School of Infantry - West

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Cole Lietha, left, a combat instructor of the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, shakes hands with Sgt. Brandon Cooper, right, a student in the course, after grappling at the ground fighting station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Ryan, left, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, grapples with SSgt. Cole Lietha, middle, a combat instructor of the course, as U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kean Cortina, right, a corpsman of the course, times the event at the ground fighting station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Cole Lietha, left, a combat instructor of the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, grapples with Sgt. Sean Ryan, right, a student in the course, at the ground fighting station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Ryan, left, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, grapples with SSgt. Cole Lietha, right, a combat instructor of the course, at the ground fighting station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jacobus Vink, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, sets up a radio at the radio station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyrell Lewis, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, aims a dummy rocket launcher at the rocket station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Colton Wright, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, swims across a pool with his flak, assault pack, and rifle at the pool station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis Godoy, a student in the Detachment Hawaii Enhanced Squad Leader Course, walks across the pool deck after performing the gear float portion of the pool station, one of twelve stations in the initial performance assessment portion of the course, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2021. The course is an experimental proof of concept, with the intent of modernizing training and providing squad leaders with new capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Aultman)