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Marine Corps training had its beginnings right after the activation
of the "A" Company on November 7, 1950. With six officers and 206
enlisted personnel, the task of forging the "Cutting Edge of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines" was laid on the shoulders of a young
training staff and the senior Non Commissioned Officers, who acted as
the first drill instructors, and became the unit's key personnel who
were all sailor volunteers and Philippine Scouts veterans of the just
concluded WWII.
The turmoil in Southern Philippines paved the way for the Marine's
rapid expansion in the early 1970's. During that period, applicants
flocked to the recruiting centers in droves, each hoping to become of
one of "The Few, The Proud, The Marines." With the activation of the
Marine Brigade in 1972, formal education and training of officers and
enlisted personnel became a primary concern.
The year 1973 was significant in Marine Corps training. It was during
this year that plans for the establishment of an independent training
unit were laid out to effectively cater to the education and training
needs of the officers and enlisted personnel of the growing
organization. Eventually, on September 6, 1973, the Marine Training
Group was activated pursuant to General Orders Number 8, Headquarters,
Philippine Marines Brigade dated September 5, 1973, It was initially
composed of a Headquarters and Service Detachment, a Recruit Training
Unit, an Amphibious Troop Training Unit, and a Marine Sniper
Detachment.
Aside from its primary mission, the Marine Training Group also
regularly trained personnel of the other AFP units particularly in
amphibious operations and marksmanship. A year later, on November 2,
1974, the Marine Training Group was redesignated as the Marine Brigade
School pursuant to General Orders No. 25, Headquarters, Philippine
Marine Brigade dated November 4, 1974. By then, top quality training in
the school became a by-word in the entire AFP. Between 1974 and 1976,
the Marine Brigade School successfully conducted 12 special classes of
the Marine Basic Course for recruits of the Communications and
Electronics Group, AFP, the Composite Military Police Brigade, their
Intelligence Service AFP and other units of the Philippine Navy. Less
than two years later, on June 1, 1976, the Brigade Schools was
redesignated as the Philippine Marines Training Center pursuant to
General Orders No. 499, Headquarters, Philippine Navy dated July 20,
1976, with the specific mission of educating and developing Marine
Officers and Enlisted Personnel so that they can be adequately equipped
with the knowledge and skills needed to accomplish the mission of the
Philippine Marines and to conduct research and develop doctrines
peculiar to its mission.
From 1988 to 1993 alone, the Marine Corps Training Center (MCTC)
successfully trained 708 officers, 4,383 enlisted personnel, 861
trainees, 207 CMT cadets officers and 46 security covering a total of
124 career and specialization Courses.
For the Marines, education, training and doctrines have always, and
will always be, an essential part of their warfighting concept as they
remained focused and continuously drive towards their unique conceptual
and philosophical perspective regarding the waging of war and the
pursuance of physical combat. As a Corps, all Marines believe that
their capability enhancement should rest firmly on these solid
foundations.
To this end, the Marine Corps Training Center stands at the forefront
of education, training and doctrines development of Marines and is
pursuing a rigorous training program in response to its goal of
"Breeding the Representatives of the Best In Soldiery ".