Marine Combat Instructors May Soon Get Their Special Duty Assignment Status Back U.S. Marine Sgt. Omer Nezam illustrates how to compact composition C-4 into an improvised bangalore explosive device during compartmentalized terrain training as part of the Infantry Marine Course on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 20, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Jeremy Laboy) 29 Apr 2021 CAMP PENDLETON, California -- The Marine Corps' new infantry training pilot program emphasizes greater development of students through personal mentorship and one-on-one instruction. If the program becomes standard across the fleet, the service is going to need many more combat instructors -- and leaders are already strategizing ways to attract more talented infantry leaders to the job.