BuTrain:Ground Forces Training Command
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Introduction
The Ground Forces Training Command (GFTC) oversees the combined Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command (RMMCTC) and the King Roger I Military Academy (KR1MA), allowing a combined administrative staff to provide unity of command and instruction to the RMMC and RMA. The GFTC’s focus is on continual training and the ongoing self-improvement of the marines, soldiers, and other students that pursue coursework. The GFTC offers its educational services through the following two main training centers: the Main Line Training College (MLTC) and the Military Occupational Specialties Center (MOSC). Each unit is headed by a Vice Commandant and offers coursework primarily to Army and Marine personnel, as well as other service members.
Organization
Commandant
The Commandant is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the Ground Forces Training Command including supervising the development of new courses for the academy (in cooperation with the BuTrain Course Development staff), overseeing the faculty and staff, and the hiring and relieving of all faculty and staff.
Vice Commandants
As noted above, the Mainline Training College and the Military Occupational Specialties Center are both headed by a GFTC Vice Commandant. One of these individuals simultaneously serves as the GFTC Deputy Commandant. The Vice Commandant of the Main Line Training College (MLTC) oversees the Royal Manticoran Army Main Line Department, the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Main Line Department, the Staff Officer Training Center, and all associated instructors. The Vice Commandant of the Military Occupational Specialties Center (MOSC) oversees the Marine Technical Specialties College, the Army Occupational Specialty School, and all associated instructors.
Instructors
Instructors are the primary point of contact between the students and the Ground Forces Training Command. Instructors oversee one or more series of courses within a sequence or specialty school. They ensure that courses are graded, results are entered into MEDUSA, certificates of completion are distributed, and students are provided with a first line of support when needed.
History
The Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command traces its origin to the Royal Manticoran Marine Academy, formed as part of Saganami Island Naval Academy in 2011 per Orders:Corps Directive 05-1109. Its mandate was to provide the organizational and leadership training required for promotion within the RMMC, and to promote study in science, engineering, mathematics, history, military history, and space exploration. In 2017 it was established as a stand-alone academy under the Sixth Space Lord and the Commandant of the RMMC per BuTrain Directive BD 001-17, and, per Orders:Corps Directive 02-1612, was renamed the Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command and relocated to RMMC Camp Maastricht in the Duchy of West Wind. It was later combined with the King Roger I Military Academy to form the Ground Forces Training Command.
Commandants, Royal Manticoran Marine Corps Training Command
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | COL Andrew Knipe, RMMC | 15 September 2011 | 04 October 2015 |
| 2 | BRGEN Joseph Grieco, MC, ME, GS | 04 October 2015 | 04 Feb 2018 |
| 3 | BRGEN George Farmer, MC, QBM | 04 Feb 2018 | 29 Jan 2019 |
| 4 | BRGEN Greg Fitzsimmons | 29 Jan 2019[1] | 7 Jan 2021 |
| 5 | MGEN William Farley, KSK, MC, SC, OG, DSO, CBM | 7 Jan 2021[2] | Incumbent |
Deputy Commandant
| # | Name | Assumed | Relieved |
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| 1 | FM John Brice, RMA | 24 August 2011[3] | Incumbent |