A School of Infantry provides training in weapons and infantry tactics to

infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

men of a nation's military forces. Schools of infantry include: Australia *

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...

– School of Infantry, Lone Pine Barracks at Singleton, NSW. France *

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

– École de l'infanterie, at Montpellier, France. Indonesia * Indonesian Army - Infantry Education Center (''Pusat Pendidikan Infanteri'' abbreviated Pusdikif), at Bandung,

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

* Indonesian Marine Corps - Marines Infantry Education Center (''Pusat Pendidikan Infanteri Marinir'' abbreviated Pusdikifmar) South Africa *

South African Army The South African Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Servi ...

– South African Infantry School, at Oudtshoorn,

Western Cape The Western Cape ( ; , ) is a provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the List of South African provinces by area, fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , an ...

. Sri Lanka * Sri Lanka Army – Infantry Training Centre, at Minneriya. Turkey *

Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...

– Tuzla Piyade Okulu, at Tuzla, Istanbul. United Kingdom *

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

– Infantry Training Centre at Catterick; Infantry Battle School, at Brecon, Wales; the former School of Infantry, Warminster *

Royal Marines The Royal Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious warfare, amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a Company (military unit), company str ...

– Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon United States *

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

– United States Army Infantry School at

Fort Benning Fort Benning (named Fort Moore from 2023–2025) is a United States Army post in the Columbus, Georgia area. Located on Georgia's border with Alabama, Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve compone ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

. *

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...

– ** The Basic School (TBS) at Marine Corps Base Quantico,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

– (Mission: "Train and educate newly commissioned or appointed officers in the ... warfighting skills required of a rifle platoon commander" and conducts initial infantry MOS qualification training for Marine infantry officers.) **Infantry Officer Course (IOC) also at Marine Corps Base Quantico,

– More advanced infantry training for those newly commissioned officers who are selected to become infantry officers ** School of Infantry (SOI) – (Conducts post-Recruit Training for enlisted Marines in basic infantry and combat skills to ensure that "Every Marine is, first and foremost, a Rifleman" and conducts initial infantry MOS qualification training for infantry Marines.) *** SOI(East) at Camp Lejeune,

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

. *** SOI(West) at Camp Pendleton,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

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