigation skills, they will gain the confidence to lead a fire team or squad through unfamiliar terrain and arrive at their designated objective. It consists of two lessons: Reading a Map and Reading a Lensatic Compass.

This subcourse teaches about significant historical events in Marine Corps history, reinforces organizational core values, and further develops leadership fundamentals that will help students develop as noncommissioned officers of Marines. It consists of three lessons: History of the Marine NCO, Developing the NCO, and Developing Leadership Fundamentals.

This subcourse teaches the student how to encourage good performance in their Marines, as well as how to correct deficiencies. They will also learn to reinforce leadership qualities that will enable your Marines to assume progressively greater responsibilities. It consists of four lessons: Counseling Subordinate Marines, Mentoring Subordinate Marines, Proficiency and Conduct, and The Promotion System.