United States Army Infantry School


The United States Army Infantry School is a school located at Fort Benning, Georgia that is dedicated to training infantrymen for service in the United States Army.

Organization

The school is made up of the following components:
For new recruits specializing in infantry, the ITB conducts twenty two weeks of One Station Unit Training consisting of both Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. The mission of the Infantry Training Brigade is to transform civilians into disciplined infantrymen that possess the Army Values, fundamental soldier skills, physical fitness, character, confidence, commitment, and the Warrior Ethos to become adaptive and flexible infantrymen ready to accomplish the mission of the infantry.
Infantry officers who have completed commissioning and the Basic Officer Leadership Course then attend the Infantry Officer Basic Leadership Course in 2nd battalion. This is a course of instruction, as the name implies, in basic infantry skills, including marksmanship, machine gunnery, tactics, and planning.
The brigade also conducts specialized training for soldiers in Basic Airborne, Pathfinder, and Jumpmaster Courses.

Former Units

For many years the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 29th Infantry Regiment provided branch specific programs of instruction as part of the Infantry school. In July 2007 the 29th Infantry Regiment was reflagged into the 197th Infantry Brigade as part of the Army's transition to a Brigade focused structure. This organization continued until 12 December 2013 when the 197th Infantry Brigade was deactivated. Shortly thereafter the programs of instruction provided by the 29th Infantry Regiment were consolidated under 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment, reflagged as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, and the 2nd Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment was deactivated. Under the purview of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, as part of the 316th Cavalry Brigade, 1st Battalion 29th Infantry Regiment continues to teach combat skills and support MCoE training, the Infantry School, and Infantry Soldiers and leaders by providing the following courses:
The Chief of Infantry is the proponent of the school and its commandant.
No.ImageNameStartEnd
1Colonel Henry E. Eames5 October 191822 April 1919
2Major General Charles S. Farnsworth22 April 191931 July 1920
3Brigadier General Walter H. Gordon1 August 19208 November 1923
4Brigadier General Briant H. Wells9 November 19238 March 1926
5Brigadier General Edgar T. Collins9 March 19261 May 1929
6Brigadier General Campbell King2 May 192931 May 1933
7Brigadier General George H. Estes1 June 193330 September 1936
8Brigadier General Asa L. Singleton1 October 193631 August 1940
9Major General Courtney Hodges1 September 19403 March 1941
10Major General Omar N. Bradley4 March 194110 February 1942
11Major General Leven C. Allen11 February 194218 September 1943
12Major General Charles H. Bonesteel Jr.19 September 194327 June 1944
13Major General Fred L. Walker28 June 194411 July 1945
14Major General John W. O'Daniel12 July 19451 July 1948
Major General John W. Foss19831985
Major General Kenneth C. Leuer19871989
47Major General Benjamin Freakley20032005
48Major General Walter Wojdakowski20052008
49Major General Michael Barbero20082009
50Major General Michael Ferriter20092009
51Brigadier General Bryan Owens20092011
52Brigadier General Walter E. Piatt20112012
53Brigadier General David B. Haight20122013
54Colonel Robert E. Choppa20132014
55Brigadier General James E. Rainey20142015
56Brigadier General Peter Jones20152017
57Brigadier General Christopher T. Donahue20172018
58Colonel Townley R. Hedrick20182018
59Brigadier General David M. Hodne2018Current