{"id":144,"date":"2024-05-17T19:25:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-07-27T09:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:11:18","slug":"infantry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/infantry\/","title":{"rendered":"Infantry Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active Duty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Army Reserve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Guard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entry Level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/05\/IN.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145 size-full\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The infantry officer is responsible for leading the infantry and combined armed forces during land combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Duties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coordinate the employment of Infantry Soldiers at all levels of command in U.S. and multinational operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At increasing levels of leadership, an infantry captain\u2019s responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commanding and controlling the infantry and combined armed companies and company-sized units (200 &#8211; 300 Soldiers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing doctrine, organizations and equipment for unique infantry missions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instructing Infantry skills at service schools and combat training centers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serving as an Infantry advisor to other units, including Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-paragraph\">Job training for an infantry officer requires completion of the Basic Officer Leadership Courses I, II &amp; III. These courses will emphasize leadership, tactics and technical competence that are common to the infantry. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infantry officers can also volunteer for airborne and ranger school or for specific developmental assignments in airborne and ranger units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful Skill<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li>Self-discipline, confidence and intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physically and mentally fit to perform under pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to make quick decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capable of bearing numerous responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The infantry officer is responsible for leading the infantry and combined armed forces during land combat. Job Duties At increasing levels of leadership, an infantry captain\u2019s responsibilities may include: Training Job training for an infantry officer requires completion of the Basic Officer Leadership Courses I, II &amp; III. These courses will emphasize leadership, tactics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/arotc1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}