School of Infantry - West (SOI)
"Where the Worlds Finest Fighting Men are Trained"Training Schools: School of Infantry West
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Unit Information
At the School of Infantry, Marines who receive the infantry military specialty are trained at Infantry Training Battalion (ITB), and all non-infantry Marine's are trained in basic infantry/Marine common skills at Marine Combat Training Battalion (MCT). SOI marks a transition in the professional training of entry-level students from basically trained Marines to Marine warriors.
BASE LOCATION:
MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
OFFICIAL UNIT WEB SITE:
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Family Readiness Information
The primary source of unit/battalion information for spouses AND parents is the Deployment Readiness Coordinator (DRC) and Unit Hotline. The DRC will work with FR Assistants, FR Advisors and FR Volunteers along with the senior command members to make up the new Family Readiness Command Team.
Note: The DRC was formerly known as FRO and in some instances, the USMC Family Readiness Page has not been updated to reflect DRC rather than FRO.
FAMILY READINESS PAGE:
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DEPLOYLMENT READINESS COORDINATOR (DRC):
Christina Perkins Email: christina.perkins@usmc.mil
DRC PHONE NUMBER:
(760) 763-7202
Unit Hotline Number:
Hotline Extension:
School of Infantry - West (SOI) Mailing Addresses
MCT - NON INFANTRY Rank, Last Name, First Name, MI Company__, Class__, Platoon__ MCT Bn, SOI PSC Box 555091 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5091 ITB - INFANTRY Rank, Last Name, First Name, MI Company__, Class__, Platoon__ ITB, SOI PSC Box 555081 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5081
MarineParents.com Sites for SOI
Marine Parents Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MPPendleton/
Marine Parents Fleet Information Page
https://www.marineparents.com/fleet/MPPendleton.asp
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Other Helpful Web Sites
(these may or may not be official USMC web sites)- MCB Camp Pendleton: http://www.lejeune.marines.mil/
- ITB webpage: http://www.tecom.marines.mil/soiwest/Units/InfantryTrainingBattalion.aspx
- MCT webpage: http://www.tecom.marines.mil/soiwest/Units/MarineCombatTrainingBattalion.aspx
- MCT Official Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marine-Combat-Training-Battalion-MCT-Camp-Pendleton/107424479333170
School of Infantry - West (SOI) Postal Facility
If you need assistance finding a mailing address for a Marine, please contact the postal facility of the last known state-side duty station. The postal facility will not give out mailing addresses to non-family members. Family members need to be prepared to provide identifying information for their Marine. The following is contact information for the postal facility that handles SOI mail:
Postal Facility Location
Postal Phone Number(s)
Information on SOI last updated 9/26/2018 4:20:16 PM GMT.
Attention Unit DRC and/or Senior Command Elements of the SOI:
To request changes to the SOI Unit Information Page™, please contact the Marine Parents office at 573-449-2003 or via email mp@marineparents.com. Office staff will make the changes immediately.