{"id":28950,"date":"2022-11-29T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T22:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/29\/heres-the-new-marine-corps-strategy-for-training-future-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:56:12","slug":"heres-the-new-marine-corps-strategy-for-training-future-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2022\/11\/29\/heres-the-new-marine-corps-strategy-for-training-future-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s the new Marine Corps strategy for training future troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ORLANDO, Florida \u2014 The Marine Corps\u2019 top officer in charge of training on Tuesday outlined the service\u2019s sweeping new strategy that promises to modernize how troops learn and ready them for a faster, more connected era of combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-part plan looks to bolster the service\u2019s occupational training, professional military education, unit-level training, advanced individual training and service-level exercises, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Iiams, head of the Marine Corps\u2019 Training and Education Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile we have progressed all of these in the past couple of years, it\u2019s time to take new steps,\u201d he said during a panel of senior leaders at the annual Interservice\/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference here. \u201cEverything has to be about lethality and war-fighting, and then rigorous, repeatable standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t